Faculty News

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by Northern News Now about the resentencing of a man previously sentenced to life in prison for murder. The man, Noah King, has been handed a new, shorter sentence nearly 10…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the Minnesota Star Tribune about Rep. Kelly Morrison saying she will no longer own individual…

Adjunct Professor Shawn Webb, director of the Criminal Defense Clinic, litigated the first case in Minnesota that challenged the use of a geofence warrant. Alicia Granse ’19,  staff…

Professors Nicholas Bednar ’16, David Cleveland, Allan Erbsen, and Daniel Schwarcz co-authored an article for National Law Review about how generative AI systems could fundamentally reshape the practice…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by NPR News about the resignations of two members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Both Democratic Rep. Eric…

Professor James Coleman was interviewed on the City Cast Twin Cities podcast discussing creating tool kits for municipalities in making choices about data centers. He was joined by Professor Elise…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed by the BBC News Service about how Syria is doing its best to stay out of the U.S…

Dean William McGeveran, Professor Mitch Zamoff, assistant dean of experiential education, and Jack Thomas ’26 were interviewed in National Jurist…

Professor Linus Chan was interviewed by the Sahan Journal concerning new data that says of the approximately 3,400 people detained by federal immigration agents in Minnesota during Operation Metro…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed by Tech Policy Press about Ireland considering a new bill that would legalize the…

Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was interviewed on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show discussing the U.S. Supreme Court case…

Professor Linus Chan was interviewed by the Sahan Journal about the fallout about the ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that arrested immigrants can be detained without bond. Although…