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Tribute: Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Tom Moe ’63

The University of Minnesota Law School mourns the passing of Tom Moe ’63 who died on February 15 at age 87. He was born in Des Moines and lived in several cities before his family settled in Edina, Minnesota. He was a celebrated athlete at Edina High School, gaining both local and national recognition in all three sports he played, football, basketball, and baseball.

Tom Moe.

Tribute: Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Hon. Peter J. Lindberg ’63

The Honorable Peter J. Lindberg ’63 passed away on January 23 at age 90. Lindberg was born in Red Wing and grew up in St. Louis Park. The first in his family to graduate from college, Lindberg graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1961 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1963.

Peter Lindberg.

TORT Receives the the 2026 Tony Diggs Excellence Award

Congratulations to Minnesota Law's Theatre of the Relatively Talentless (TORT) for receiving the 2026 Tony Diggs Excellence Award for "Excellence in Recreation and Entertainment" from the University of Minnesota's Student Union & Activities! 

A group of law students putting on a musical, in full costume, dancing.

Prof. Myron Orfield Named Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute

Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law, and director of the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, has been named a senior fellow at the Urban Institute. As a senior fellow, he will advise on fair housing issues and the opportunities and challenges of growing racial diversity in the suburbs of large metropolitan areas.

Myron Orfield at a podium

Tribute: Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Elliot Kaplan ’61

The University of Minnesota Law School mourns the passing of Elliot Kaplan ’61, who died on January 14 at age 89. He was a resident of Naples, Florida, and Edina, Minnesota. He was an accomplished attorney and named partner at Robins Kaplan where he practiced law for more than six decades. He served as chairman of the firm for many years, and appeared before the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Elliot Kaplan.