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Faculty News

Prof. Cox Quoted in MarketWatch on Recent CFPB Settlement and Potential Implications for Future Enforcement Modeling

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Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a MarketWatch article reporting on recent settlements made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with companies and people accused of illegally charging student-…

Prof. Shen Featured in ABA Journal Article Highlighting Leaders in the Field of Neurolaw

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Professor Francis Shen, director of the Shen Neurolaw Lab and executive director of the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior, is featured in an ABA Journal article highlighting leaders in the emerging field…

Prof. Befort Quoted in USA Today on Claims Regarding ADA Protection Against Face Mask Requirements

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Professor Stephen Befort ’74 was quoted in a USA Today article examining the claim that the American with Disabilities Act exempts people from face mask requirements imposed by governments and retailers…

Prof. Moriearty Quoted in Washington Post on Racial Inequity in Trying Juveniles as Adults in Minnesota

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Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in a Washington Post article regarding the inequity in legal punishment of young Black males in Minnesota. “Black juveniles in Minnesota are eight times more likely to…

Binger Center for New Americans Executive Director Deepinder Mayell Appointed to Minnesota Legal Services Advisory Committee

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Deepinder Mayell, executive director of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans, was appointed to serve on the Legal Services Advisory Committee as a representative for the Minnesota State Bar…

Prof. Smith Appointed as Co-Chair for ABA Tax Section Pro Bono & Tax Clinics Committee

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Professor Caleb Smith was appointed as co-chair of the ABA Tax Section’s Pro Bono & Tax Clinics Committee for a two-year term beginning July 2020. Professor Smith was selected by his peers to serve as co-…

Prof. Kritzer Quoted in New York Times Concerning the Receipt of Federal Aid by Successful Plantiffs’ Law Firms

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Professor Herbert Kritzer was quoted in a Reuters article that appeared in the New York Times concerning the receipt of substantial loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program by some of the largest…

Prof. Klass Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Recent Court Decision Ordering Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline

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Professor Alexandra Klass was quoted in Bloomberg Law on the recent court decision ordering a halt to the flow of the Dakota Access Pipeline and its broader impact on environmental litigation. The Dakota Access…

Prof. Kitrosser Quoted by Reuters on Justice Department Restrictions on Outside Speech by Immigration Judges

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Professor Kitrosser is quoted in an article in Reuters on a Justice Department policy that bars immigration judges from speaking or writing in their personal capacities about immigration issues. In the article,…

Prof. Orfield Quoted in the Washington Post on Driving Forces of Racial Inequity in Minneapolis

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Professor Myron Orfield suggests in the Washington Post that the abandonment of policies to racially integrate schools and neighborhoods contributed to large racial gaps, despite increases in social…

Prof. Carbone’s Research on the Administration of Bail Cited by The New Yorker

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Professor June Carbone’s research on the administration of bail was cited in The New Yorker, in an article broadly examining the history and current state of the money-bail system. Citing a time when bail…

Prof. Klass Quoted in Inside Climate News and Quartz on Minnesota AG Ellison’s Consumer Protection Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate-Related Harm

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Professor Klass was quoted in two recent news articles—in Inside Climate…