Faculty News

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

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…

Professor Francis Shen, Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow, was quoted by Medical Xpress about the “Portable MRI Research ELSI Checklist” study in which he was…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by Barron’s about FBI director nominee Kash Patel and Department of Education secretary…

Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in Business Insider about the possibility of search engine startup Perplexity AI’s proposal to merge TikTok’s U.S. business with its own by offering the U.S.…

Professor Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed by the Star Tribune about increasing insurance rates, especially in light of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. With the wildfires poised to become…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by CNN about the Trump Media & Technology Group announcing that it plans to expand into financial…

Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by CBS News about an executive order signed by Donald Trump reviving a policy from his first administration known as Schedule F. The directive creates a new employment…

Professor James Coleman was interviewed on the Political Economy podcast. From energy to transportation to housing, pro-growth advocates from Washington to Silicon Valley are calling for a revival of…

Professor Alan Rozenshtein hosted Professor Nicholas Bednar '16 on the Lawfare Podcast to discuss the impact of President Trump's executive orders on the civil service.

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in Vanity Fair about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearings this week to lead the…