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Faculty News

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…

Prof. Hickman Featured in Politico Coverage of Altera Cert Denial

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Prof. Kristin Hickman’s remarks to the Wall Street Journal regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Altera Corp. & Subs. v. Commissioner, No. 19-1009, were featured in…

Prof. Meili Quoted in MinnPost Regarding Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision on DACA

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Professor Steve Meili was quoted in a MinnPost article regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision rejecting the Trump Administration’s efforts to scuttle the Deferred Action for…

Prof. Schwarcz Quoted in Bloomberg Law Regarding Court Venues for Insurance Coverage Lawsuits Brought on by COVID-19

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article examining court venue fights between policyholders and insurers in business interruption coverage lawsuits brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.…