Faculty News

Professor Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was interviewed by Bloomberg Law about Google’s acquiring of Spirit Airlines’ internal business data following Spirit’s bankruptcy. Google said it…

Professor Francis Shen, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, and Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow and professor of law, was interviewed by MPR News about how healthcare…

Professor Megan Walsh, director of Minnesota Law’s Gun Violence Prevention Clinic, was interviewed by KARE News about the hundreds of documents that were made public this week as part of a settlement with…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the New York Times about personal injury cases and the use of consumer legal…

Emeritus Prof. Brad Karkkainen was interviewed by MinnPost about how Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to use his authority to halt all state permitting of a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in the…

Professor James Coleman was interviewed by the Associated Press about Gov. Tim Walz's executive order that directs state agencies to pause any work on permitting or reviewing proposed copper-nickel mines…

Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was interviewed by Reuters about a bipartisan group of states presenting their claims together against Meta. Opening statements started today in which states are seeking…

Professor Kristin Hickman was interviewed on the Separation of Powers podcast. She and host Prof. Chad Squitieri of Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law discussed Skidmore v. Swift…

Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was interviewed by the Minnesota Star Tribune…

Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was interviewed by KSTP News about the rising costs of building…

Professor Amy Sweasy ’95 was interviewed by MPR News about reports that federal law enforcement infiltrated community meetings and surveilled anti-ICE activists in Minnesota over the winter. Members of…

Professor Jill Hasday was quoted by the Minnesota Star Tribune about the wide-ranging surveillance campaign by the federal government against local labor unions that was revealed in court records…