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Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Wins Asylum for Afghan Woman
In 2021, Saima Fazli was one of more than 124,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Fleeing Taliban rule, Fazli and her family came to the United States. While her mother and siblings qualified to be on her father’s Special Immigration Visa, Fazli was just a few months over the cutoff age of 21 to be included.
Law Library's Jewels of the Collection: Treasures of the Riesenfeld Rare Books Research Center Receives the American Association of Law Libraries 2024 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Receives CLSNOW Human Rights Award at the Premiere of the Film "I Am Gitmo"
Cinema Libre Studio premiered the film "I Am Gitmo" on May 2, 2024, at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, CA. The evening celebrated the launch of the CLSNOW streaming platform and included the presentation of the CLSNOW Human Rights Award to Minnesota Law Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Honorary King's Counsel, Regents Professor, Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, and faculty director of the Human Rights Center.
David Lamb ’24 and Prof. Megan Walsh Testify in Support of Domestic Violence Bill
In January of 2023, the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic began researching systemic issues that result in domestic violence (DV) abusers illegally retaining firearms. The Clinic interviewed dozens of stakeholders and DV researchers to illuminate the flaws in the state’s existing processes for separating offenders as well as those under DV restraining from their guns.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Elizabeth Bentley Appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals
Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Elizabeth Bentley, visiting assistant professor of law, to the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday, April 30. She will depart the Law School in August to begin her service on the bench.
Minnesota Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument at Minnesota Law
Minnesota Law Advances to the Quarterfinal National Rounds of National Moot Court Competition
Back in November, we reported that two teams of Minnesota Law students performed extraordinarily well in the regional competition of the National Moot Court Competition held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Both teams advanced to the semifinal rounds and the team representing Petitioner/Respondent advanced to the national rounds of the competition, which was held in New York City in January 2024. The team that advanced to New York had an outstanding showing, reaching the quarterfinals of the national round.
Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic Files a U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief about Citizens’ Spousal Rights in Visa Matters
Appearing at the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador in 2015, American citizen Sandra Muñoz and her husband, Luis Ernesto Asencio-Cordero, applied for a visa that would allow him to immigrate to the United States and become a lawful permanent resident. In short order and without explanation, they learned that the consular official denied Asencio-Cordero’s visa. Asencio-Cordero was forced to remain in El Salvador while Muñoz returned home.
Professor Ilan Wurman to Join Minnesota Law Faculty
The University of Minnesota Law School is thrilled to welcome Ilan Wurman to our faculty as an associate professor of law, with tenure, beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.
Alumni News: Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas ’94 Appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court
Governor Tim Walz appointed Minnesota Law alum Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas ’94 to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, April 22.
Walz also appointed Stearns County Chief Judge Sarah Hennesy to the state Supreme Court. Gaïtas and Hennesy will fill the seats held by retiring Justices Margaret Chutich and G. Barry Anderson, returning the court to a female majority for the first time since 1994.
