Faculty News

Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was interviewed by KSTP News in an investigation about the City of Minneapolis withholding details on how a government contractor is spending…

Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was quoted by the Minnesota Star Tribune about UnitedHealth Group’s lawsuit against the …

Professor Linus Chan, James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law, was quoted in the Sahan Journal about the federal sting that occurred on Lake Street in Minneapolis. Tuesday…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by NBC News about the new Food and Drug Administration AI tool that could speed up reviews and approvals of medical devices…

Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was interviewed on MPR’s Minnesota Now about the U.S. Supreme Court…

Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was quoted by MPR News about the administration’s attempt by executive order to end government support for PBS and NPR. Lakeland PBS, based in…

Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted in an Axios report…

Professor James Coleman was quoted by ABC News about the U.S. Supreme Court putting new limits on the scope of federally mandated environmental impact statements for major transportation and energy projects,…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by Reuters about Elon Musk’s DOGE team expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S.…

Professor Emmanuel Mauleón was quoted in the Star Tribune about the Trump administration’s move to dismiss a consent-decree agreement between Minneapolis and the Department of Justice that would usher in…

Professor Kristin Hickman, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted in Bloomberg Tax about the ramifications of Loper Bright on the GOP tax bill.…

Professor Paul Vaaler, John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, was quoted by NPR’s Marketplace about the federal budget bill and how it imposes a 5% tax on remittance transfers. Remittance transfers…