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Faculty News

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Newsweek About Misleading DOGE Cost-Savings List

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Newsweek about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is not an official government agency, and its claims of cost-reduction measures so far…

Prof. James Coleman Quoted by E&E News About Trump Administration Actions Affecting the Council on Environmental Quality

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Professor James Coleman was interviewed by E&E News by Politico about the authority of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and how certain actions by the Trump…

Prof. Richard Painter Authors Op-Ed in Star Tribune About How Federal Employee Status for Musk Requires Him to Abide by Conflict-Of-Interest Laws

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, authored an op-ed in the Star Tribune about whether Elon Musk is a federal employee and if he is…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed on Australian Broadcast About Nationals Attempting to Leave Syria

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed by Australia’s ABC Radio National Breakfast broadcast about the Australian…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted in New York Times About Trump Administration Ignoring Established Norms

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted and his writing in the Minnesota Law Review was cited in a New York Times article about how norms recognized for decades in Washington by both…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Interviewed by Angela Davis on Minnesota Public Radio

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 talked with Angela Davis of Minnesota Public Radio along with Professor Larry Jacobs of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Monday, Feb. 17, about presidential power…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Washington Post about the Guardrails that Protect Government

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about the guardrails that protect American institutions.“We’re at a point where things are so unprecedented that it’s not even close to what…

Prof. Ilan Wurman Co-Authors Op-Ed in New York Times About Executive Order Challenging Birthright Citizenship

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Professor Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, co-authored an op-ed in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s executive order that challenges the provision…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted By Bloomberg Law About Merit Systems Protection Board

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Bloomberg Law about the potential for a lack of quorum by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Prof. JaneAnne Murray Quoted in Dallas Morning News About Three Clemency Clinic Clients who Received Biden Commutations

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The Dallas Morning News, which previously profiled commutation recipients…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by NBC News About DOJ’s Enforcement of Foreign Agents Registration Act

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by NBC News about the Department of Justice’s decision to review how some corruption laws have been…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by the New York Times about the Role of the Merit Systems Protection Board

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the New York Times about the role that the Merit System Protections Board plays in reviewing complaints by civil servants who are fired from their jobs.…