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Faculty News

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…

Prof. Chris Turoski Advocates for Accessibility and Transparency at US Patent & Trademark Office

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Professor Chris Turoski requested the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) increase accessibility and transparency of case law decisions cited in the USPTO Manual of Examination Procedure (…

Prof. Chomsky Presents Paper on the U.S.-Dakota War Trials of 1862

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Professor Carol Chomsky presented a paper on "Military Injustice and the Public Eye: The U.S.-Dakota War Trials of 1862" at the University of Tennessee Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil…

Prof. Chomsky Speaks on Panel on Academic Freedom

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Professor Carol Chomsky presented on "Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom"  to the Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program (on a panel with Jonathan Friedman, Director, Free…

Prof. JaneAnne Murray and Clemency Project Client Quoted in Star Tribune

—Client of Law School's Clemency Project Featured in Article in Star Tribune

Prof. Susanna Blumenthal Speaks to ABC News about Public Safety Amendment

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Professor Susanna Blumenthal told ABC News that the amendment could have had a lasting impact.

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin to speak at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin will appear as a witness during the upcoming Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing, titled: …

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin cited in several media outlets on human rights violations in Afghanistan

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“I know there is a cry for clear, grand gestures from the international community, but we we need something more old-fashioned and reliable,” Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin recently told The…

Prof. Paul Vaaler Quoted in Star Tribune on Otto Bremer Trust Case

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Professor Paul Vaaler discussed the upcoming trial in a case brought by the Minnesota Attorney General seeking to remove the trustees of the Otto Bremer Trust. Vaaler said the case is likely to come down to a…

Prof. Hickman Remarks on Supreme Court's CIC Services Decision for ABA Panel Quoted by Tax Notes

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Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted in a Tax Notes article, CIC Services Order Could Prompt Congressional Action, documenting a panel discussion at the American Bar Association Tax Section's…

Prof. Choi Writes Op-Ed in the Washington Post on Tax Reform

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Professor Jonathan Choi authored a piece in the Washington Post discussing tax reform and the preferential taxation of carried interest. The op-ed argues that Congress should tax…

Professor Klass interviewed on MPR about Enbridge's Line 3 Oil Pipeline

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Professor Alexandra Klass was interviewed about the litigation and protests surrounding the construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline from Canada through Minnesota.