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Faculty News

Law School Clemency Clinic Case Highlighted in Star Tribune as one of 14 Local Stories from 2021 Worthy of a Second Read

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The Star Tribune asked its metro reporters to identify which stories from 2021 "they felt were among the most memorable."  One of the 14 chosen was Stephen Montemayor's Nov.

Robina Institute Executive Director Kelly Lyn Mitchell Named to Gov. Tim Walz's Council on Justice Reinvestment

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Kelly Lyn Mitchell, executive director of the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, has been appointed to the Governor's Council on Justice Reinvestment. Composed of bipartisan representatives…

Star Tribune Reports that Board of Pardons Cuts Sentence of Client of the School's Clemency Clinic 

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The Star Tribune reported on the unanimous vote of the Minnesota Board of Pardons to commute the sentence of Samantha Heiges, a client of the Law School's Clemency Clinic, run by Professor JaneAnne…

MPR Reports on Successful Petition by Law School's Clemency Clinic Before the Minnesota Board of Pardons

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MPR reported that the Board of Pardons formally voted today to grant the commutation petition of Samantha Heiges, a client of the Law School's Clemency Clinic run by Professor JaneAnne Murray.  Heiges was…

Prof. Turoski’s Legal Treatise Guides Patent Practitioners Through the Changes Made in Patent Law.

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Professor Christopher Turoski’s legal treatise, The America Invents Act: A Guide to Patent Litigation and Patent Procedure, was recently published by Thomson Reuters. The treatise comprehensively guides patent…

Prof. Hickman Interviewed By Tax Notes On Supreme Court Overturning Chevron

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Professor Kristin Hickman was interviewed by Tax Notes in regarding the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn its Chevron deference standard in American Hospital Ass'n…

Prof. Hasday Interviewed on BBC about Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case

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Professor Jill Hasday was interviewed by the BBC Newshour on World Service Radio on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today. …

Prof. Hasday interviewed on MPR Regarding SCOTUS Case and Potential Ramifications for Minnesota

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Professor Jill Hasday appeared on MPR News with Angela Davis to discuss "The Future of Abortion Access in Minnesota"

Professor Orfield Quoted in New York Times about Minneapolis School Segregation

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In a New York Times article entitled "In Minneapolis Schools, White Families Are Asked to Help Do the Integrating," Professor Myron Orfield spoke on the potential benefits of a plan designed to take a…

Minnesota Lawyer Reports on Clemency Clinic's Efforts to Secure Federal Clemency for Client Previously Granted Clemency From the Minnesota Board of Pardons

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In a column headed "Law School Excellence," Minnesota Lawyer reported on the efforts of the Law School's Clemency Clinic, run by Professor JaneAnne Murray, to secure clemency for its client Kelli…

MPR Reports on Likely Early Release of Client of Law School's Clemency Clinic

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MPR reported on the success of the Law School's Clemency Clinic, run by Professor JaneAnne Murray, in securing the likely early release of Samantha Heiges, a woman in her 13th year of a 25-year sentence…

Client of Prof. Murray's Clemency Clinic on Path to Release after Board of Pardons Hearing, Star Tribune Reports

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A client of the Law School's Clemency Clinic run by Professor JaneAnne Murray is one step closer to release.  At a hearing before the Minnesota Board of Pardons on Nov. 21, Samantha Heiges was told by…