Faculty News

Professor Emeritus Herbert Kritzer was quoted in a New York Times article about efforts by Uber to limit lawyers' contingency fees in Nevada. Uber has been hit by substantial numbers of lawsuits…

Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was quoted in Yahoo News about false claims that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, newly chosen running mate of…

Professor Paul Vaaler,  John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, and Professor Prentiss Cox were quoted in the Star Tribune about class-action lawsuits against General…

Professor Kristin Hickman, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted in E & E News by Politico about how elimination of the Chevron…

Professor Susan M. Wolf and researchers at the University of Minnesota are partnering with scientists across the country to propose a plan that could safeguard Earth’s endangered…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, co-authored an essay for the London Review of International Law. The topic included the Israel-Gaza…

Professor Myron Orfield commented in the Star Tribune about proposed changes in St. Paul Public Schools that would emulate the charter schools model.

Affiliated Professor of Law Bernard Levinson, Berman Family Chair in Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible, was an editor and contributor to The Betrayal of the Humanities: The University During the Third Reich.…

Professor Paul Vaaler, John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, was quoted in the Star Tribune discussing the buying up of Solventum stock in recent days by New York-based hedge fund and investment…

Prof. Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in an article on the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) website. The ICIJ said that since…

Prof. June Carbone, Robina Chair in Law, Science and Technology, along with her co-authors of Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy wrote an op-…

In response to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's request for proposals for research in its 2024-25 cycle, the Clemency Project Clinic, directed by Professor JaneAnne Murray, submitted a letter suggesting that the…