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Faculty News

Prof. Liliana Zaragoza Quoted in Star Tribune About Board of Regents Resolution Outlining Faculty Members’ Ability to Speak for the University

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Professor Liliana Zaragoza was quoted in the Star Tribune about a resolution by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents that some faculty members say could limit academic freedom and speech. A…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Wired About How a Government Shutdown Could Fit Into Musk’s Plans to Reduce Workforce

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Wired about the looming government shutdown and reports saying that Elon Musk is wanting a temporary government shutdown in part because it would potentially make…

Prof. JaneAnne Murray Quoted by CNN About Possibility of Derek Chauvin Receiving Federal Pardon

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Professor JaneAnne Murray was quoted by CNN about the possibility of Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, receiving a federal pardon and the effects on the state conviction if that occurred.…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted by CNN About Talk of Derek Chauvin Pardon

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by CNN about conservative commentator Ben Shapiro publicly calling for the president to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal crimes related…

Prof. Jorge Contreras Cited in UK Court of Appeal Opinion in Tesla v. Interdigital and Avanci

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Visiting Professor Jorge Contreras's expert report in the UK branch of the global litigation between Tesla Motors and InterDigital and Avanci was cited more than a dozen times in the Court of Appeal opinion…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Reuters About Seattle Law Firm Stripped of Federal Security Clearances

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by Reuters about employees of the Seattle law firm Perkins Coie being stripped of federal…

Prof. June Carbone Co-Authors Op-Ed in Washington Monthly About Musk’s Dictatorial Power Similar to Other CEOs

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Professor June Carbone co-authored a Washington Monthly op-ed about Elon Musk and how his slash-and-burn style of firings of government officials is not unlike how many CEOs of today treat their employees…

Prof. Jorge Contreras Files Amicus Brief in Texas Remedies Case

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Visiting Professor Jorge Contreras today filed a Brief of Amicus Curiae with the Texas Sixth Court of Appeals in Samsung v. KPN (No. 06-24-00059-CV). The brief argues that the jury in this state breach of…

Prof. Paul Vaaler Interviewed on WCCO Radio About How Minnesotans Will Pay More Due to Tariffs

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Professor Paul Vaaler, John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, was interviewed on WCCO Radio about how Minnesotans could see an increase in prices sooner rather than later thanks to…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in WalletHub About Concerns of Taxpayers

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in WalletHub about its annual survey of taxpayers and their opinions of the tax system.…

Visiting Prof. Jorge Contreras Publishes “True Law” in the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law

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Visiting Professor Jorge Contreras’s newest article, “True Law as Genre: Narrative Nonfiction and the Law,” is now published in the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law. The article, which was written as…

Prof. Amy Monahan Quoted in Medscape About the Effects on Employers of Medical Class-Action Lawsuits

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Professor Amy Monahan, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, and the Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law, was quoted in Medscape about the effects of a lawsuit brought…