Minnesota Law Magazine

Fall 2024
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Welcoming One of Our Own

William McGeveran, 12th Dean of the University of Minnesota Law School

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Prentiss Cox '90 teaching civil procedure to his 1L class.

Transforming the 1L Experience

Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 Makes the Case for a New Approach to Civil Procedure

Judge Elizabeth Bentley, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Dean William McGeveran.

Minnesota Law Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Sonia Sotomayor, visited the University of Minnesota Law School in late October.

For the Record

John T. Scopes’s defense team, including Darrow, John R. Neal (standing) and Dudley Field Malone.

Clarence Darrow’s Legendary Trials

The Law Library will Host an Upcoming Exhibit in 2025 that Examines the Scopes Trial and Clarence Darrow’s Role in it

Mondale teaching at the University of Minnesota Law School

The Walter F. Mondale ’56 Scholarship

Dorsey & Whitney Carries Forward the Lasting Legacy of Walter F. Mondale ’56

A law student studying in Mondale Hall Library

Faculty & Staff Notes

News about Law School Hires and Promotions

Faculty Focus

Professor James Coleman, Professor Emmanuel Mauleón, Professor Ilan Wurman

Three Scholars Join the Faculty

Minnesota Law Welcomes James Coleman, Emmanuel Mauleón, and Ilan Wurman to Mondale Hall

An illustration of Francisco Parisi.

In the Wrong Place at the Right Time

A Simple Mistake Led to a Career as a Prodigious Scholar in Law and Economics

Professor Francis Shen holding his new book in between two shelves at the school library.

Author in Question

Professor Francis Shen, Solly Robins Distinguished Research Scholar

Fred Morrison

In Remembrance: Professor Emeritus Fred Morrison

Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Fred Morrison, Trusted Colleague, Brilliant International Scholar, and Respected Leader

Robert Levy

In Rememberence: Professor Emeritus Robert Levy

Minnesota Law Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus Robert Levy, Renowned Scholar in Family Law and Criminal Law

All Rise

Elizabeth Mansfield

Helping Immigrants Gain Legal Status

Elizabeth Mansfield ’25 Pursues a Path with Purpose at Minnesota Law

Raising The Bar

Ben Gleekel ’23 and Lucy Chin ’24

Charting Careers in Public Service

Equal Justice Works Provides Fellows with the Opportunity to Make a Difference from Day One

Flowers in bloom outside of Mondale Hall

Class Notes

News About Your Classmates and Colleagues

Shannon Jankowski

In Defense of the First Amendment

Shannon Jankowski ’17 Champions Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press