Faculty News

An article in The American Prospect extensively discusses Professor Klass’s scholarly work on the use of eminent domain for controversial pipeline projects as well as the potential use of eminent…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, was quoted in Al Jazeera regarding the…

Professor Alexandra B. Klass published a blog on how the nation should transition away from using federal public lands to promote fossil fuel development toward using them as a showcase for large-scale renewable…

Professor Jill Hasday testified before the Minnesota House Committee on the Judiciary, Finance, and Civil Law. The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit employers from questioning job…

Professor Klass was quoted in an article in the Virginia Mercury discussing the potential for Congressional reforms to the Natural Gas Act to limit the use of eminent domain authority for interstate…

A March 12, 2020 Twin Cities Business Magazine article titled “Klobuchar Looks to Add More Teeth to Antitrust Law” provides competing perspectives from Professor Tom Cotter and from Dorsey & Whitney…

Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in a National Journal article about the…

On March 4, 2020, Professor Perry Moriearty testifed before the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Committee in support of HF 3976, which would establish a bi-partisan…

Prof. Kristin Hickman was mentioned by Jonathan Adler in a National Review article, “Trump to Get Another D.C. Circuit Vacancy to Fill,” as among the potential contenders to replace …

Professor Perry Moriearty is featured as an expert on juvenile justice and the “superpredator era” in the third episode of a new podcast by Northwestern Law School Professors Steve Drizin and Laura Nirider called…

The February 29, 2020 Rochester Post Bulletin “Answer Man” column responds to a reader’s question whether the vendors at Rochester’s SocialICE Festival need permission to make ice sculptures of…

Robina Institute Executive Director Kelly Mitchell was quoted in an article from The Appeal titled, “In a Florida Courtroom, People Charged With Probation Violations Face Humiliation From Judge.” She…