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Faculty News

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by CNN About Commerce Secretary’s Ties to Cryptocurrency While His Administration Promotes It

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by CNN about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick promoting cryptocurrencies on behalf of the Trump administration.…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Boston Globe About Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Boston Globe about the lawsuit filed to stop the Trump administration from laying off half of the Department of Education’s staff in an effort to dismantle the…

Prof. Jill Hasday discusses new book, We the Men, on America Trends Podcast

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Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, discussed her new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed on Here & Now About Trump Appearing with Teslas on White House Lawn

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Prof. Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed on WBUR’s Here & Now about the ethical questions raised with Donald Trump and Elon…

Prof. James Coleman Quoted by E&E News About the EPA’s Attempt to Rollback Regulations

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Professor James Coleman was interviewed by E&E News about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attempt to rollback regulations. This week the administrator for the EPA, Lee Zeldin,…

Prof. Ilan Wurman Quoted by Bloomberg Law About How Supreme Court Ruling Could Enhance President’s Ability to Remove Agency Board Members

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Professor Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, was quoted by Bloomberg Law about how the Supreme Court could further enhance the president’s power to remove…

Prof. Liliana Zaragoza Quoted in Star Tribune About Board of Regents Resolution Outlining Faculty Members’ Ability to Speak for the University

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Professor Liliana Zaragoza was quoted in the Star Tribune about a resolution by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents that some faculty members say could limit academic freedom and speech. A…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Wired About How a Government Shutdown Could Fit Into Musk’s Plans to Reduce Workforce

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Wired about the looming government shutdown and reports saying that Elon Musk is wanting a temporary government shutdown in part because it would potentially make…

Prof. JaneAnne Murray Quoted by CNN About Possibility of Derek Chauvin Receiving Federal Pardon

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Professor JaneAnne Murray was quoted by CNN about the possibility of Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, receiving a federal pardon and the effects on the state conviction if that occurred.…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted by CNN About Talk of Derek Chauvin Pardon

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by CNN about conservative commentator Ben Shapiro publicly calling for the president to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal crimes related…

Prof. Jorge Contreras Cited in UK Court of Appeal Opinion in Tesla v. Interdigital and Avanci

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Visiting Professor Jorge Contreras's expert report in the UK branch of the global litigation between Tesla Motors and InterDigital and Avanci was cited more than a dozen times in the Court of Appeal opinion…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Reuters About Seattle Law Firm Stripped of Federal Security Clearances

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by Reuters about employees of the Seattle law firm Perkins Coie being stripped of federal…