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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Named a Fulbright Scholar for 2025-26

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons), Regent Professor, Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy and Society, and faculty director of Minnesota Law's Human Rights Center, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025-26 in the Fulbright-Schuman European Union Affairs Program. 
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Tribute: Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of William M. Mahlum ’65

William M. Mahlum ’65 passed away on June 10, at age 85. Mahlum was born in St. Cloud and  raised in Duluth by his mother after the early death of his father. He, together with his four older siblings, carried a deep sense of generosity, purpose, and joy throughout his life.

William M. Mahlum

Prof. Jill Hasday's Book, We the Men, Wins Multiple Top Honors

Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, has won multiple awards for her book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality (2024 Oxford University Press).
Professor Jill Hasday holding a copy of her book We the Men

Tribute: Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Michael F. Cromett ’78

Michael F. Cromett ’78 passed away on May 21, at age 70. His entire professional career was devoted to the Ramsey County Public Defender and the State Appellate Public Defender offices (1978-2013), where he practiced his beliefs and protected the rights of countless clients charged with or convicted of crimes who could not afford an attorney.

Michael F Cromett.

Tribute: Minnesota Law Mourns Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman ’95

The University of Minnesota Law School community mourns the tragic death of Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita and DFL Leader Melissa Hortman ’95 and her spouse, Mark Hortman. Representative Hortman was a proud public servant who dedicated her career to the people of Minnesota. 

Representative Melissa Hortman