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Faculty News

Prof. Kirtley Serves as Juror for 2015 Pulitzer Prizes

—Professor Jane Kirtley was a juror in the Commentary category for the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes. This year's award went to Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle, whose columns about Texas grand jury abuses,…

Prof. Carbone Writes Article on the 'Marriage Calculus' for Aeon

—Professor June Carbone published a feature-length article in Aeon, an online magazine, entitled "The Marriage Calculus." The article, written with Professor Naomi Cahn, describes the growing class gap in…

Prof. Carbone Interviewed on Steven Spierer Radio Show on Her Book, Marriage Markets

—Professor June Carbone was interviewed on her new book, Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family, on the Steven Spierer radio show. The hour-long interview covered the changes in the…

Prof. Osofsky Co-Authors New Book, Climate Change Litigation

—Professor Hari Osofsky co-authored a new book, entitled Climate Change Litigation: Regulatory Pathways to Cleaner Energy (Cambridge University Press, 2015), with Jacqueline Peel from the University of…

Prof. Carpenter Quoted in New York Times on Lack of Major Law Firms Opposing Same-Sex Marriage

—Professor Dale Carpenter was quoted in a New York Times article entitled "The Case Against Gay Marriage: Top Law Firms Won't Touch It." "Firms are trying to recruit the best talent from the best law schools…

Prof. Vaaler Interviewed on WCCO Radio on Starbucks Coffee Initiative to Provide Free University Education to Workers

—Professor Paul Vaaler commented on a new initiative announced by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to allocate $250 million to pay for online university education courses taken by Starbucks line workers over the next…

Prof. Kirtley Quoted in Washington Post on Fraternity's Plan to Sue Rolling Stone

—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Washington Post article about Phi Kappa Psi fraternity's announcement that it plans to sue Rolling Stone magazine for a now-repudiated article describing a…

Prof. Carpenter Quoted in Washington Post on Religious Freedom Law

—Professor Dale Carpenter was quoted in a Washington Post article entitled "Is Hillary Clinton Against the Religious Freedom Law Bill Clinton Backed?" Carpenter said, "We know these new statutes are motivated…

Prof. Vaaler Quoted in Minnesota Daily on Recent Lay-Offs at Target Headquarters in Minneapolis

—Professor Paul M. Vaaler was quoted in a Minnesota Daily article on recent lay-offs of more than 1,700 workers and the on-going corporate re-structuring strategy at Minneapolis headquarters of Target, the…

Prof. Vaaler Comments on Recent Developments in U.S. Banking Regulation

—Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by WCCO News Radio's Dave Lee on recent changes in U.S. bank regulatory policy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve (Fed). Regulators at…

Prof. Morrison Interviewed on KARE 11 on St. Cloud State Professor Charged with Smuggling Ivory

—Professor Fred Morrison was interviewed on KARE 11 about legal issues in the prosecution of a Minnesota resident for importing and exporting elephant ivory and rhinoceros horns. These endangered species are…

Prof. Carpenter Writes about New Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Washington Post

—Professor Dale Carpenter wrote an article, entitled "The Clash of 'Religious Freedom' and Civil Rights in Indiana," in the Washington Post.