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Prof. Jill Hasday Testifies for State Equal Rights Amendment Before Minnesota Senate Committee

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Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, testified before the Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee earlier this week in…

Prof. Amy Sweasy Interviewed by Star Tribune About Lack of Federal Cooperation Regarding Investigations

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Professor Amy Sweasy was Interviewed for a Minnesota Star Tribune op-ed discussing why the federal government won’t work with state law enforcement to investigate the deaths of Alex Pretti and…

Prof. Jill Hasday Interviewed on WCCO Radio Discussing Supreme Court Tariff Decision

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Professor Jill Hasday was interviewed on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show. She discussed today’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision striking down Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs, handing him a…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted by USA Today About Use of AI in Health Insurance

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was quoted in USA Today about AI use in health…

Prof. Emmanuel Mauleón Interviewed by Asahi Shimbun About the Intensification of Crackdowns on Unauthorized Immigrants

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Professor Emmanuel Mauleón was interviewed by the Japanese news site Asahi Shimbun about how the recent violence that occurred in Minneapolis is a symptom of the general violence by immigration…

Prof. Richard Painter and Dean Emeritus E. Thomas Sullivan Co-Author Op-Ed in Star Tribune About Constitutional Rights Under Assault in Minnesota

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Prof. Linus Chan Interviewed on Minnesota Daily Podcast About Effects on Community Due to ICE

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Professor Linus Chan, James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law, was interviewed on the Minnesota Daily podcast “In The Know.” Among the many topics discussed, Prof.…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by NPR About Epstein Fallout Contrast Between U.S. and Europe

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by NPR about the contrast between European and U.S. officials tied to the Epstein files. While European…

U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes Letter from the Clemency Project Clinic on Sentencing in Female Meth Prosecutions

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On February 10, 2026, the Clemency Project Clinic, directed by Professor JaneAnne Murray, submitted a letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission addressing its proposed changes to the drug guidelines. The…

Prof. Jane Kirtley Quoted by Courthouse News About Federal Charges Against Journalist Don Lemon

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Prof. Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was quoted by Courthouse News about the prosecution of independent journalist Don Lemon under the FACE Act, The former CNN anchor pleaded not…

Prof. Emmanuel Mauleón Authors Blog Post About Minneapolis Protests

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Professor Emmanuel Mauleón gave his reflections of the protest movement in Minneapolis in a post for the “Law and Political Economy Project” blog. He wrote, “In a tribute to Renee Macklin Good, her wife,…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Co-Authors Commentary in Just Security About Northeast Syria Prisons and Camps

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, co-authored a commentary in Just Security about the Global…