Faculty News

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed by the Italian news site MicroMega about the…

Professor Jeff Kosseff, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was interviewed by MPR News about Elon Musk taking Minnesota to court. A lawsuit by Musk's artificial intelligence company, X.AI,…

Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was interviewed by ABC News about the effects of a spike of 21% in home foreclosures during the first six months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. During the pandemic,…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed on the Lawfare Daily podcast about the United Nations Independent…

On July 27, 2026, the Court of Appeal for England and Wales released its decision in Lufthansa Technik AG v. Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, [2026] EWCA Civ 964. The decision addresses important…

Professor Emmanuel Mauleón authored an editorial in Slate about how Twin Cities residents practiced popular constitutionalism during Operation Metro Surge. Prof. Mauleón wrote, “The surge made…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in The New York Review of Books about the United Nations Security Council’s sanctions list. The council continues to add people from around the world to the list,…

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by FOX 9 News about a federal judge raising concerns about sworn statements made by a federal immigration agent who is connected to dozens of criminal cases during Operation…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by Tech Policy Press about the Pall Mall Process (PMP) and whether it contributes to the normalization of spyware. The PMP is an international initiative…

Professor Susan Wolf and colleagues published new research in the Hastings Center Report examining the evolving research ethics for big team science in research networks. The new article maps the…

Minnesota Law Gun Violence Prevention Clinic Fellow Christian Purnell was quoted by the Echo Journal from a gun violence prevention roundtable yesterday. The discussion…

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted on an Ampers Radio news segment about a recent settlement of an antitrust case alleging price fixing by three large egg producers. Prof. Cotter noted that the complaint quoted email…