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Prof. Charlotte Garden Interviewed in Minnesota Reformer About What Overturning Chevron Could Mean for Workers

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Professor Charlotte Garden was interviewed for the Minnesota Reformer about how the overturning of the Chevron deference could affect workers. Labor experts fear such a break from…

Prof. Myron Orfield Interviewed by Star Tribune About Disparities in Metro Area High Schools

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Professor Myron Orfield was interviewed for a Star Tribune editorial discussing disparities among Twin Cities metro-area schools. The editorial focused on a new study from Minnesota …

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted in Yahoo News About Trump’s Targeting of Federal Agencies in Potential Second Term

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Yahoo News about Donald Trump’s possible attempt to control independent federal agencies and other regulatory bodies in a potential second term. The article said…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted in Roll Call About U.S. Supreme Court Chevron Cases

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Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted by Roll Call regarding the difficulties that the U.S. Supreme Court faces as it decides whether to modify or overrule the Chevron deference doctrine in Loper Bright…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Quoted in Washington Post About Current U.S. Supreme Court Case and “Chevron Deference”

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in the Washington Post about a case being heard this week by the U.S. Supreme Court and how “Chevron Deference” may have implications. For 40 years, courts have…

Visiting Prof. Jorge Contreras publishes “Mrs. Aronson’s Patent: Gender, Family, and Domestic Innovation in Postwar America” in the Houston Law Review

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Visiting Professor Jorge Contreras’s article “Mrs. Aronson's Patent: Gender, Family and Domestic Innovation in Postwar America” has been published in Houston Law Review (vol. 62(3), pp. 477-541). The…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Among U.N. Special Rapporteurs Making Public a Letter to Philippine Government Seeking Explanations for Human Rights Violations

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, former U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism, was one of six special rapporteurs who made public a letter they sent to the Philippine government…

Prof. Perry Moriearty Appointed to State Clemency Review Commission

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On January, 12, 2024, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison '90 appointed Prof. Perry Moriearty, former Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, and Duluth Human Rights Officer Carl…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Writes in Just Security on the 22nd Anniversary of the Opening of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility

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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin wrote an article for Just Security about the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. Professor Ní Aoláin is a former United…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Interviewed on Politico Tech Podcast about TikTok Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein appeared on the Politico Tech podcast to discuss today's TikTok case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The ban on the popular app is set to take effect on January 19. Once the ban takes…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Speaks on Federalist Society Webinar Titled, “Chevron Under Review: Courthouse Steps Preview: Loper Bright & Relentless.” 

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Chevron v. NRDC (1984) and subsequent precedents held that courts should defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This “Chevron Deference” has been a topic…

Prof. Nadia Anguiano ’17 was Interviewed on National Public Radio About the FILC Clinic Case Campos-Chaves v. Garland case at U.S. Supreme Court

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Professor Nadia Anguiano ’17 is one of the lawyers working for the plaintiffs in Campos-Chaves v. Garland to be heard before…