Faculty News

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in the Swiss news website RSI about Swiss citizens who have been unable to leave a Kurdish-controlled prison camp in northern Syria. Prof. Ní Aoláin visited the camp as…

Interim Dean William McGeveran’s appointment as the next dean of the University of Minnesota Law School was noted among the latest in law dean and other education news from across the U.S. in ALM|…

Professor Jill Hasday discussed a new Minnesota law requiring employers to include salaries or salary ranges in job postings. Hasday previously testified in support of this legislation.

Professor Richard Painter was interviewed on NPR’s Here & Now about whether Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito should recuse himself from any Jan. 6 or…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted at length in the Washington Post about 28 Yemenis who had been allowed to take refuge in Oman following their detainment at Guantánamo Bay. Beginning in July, they…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in United Press International about the legal dispute between TikTok and the federal government. TikTok parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit earlier this month,…

Professor Jill Hasday was quoted in a Star Tribune story about income disparities in the workplace. The story detailed how the gender pay gap exists at all income levels, but widens as…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, in her role as former U.N. Special Rapporteur, was interviewed on an LA Progressive podcast about the current status of prisoners who remain at Guantánamo Bay. More than half…

Minnesota Lawyer and UMN Brief included the announcement of William McGeveran’s appointment…

Professor Francis Shen co-authored an opinion piece in the publication STAT advocating neuroimaging counseling. The authors noted that due to the availability of portable MRIs, the ease of having a brain…

Professor June Carbone was interviewed on NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money podcast. She discussed her new book, Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy, …

Professor Kristin Hickman was a guest on Forbes’ Tax Notes Talk podcast discussing the broader implications of …