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Faculty News

Prof. Kitrosser Quoted by Reuters on Justice Department Restrictions on Outside Speech by Immigration Judges

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Professor Kitrosser is quoted in an article in Reuters on a Justice Department policy that bars immigration judges from speaking or writing in their personal capacities about immigration issues. In the article,…

Prof. Orfield Quoted in the Washington Post on Driving Forces of Racial Inequity in Minneapolis

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Professor Myron Orfield suggests in the Washington Post that the abandonment of policies to racially integrate schools and neighborhoods contributed to large racial gaps, despite increases in social…

Prof. Carbone’s Research on the Administration of Bail Cited by The New Yorker

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Professor June Carbone’s research on the administration of bail was cited in The New Yorker, in an article broadly examining the history and current state of the money-bail system. Citing a time when bail…

Prof. Klass Quoted in Inside Climate News and Quartz on Minnesota AG Ellison’s Consumer Protection Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate-Related Harm

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Professor Klass was quoted in two recent news articles—in Inside Climate…

Prof. Hickman Featured in Politico Coverage of Altera Cert Denial

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Prof. Kristin Hickman’s remarks to the Wall Street Journal regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Altera Corp. & Subs. v. Commissioner, No. 19-1009, were featured in…

Prof. Meili Quoted in MinnPost Regarding Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision on DACA

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Professor Steve Meili was quoted in a MinnPost article regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision rejecting the Trump Administration’s efforts to scuttle the Deferred Action for…

Prof. Schwarcz Quoted in Bloomberg Law Regarding Court Venues for Insurance Coverage Lawsuits Brought on by COVID-19

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article examining court venue fights between policyholders and insurers in business interruption coverage lawsuits brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Prof. Borgida Quoted in Popular Science Article on Police Training and Implicit Racial Bias

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Professor Eugene Borgida was quoted in a Popular Science article regarding, among other related topics, the implementation of implicit racial bias training for police and its impact on more equitable…

Prof. Hickman Quoted by Bloomberg on Supreme Court DACA Decision Implications

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Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted in a Bloomberg article, “Supreme Court DACA Ruling Could Sway Environmental Permits’ Fate,” regarding certain administrative law implications of the Supreme Court’s…

Prof. Hickman Quoted in Wall Street Journal on Altera Cert Denial

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article, “Supreme Court Declines to Hear Tech Challenge to IRS Rules,” regarding the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Altera Corp.…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Featured in Esquire on the Potential for Authoritarians to Abuse Emergency Powers During and After the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, faculty director of the Human Rights Center, was featured in an Esquire article discussing the heightened risk for abuse…

Prof. Orfield Quoted in Time Magazine About Increased Segregation in Housing and Schools and Its Impact on Social Unrest 

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Professor Myron Orfield, director of the Law School’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted extensively in a Time magazine…