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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…

Prof. Myron Orfield Interviewed in Star Tribune About Whether Crisis Pregnancy Center Violates Human Rights Act

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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 by the Star Tribune…

Professor Matthew Bodie Discusses Upcoming Appeal of NLRB's Cemex Ruling

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Professor Matthew Bodie was quoted in Bloomberg Law about the upcoming oral argument in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the National Labor Relations Board's ruling in…

Prof. James Coleman Interviewed on KSTP About Whether Arena Construction Can Occur Without EAW

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Professor James Coleman was interviewed on KSTP about whether construction on a sports arena at the University of St. Thomas can continue without an approved Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). The…

Prof. Jill Hasday Interviewed on SDPB Radio About South Dakota’s Abortion Rights Amendment on November Ballot

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Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was interviewed on SDPB Radio about an abortion rights amendment on South Dakota’s Election Ballot in…

Prof. Prentiss Cox ’90 Quoted in ProPublica About the Lack of Legal Action Against a Subprime Auto Loan Lender

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Prof. Prentiss Cox ’90 was quoted in ProPublica about a auto-loan lender that has received little or no legal action against it despite accusations of predatory lending practices. Exeter Finance has…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by NPR About Possible Conflict of Interest Involving Judge in Elon Musk Lawsuit

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by NPR about a federal judge in Texas overseeing a high-profile lawsuit filed by billionaire Elon Musk…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz’s Proposal for Obamacare-Style Homeowners Insurance Described in New York Times

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On Friday, Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, proposed a federally administrated marketplace for homeowners insurance:…