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Prof. Richard Painter and UPenn Carey Law School Prof. Claire Finklestein Co-Author Op-Ed in Bloomberg Law about Presidential Immunity

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, and Prof. Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, co-…

Prof. Nicholas Bednar Discusses the Supreme Court's Decision in Loper Bright on LawFare

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Prof. Nicholas Bednar was interviewed on LawFare's Podcast about the effects of the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Chevron in Loper Bright v. Raimondo.

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted in Bloomberg Tax About Corner Post Ruling and its Ramifications

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Bloomberg Tax about the recent Corner Post ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the default limitations period for Administrative Procedure Act (APA)…

Prof. Prentiss Cox ’90 Quoted in NPR Report on Deceptive Home Refinance Deals

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Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was quoted in an NPR investigations report about home refinancing deals that often leave homeowners in worse financial shape. As home prices nationwide have gone up dramatically…

Prof. Francis Shen Publishes Essay on Cognitive Assessments for Biden and Trump

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Professor Francis Shen, an expert in neuroscience and law, argued in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper that similar to how we mandate financial reporting, we should mandate disclosure of objective cognitive testing for…

Prof. Megan Walsh Interviewed on WCCO about the Possession of Firearms by Convicted Felons

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Prof. Megan Walsh was interviewed on a WCCO news investigation discussing felons possessing firearms to harm. The report said that in the past five years, federal prosecutors have charged more than 450 felon…

Prof. Oren Gross Publishes Counterpoint Op-Ed in the Star Tribune Challenging University of Minnesota Faculty Senate's "No Confidence" Vote

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Prof. Oren Gross published Counterpoint op-ed piece in the Star Tribune on July 2, in which he rejected the recent “no confidence” vote in then Interim President Jeff Ettinger and Provost Rachel…

Prof. Richard Painter Cited in Newsweek About Judge’s Delays in Trump Documents Trial

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Prof. Richard Painter’s comments on X about the possible reasons why Judge Aileen Cannon continues to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial were cited in Newsweek. Prof.…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted in Star Tribune Editorial About Immunity Ruling

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in a Star Tribune editorial about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents are immune from prosecution for official actions taken in the…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Comments in Bloomberg Law on How Overturning of Chevron Affects IRS

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Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted in Bloomberg Law about how the overturning of Chevron doctrine might affect the authority of the Internal Revenue Service. Some believe the IRS’s most…

Prof. Jill Hasday Discusses Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision on Minnesota Public Radio

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Professor Jill Hasday was interviewed on Minnesota Now with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about Trump's immunity ruling.

Prof. Kristin Hickman’s Administrative Law Treatise Cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Corner Post Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Footnote 4 

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Professor Kristin Hickman’s administrative law treatise was cited in footnote 4 by the U.S. Supreme Court in the decision of Corner Post Inc. v. Board of…