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Faculty News

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, in the aftermath of the recent U.S. bombing of Syria, wrote a section about the legality of the military operation and its consequences for constitutional and international law…

For a feature breaking down the complex privacy policies that accompany internet-connected smart televisions, the Washington Post consulted Professor William McGeveran as one of four experts on…

Professor William McGeveran, an expert on privacy and internet law, was interviewed on KARE 11 television about a provision of United Airlines’ policies that seems to forbid filming in the aircraft cabin—…

Professor Jennie Green submitted a statement for Amnesty International USA to the U.S. Congress Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy hearing on April 5, 2017. The statement urged Congress not to repeal…

Professor Ralph Hall has led a coalition to draft legislation which would provide a predictable and timely path to market for innovative diagnostic tests. The Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA…

Professor Francis Shen, who teaches Evidence and Criminal Law, was quoted in a Star Tribune article reporting on the use of paid experts in the Philando Castile shooting case. The prosecution and defense…

Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted by the Star Tribune considering the implications for Chevron deference and the relationship between courts and federal government agencies posed by the…

Professor Eugene Borgida addressed the Minnesota Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. As a member of the Policy-Makers/Judiciary Panel, his talk addressed "Can bias or prejudice-reduction…

Professor Herbert Kritzer was quoted in a MinnPost article concerning the relative infrequency of Minnesotans being called for jury duty compared to citizens of other states. Prof. Kritzer…

Professor Heidi Kitrosser wrote a column for the American Constitution Society blog in which she argued that courts can and should consider statements made by Donald Trump during his campaign for the presidency…

Professor William McGeveran, an expert in data privacy law, was quoted in a front-page StarTribune story about an unusually broad search warrant served on Google, Inc. by police in Edina, Minnesota. The…

A March 13, 2017 article published in Boston Globe Media's online science publication STAT and titled "US scientists accuse Turkish researcher of spiriting away their idea—and claiming it as her…