Minnesota Law Magazine

Spring 2024
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Getting Down to Work

Six Minnesota Law alumni who focus on labor and employment law discuss the business of work

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Professor Matt Bodie and Professor Charlotte Garden

A Tradition of Excellence in Labor & Employment Law

Professors Charlotte Garden and Matthew Bodie build on an impressive legacy in labor & employment law left by Professors Laura Cooper and Stephen Befort ’74

Kendra Brodin

Visions of a Healthy Work Culture

Kendra Brodin ’03 understands the value of well-being in the legal profession.

Marvin Haynes

Righting A Wrong

The Great North Innocence Project and Minnesota Law’s Innocence Clinic Help Overturn the Wrongful Conviction of Marvin Haynes

Professor Blumenthal

Just Policing: A New Sawyer Seminar at the University of Minnesota

“Just Policing: Transnational Perspectives on the Definition and Possibility of Justice in Law Enforcement” slated for 2024–25

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Law in Practice Continues to Lead in Innovative Legal Education

Bloomberg Law honors Law in Practice for overall excellence in practical skills training for the second year in a row

For the Record

Professor Michele B. Goodwin and Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Ra'Shya Ghee '13

Tethering the Past to the Present: Dr. King and the Long Arc Toward Reproductive Freedom and Justice

Professor Michele B. Goodwin delivers Minnesota Law’s 9th Annual MLK Convocation

Justice Benjamin Cardozo

New Law Library Digital Resource

Classic Cases: Historical Foundations of First-Year Law School Cases

Janelle Walkden ’25

A Series of Fortunate Events

The Bill ’68 and Carol Tempest Scholarship Helped Janelle Walkden ’25 Find Her Path as an Environmental Lawyer

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Faculty & Staff Notes

Arrivals, departures, and promotions of Minnesota Law faculty and staff

Case in Point

Amy Cohen ’24, Professor JaneAnne Murray, and Maggie Kovach ’24

Clemency Project Clinic Students Successfully Advocate for the Shortening of Prison Sentences

In the fall of her 2L year, Amy Cohen ’24 took Professor JaneAnne Murray’s evidence class. At the time, Cohen was weighing her clinical choices and Murray encouraged her to consider the Clemency Project Clinic, which advocates for individuals serving disproportionately long prison sentences.

Seiko Shastri '21, Alex Lloyd '25, Sean Asselin '25, Nadia Anguiano '17

Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic Files a U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief about Citizens’ Spousal Rights in Visa Matters

A team from Minnesota Law’s Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic file a U.S. Supreme Court amicus curiae brief about citizens’ spousal rights in visa matters

Coryn Johnson ’24, Amirah Ellison ’24, Mollie Clark Ahsan ’24, Alex Lloyd ’25, Associate Clinical Professor of Law Nadia Anguiano '17, and Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Seiko Shastri '21

A Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic Case Has Its Day in Court

Law Students Argue an Impact Litigation Case Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Adam Mikell ’23, Billy Price ’22, David Ezrilov ’94, Amy Conway ’10, and Zachary Taylor ’23

Staying Connected While Helping Small Businesses Succeed

Several Minnesota Law alumni working at Stinson are volunteer supervising attorneys in the Business Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic

Faculty Focus

Prof. Ann Burkhart

In Remembrance of Professor Emerita Ann Burkhart

Beloved teacher, scholar, and colleague

Professor Robert Stein ’61

Professor Robert A. Stein ’61 Retires

A visionary leader committed to service shaped Minnesota Law, the University, and the legal profession

Carol Chomsky

Professor Carol Chomsky Retires

A dedicated and innovative teacher who forged new paths in service to Minnesota Law, the legal community, and the University

Prof. Jill Hasday

Theory at Work: A Transparent Approach

Professor Jill Hasday displays rare gift for translating complicated legal issues for the general public

Professor Francis Shen

Professor Francis Shen Returns to Minnesota Law

A pioneer in law and neuroscience

Kevin Reitz

Leading Questions: Professor Kevin Reitz

Professor Kevin Reitz served as Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code: Sentencing, published in 2023

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Breaking New Ground While Advancing Global Human Rights

United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights Fionnuala Ní Aoláin concludes her role at the U.N.

Ivy crawling up the side of Mondale Hall

Faculty News & Honors

Celebrating select news and honors of Minnesota Law's distinguished faculty

All Rise

Chad Nowlan '24

Advocating for Gun Violence Prevention

Chad Nowlan ’24 finds a path with a purpose at Minnesota Law

Director of Minnesota Law's Moot Court program Prof. Randall Ryder '09, Coach Mark Ficken '20, Coach Katja Lange '23, David Lindgren '25, and Kaz Lane '25, Leah Kanihan '25 and Madeleine Kim '25

Victorious on the National Stage

Minnesota Law’s New Gender and Sexuality Moot Court Competition Team Wins Top Honors

Caroline Rice ’24, Mohammad Ziny ’24, and Cade Geldreich ’25

Volunteering Gains Interest

A record number of Minnesota Law students volunteer to help prepare income taxes

Emanual Williams '23

An Early Passion for Justice Led Emanual Williams ’23 to Minnesota Law and the Clemency Project Clinic

Last fall, Williams and the Clemency Project Clinic successfully advocated for a client’s sentence to be commuted

Director of Moot Court programs Prof. Randall Ryder'09, Coach Emily Polachek, Hanna Weil ’24, Maria Pfister ’24, Poojan Thakrar ’24, and Coach Rachel Kitze-Collins ’14

Minnesota Law Students Win the Jefferey Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Three 2024 Minnesota Law graduates capped their law school experience with a first-place finish in a prestigious national moot court competition.

Ryan Clemmons '25; Spencer Rojas '25; coach Tarun Sharma '22; Carter Allen '25; coach Christopher Pham; Jack Tate '24; coach Aalok Sharma '23; and Professor Randall Ryder '09, director of Minnesota Law's Moot Court Program.

A Winning Combination

Minnesota Law’s Inaugural Sports Law Competition Team Wins National Championship

Students gathered outside of Mondale Hall

Student News

Select news about current Minnesota Law students

Raising The Bar

June Hoidal '03 sitting on a desk by a window overlooking a cityscape

Alumni Interrogatory: June Hoidal ’03

Like the marathons she runs, June Hoidal’s ’03 legal cases require endurance, focus, and a commitment to making it to the finish line.

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Class Notes

Read about your classmates and fellow Minnesota Law alumni

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Tributes

In remembrance of Minnesota Law alumni