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Faculty News

Prof. Charlotte Garden Quoted in The Verge About Google’s Directive to Employees to Refrain from Discussing Antitrust Case

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Professor Charlotte Garden, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, was interviewed by The Verge about the Alphabet Workers Union filing a charge against Google with the…

Prof. Emeritus Herbert Kritzer Interviewed by WCCO and the Pioneer Press About Lack of Contested Judicial Races

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Professor Emeritus Herbert Kritzer was interviewed by WCCO and the Pioneer Press regarding rare contested district judicial races and the low number of voters that mark…

Prof. Jorge Contreras Quoted in Star Tribune About Models Suing for Unapproved Images in Ads

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Professor Jorge Contreras was quoted in the Star Tribune about a Wisconsin strip club owner that used photos of well-known models in its advertisements losing a lawsuit filed by the women and has so…

Prof. Jane Kirtley Quoted in Star Tribune About Lawsuit Against Alpha News Reporter

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Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was quoted in the Star Tribune about the lawsuit of Minneapolis Police Assistant Chief of…

Professor Orfield Quoted on KARE 11 on Charter School Closings and Poor Academic Performance

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was interviewed on KARE 11 about many charter school…

Prof. Paul Vaaler Quoted in Star Tribune About Possible Sale of Federal Ammunition

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Professor Paul Vaaler, John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, was interviewed by the Star Tribune about the possible sale of Anoka’s Federal Ammunition. With a…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Politico About Congressman’s Possible Conflict of Interest

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by Politico about Brendan Neal, son of the former chair of the House Ways and Means…

Prof. Megan Walsh Quoted in Slate About How Bruen Has Shaped Gun Control Rulings Along Partisan Lines

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In 2011, a federal appeals court voted 2–1 to uphold Washington, D.C.’s assault weapons ban. The lone dissent came from then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who argued that a gun restriction could only be…

Prof. Charlotte Garden Interviewed by In These Times About Diminished Power of NLRB

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Professor Charlotte Garden, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, was quoted by the labor news site In These Times about court cases that some say attack the legitimacy of…

Prof. Richard Painter Co-Authors Op-Ed in Atlanta Journal Constitution About Georgia Court Election Law Rulings

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, co-authored an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about recent court rulings of that…

Prof. Jill Hasday Quoted in Law360° on Lilly Ledbetter and the Gender Pay Gap

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Professor Jill Hasday was quoted in a story on Lilly Ledbetter, who championed equal pay. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act clarified that pay bias victims face discrimination with each unfair paycheck.…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Contributed an Op-Ed for The Hill About an ‘Obamacare’ for Homeowners Insurance

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, shared in an op-ed for The Hill his thoughts of…