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Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by NBC News About DOJ’s Enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration Act

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by NBC News about the Department of Justice’s decision to review how some corruption laws have been…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by the New York Times about the Role of the Merit Systems Protection Board

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the New York Times about the role that the Merit System Protections Board plays in reviewing complaints by civil servants who are fired from their jobs.…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted in New York Times About Regulatory Agencies Under Fire

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Professor Kristin Hickman, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s threats to shrink the federal work force through buyouts and mass…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted by NPR About What Happens if Court Orders are Ignored by Trump

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Professor Kristin Hickman, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted by NPR as to what could occur if court orders placing executive orders on hold are ignored by Donald Trump…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by CNN Business and Wall Street Journal About Elon Musk’s Move to Exert Control Over Government Agencies

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by CNN Business and the Wall Street Journal about…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Cited by in New York Times Op-Ed Podcast Discussing the Freeze on Federal Employee Buyouts

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was cited by Quinta Jurecic, a senior editor at Lawfare and a fellow at the Brookings Institution, on Ezra Klein’s New York Times podcast. She…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed on Above the Law Podcast About AI in Law

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed on the Above the Law podcast. He shared his insights into the profound ways generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the legal profession — and why experimentation and…

Prof. Matthew Bodie Quoted in CBS News on Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox

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Prof. Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was quoted in CBS News Moneywatch regarding President Trump’s termination of National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne Wilcox…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in The Times About Musk’s Dismantling of USAID

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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in The Times about Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. He told The Times, “Other administrations stretched…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in ProPublica About Use of Administrative Leave in USAID

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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in ProPublica about the Trump Administration's use of administrative leave to dismantle USAID. Describing the regulations used by the Trump Administration, Prof. Bednar…

Profs. Jane Kirtley and Ilan Wurman Quoted in Minnesota Daily About Recent Executive Orders

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Professors Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, and Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, were quoted in the Minnesota Daily about how Donald Trump’…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Bloomberg Law About Whether Federal Employees Should Take Resignation Deal

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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Bloomberg Law about whether federal employees should take the resignation deal offered by the Trump Administration's deferred resignation program. He said, “Civil…