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The Binger Center for New Americans held its annual Fall Immigration Forum on Friday, October 11.  The daylong event included more than 100 attendees and featured 20 panelists who explored the rights of immigrants to thrive within the U.S. economy. Legal and policy scholars discussed how the immigration system often extracts wealth from immigrant communities rather than creating opportunities for them to build it.

Minnesota Law alum Barbara D’Aquila ‘80 has been awarded the University of Minnesota Alumni Association’s 2024 Alumni Service Award. D’Aquila, a partner at Fisher Phillips, has been a passionate volunteer for the University of Minnesota Law School since her graduation in 1980.

Haley Van Steenbergh '26 received the Minnesota Justice Foundation's Plunkett Christenson Law Student Volunteer Award at the Minnesota Justice Foundation's annual awards ceremony in early October. This summer, Haley volunteered for HOME Line, a tenant advocacy organization that offers free legal help for renters. During her time with HOME Line, she advised 346 clients on various issues within landlord-tenant law, including rent escrows, discrimination, and evictions.

Minnesota Law launched Mornings at Mondale this fall, a monthly CLE event for alumni and friends to advance their professional development through essential CLE credits and networking opportunities. October’s CLE was “Heading to the Polls: Where is Election Law in 2024?” featuring Professor Richard Painter, S.

Adjunct Professor Clinton E. Cutler, director of Minnesota Law's Bankruptcy Clinic, shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron, and member of the firm's bankruptcy group, was honored with the Minnesota Justice Foundation's Private Practice Lawyer Award at a ceremony earlier this month.  Cutler joined Fredrikson & Byron in 1984. He represents clients locally and nationwide in bankruptcy and other proceedings.

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The University of Minnesota Law School is seeking applicants who are recent law graduates for an Immigration Litigation and Advocacy Fellowship with the James H. Binger Center for New Americans. The fellowship will begin in August 2025 and is anticipated to be a two-year commitment based on an annual, renewable appointment, with an optional third year.

The Honorable John J. (Jack) Todd ’50, retired Minnesota Supreme Court judge, passed away on September 18, at age 97. He was born in South St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended Cretin High School. He started college, but soon after joined the Navy where he served for nearly two years. He returned to Minnesota after World War II and enrolled at the College of St. Thomas where he planned to study medicine but opted for pre-law.

Earlier this month, the University of Minnesota Law School held a panel discussion in front of a full auditorium of students, faculty, and staff to preview some of the cases expected to be heard during the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024-25 term.

The University of Minnesota Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series highlights recent faculty scholarship published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). The works collected for the October 2024 series include scholarly research from several Minnesota Law faculty covering a wide range of legal topics. Professor Brian Bix has written "John Gardner on the Scope of Legal Positivism"