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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…

Prof. Prentiss Cox ’90 Quoted in WalletHub on Preventing Credit Card Fraud

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Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was Interviewed by WalletHub about credit card fraud and ways to prevent it. While credit card fraud overall costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year, Prof. Cox said…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in the Washington Post About Whether Federal Employees Should Take Resignation Offer

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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted at length about the terms of the deferred resignation agreement and whether employees should take the offer. “This contract is seeking to get around that in a way that I…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Interviewed by NPR About Deferred Resignation Program

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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 was interviewed by Scott Tong on NPR’s Here & Now about the Trump Administration’s “deferred resignation” program, which promises pay and administrative leave to federal…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Reuters About Elon Musk’s Control over Federal Agencies

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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Reuters regarding ongoing efforts by Elon Musk to reshape the federal government. He said it was deeply concerning that Musk and his aides have such enormous…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted in Wired About School Cyberattack Study

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in Wired about the response of K–12 school officials following cyberattacks in which student and parent data were stolen. An analysis chronicling more than…

Prof. Jill Hasday Quoted in Reuters Fact Check About Pardons Issued by Biden

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Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was quoted in Reuters Fact Check about former President Joe Biden’s pardons to…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Time About the Legality of Trump’s Moves

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Time about Donald Trump’s early actions and their legality. His administration’s most recent actions — attempting to dismantle independent agencies,…

Prof. Matthew Bodie Quoted by Bloomberg Law on NLRB Constitutionality Appeal

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Prof. Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding the Fifth Circuit's oral argument in cases involving the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations…