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Faculty News

Prof. Amy Sweasy Interviewed by KARE News About Prosecutors Obtaining Evidence From Metro Surge Shootings

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Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by KARE News about the announcement that the Trump administration has turned over evidence long sought by Minnesota investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal…

Dean William McGeveran Interviewed by InForum About AI Reshaping Legal Practice

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Dean William McGeveran, William S. Pattee Professor of Law, was interviewed by InForum about how law schools are dealing with artificial intelligence, now that it is already reshaping the legal practice,…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by New York Times About Fired EPA Official

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the New York Times about the firing of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

Prof. Linus Chan Participates in Panel Discussion on Immigration Detention Centers

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Professor Linus participated in a panel discussion at the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists in Minneapolis. The topic centered on “Reporting on Immigration Detention Centers” with…

Prof. James Coleman Interviewed by Star Tribune About Perception Changes of Nuclear Energy

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Professor James Coleman was interviewed by the Minnesota Star Tribune about changing attitudes about nuclear energy. In Minnesota, lawmakers are now considering lifting the state’s 32-year ban on new…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by Minnesota Lawyer About New Minnesota Law Banning Prediction Markets

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by Minnesota Lawyer about the new Minnesota law that effectively bans prediction markets, the online platform bettors…

Prof. Richard Painter and Dean Emeritus E. Thomas Sullivan Co-Author Op-Ed in Star Tribune About U.S. Founders and Presidential Power

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, and E. Thomas Sullivan, Dean Emeritus at Minnesota Law, co-authored an op-ed in the Minnesota Star Tribune…

Prof. Sam Merchant Appears on NewsNation’s Live Coverage of Supreme Court Rulings

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Professor Sam Merchant delivered live legal analysis on NewsNation as the Supreme Court released landmark decisions yesterday. Major rulings included the president’s ability to fire heads of independent…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Interviewed by Los Angeles Times About Supreme Court Ruling on Removing Independent Agency Members

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Prof. Kristin Hickman was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter that allows the president to remove members of historically…

Prof. Ilan Wurman's Scholarship Cited in Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Dissent

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Professor Ilan Wurman's recent scholarship played a prominent role in one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most consequential decisions of the term.

In the Court's June 30 decision in Trump…

Prof. Jill Hasday Interviewed by MPR About Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Ruling

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Professor Jill Hasday was interviewed by MPR News about the U.S. Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling that was handed down today. The court upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship,…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by MPR About Anti-ICE Conspiracy Charges Brought Against Minnesotans

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by MPR News about anti-ICE conspiracy charges against 15 Minnesotans. On June 11, a grand jury in Minneapolis…