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Faculty News

Prof. Caleb Smith published in TaxNotes on how pro bono legal representation can improve tax administration

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Professor Caleb Smith was published in the TaxNotes discussing how pro bono and other free legal representation can be a way to both assist individuals and bring about systemic legal change, with state tax…

Prof. Hasday quoted in the New York Times and the Washington Post

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Professor Jill Hasday discussed a recent decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court that reveals the need to revise the state’s rape laws to better protect people who were too incapacitated to…

Client of Prof. Murray, Clemency Project Highlighted in Report on the 'Trial Penalty'

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The New York State Association of Criminal Defense Laywers (NYSACDL) has just released its report on the "Trial Penalty," a phenomenon described as prosecutors using their charging power to drive harsh…

Prof. Jon Lee Quoted in the Star Tribune Regarding the Dismissal of Black Potential Juror in Derek Chauvin Trial

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Professor Jon Lee is quoted in a Star Tribune article that examines race and bias in courtrooms. Of the dismissal of a Black potential juror in the Derek Chauvin trial, Professor Lee said, "It…

Prof. Richard Frase Quoted in the Star Tribune Regarding MN Court of Appeals Ruling on Derek Chauvin Trial

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Professor Richard Frase, faculty director of the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, was quoted in the Star Tribune regarding a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling that a trial judge was…

Prof. Hasday Testifies Before Minnesota House Committee  

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Professor Jill Hasday testified before the Minnesota House Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy in support of a bill…

Prof. Klass quoted in Houston Chronicle on Texas Electric Grid Disaster

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The Houston Chronicle quoted from Professor Klass's article in Lawfare on how the failure to energy and community infrastructure led to the Texas electric grid disaster.

Prof. Rozenshtein interviews Prof. Klass on The Lawfare Podcast on Texas Electric Grid Disaster

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein interviews Professor Alexandra Klass on The Lawfare Podcast to talk about the causes of the Texas electric grid diaster and what we can learn from it.

Prof. Soper Discusses Mike Lindell Bankruptcy Case in Minnesota Reformer

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Professor Soper discussed Mike Lindell's 2004 Minnesota bankruptcy case. Lindell characterizes the bankruptcy as a "fake bankruptcy" in his 2019 book. Soper explains the fraudulent transactions Lindell…

Prof. Klass writes in Lawfare on Texas Grid Diaster

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Professor Klass writes in Lawfare on the causes of the Texas electric grid disaster and actions to take to avoid similar outcomes in the future.

Prof. Dan Schwarcz Quoted in Wall Street Journal Story on Insurance Claims Over Texas Storm Damage 

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In a Feb. 17 article in the Wall Street Journal on some Texas homeowners' growing frustrations over dealing with insurance claims related to the recent winter storm, Dan Schwarcz discussed…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin urges 57 countries to repatriate women and children in Syrian camps

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Human Rights Center Faculty Director and UN Special Rapporteur, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin is urging 57 countries to repatriate…