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Professor Christopher Soper explained on Minnesota Public Radio the court's mediation order following a hearing in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis bankruptcy case and said that court-ordered mediation…
Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Huffington Post article, entitled "States Fear The Supreme Court Will Eliminate This Key Anti-Discrimination Tool," about the history and importance of the disparate impact…
Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in the Washington Post on the Texas v. Inclusive Communities case and the importance of a disparate impact cause of action under the Fair Housing Act.
Professor Myron Orfield discussed the origin and importance of the disparate impact cause of action under the Fair Housing Act in a ProPublica article entitled "Supreme Court's Latest Race Case: Housing…
Professor Jane Kirtley told Reuters that Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's threat to sue Fox News for "prejudicing the honor" of her city in its reporting of the Charlie Hebdo massacre will not succeed. "I…
Professor Richard Painter and three other former officials in Republican administrations have formed Take Back Our Republic, a new group aimed at convincing conservatives to back campaign finance reform. The group…
Professor Christopher Soper was quoted in a Star Tribune article discussing the driving factors behind a possible bankruptcy filing by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Looming trial dates for…
On the day the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Professor Christopher Soper discussed the bankruptcy filing on KSTP. Soper explained that bankruptcy was a good…
Professor Christopher Soper was quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio story about a possible bankruptcy filing by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Archdiocese faces significant potential costs related…
Professor Heidi Kitrosser will speak about her new book, Reclaiming Accountability, at Magers & Quinn bookstore in Minneapolis on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:00 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the…
A Jan. 13 story in Law360 entitled "Federal Circuit Ruling Shows Appetite for Revisiting Willfulness," discussing the Federal Circuit's recent decision in the patent infringement case Bard Peripheral Vascular…
Professor Paul Vaaler's research on the venture investment impact of migrant remittances to developing countries has been featured in the World Bank's recently published Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) for the…