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Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted in Wired About School Cyberattack Study

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in Wired about the response of K–12 school officials following cyberattacks in which student and parent data were stolen. An analysis chronicling more than…

Prof. Jill Hasday Quoted in Reuters Fact Check About Pardons Issued by Biden

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Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was quoted in Reuters Fact Check about former President Joe Biden’s pardons to…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Time About the Legality of Trump’s Moves

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Time about Donald Trump’s early actions and their legality. His administration’s most recent actions — attempting to dismantle independent agencies,…

Prof. Matthew Bodie Quoted by Bloomberg Law on NLRB Constitutionality Appeal

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Prof. Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding the Fifth Circuit's oral argument in cases involving the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations…

Prof. Bednar Quoted in The Wall Street Journal about Musk's Violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

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Prof. Nick Bednar '16 was quoted in the Wall Street Journal, describing the problems presented to Elon Musk's deferred resignation program by the Anti-Deficiency Act and the Administrative Leave Act.…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in The Economist about Resignation Program for Federal Employees

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted about the legality of the deferred resignation program offered to federal employees. He opined that it raises significant concerns and conflicts with several different laws…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in Jacobin About More Conflicts of Interest in New Administration

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in Jacobin about further conflicts of interest occurring in the Trump administration.…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted by CNN About Future Control of TikTok

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by CNN in regard to Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. start a “sovereign wealth fund” and that TikTok could be “put in” the fund to preserve access to the video app…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in New York Times About Trump’s Cabinet Picks and Their Conflicts of Interest

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in the New York Times about the extraordinary wealth of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks,…

Prof. Nick Bednar '16 Quoted in Wired about Elon Musk's Efforts to Control Federal Government

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Prof. Nick Bednar '16 was quoted in Wired regarding the critical role that six young men associated with Elon Musk have played in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Prof.

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Authors the Foreword for ‘Security First! Impact of Security Laws on Civic Space in West Africa’ from Spaces for Change

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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons), Regents Professor, Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, and director of Minnesota Law’s Human Rights Center, …

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Bloomberg About Tariffs on China Causing Conflict of Interest With Elon Musk

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in Bloomberg about Elon Musk leading an effort to block new tariffs on graphite imports from China, pitting him…