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Lauren Graff '19 died on Oct. 30 after suffering a pulmonary embolism while pregnant. Prior to her passing, she delivered a healthy baby boy, James. Her surviving spouse is Mitchell Ness ’18. 

"Please join me in offering our heartfelt condolences to Mitchell, baby James, and Lauren’s family," said Dean Garry W. Jenkins in a message to the Minnesota Law community. "Lauren touched the lives of so many in our community and this is a heartbreaking loss."

Professor June Carbone, the Robina Chair in Law, Science and Technology, was recently elected to membership in the the American Law Institute. 

Minnesota Law boasts a top-notch LL.M. program for international law students that has hosted students from more than 80 countries over its quarter-century-plus history at the Law School. International Jurist magazine recently recognized our LL.M. program as one of the "Best Overall Experience" LL.M. programs in the United States.

Rodger D. Young ’72 of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, passed away on Sept. 30 after a brief illness. 

Three Minnesota Law students, working in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, produced a comprehensive and significant report shining a spotlight on the harsh and repressive conditions faced by  the LGBTIQ community in Guatemala.

As practice scholars at Minnesota Law's Business Law Clinic, 3Ls Molly McKinsey & Edmund Pine advised Mademoiselle Miel, a St. Paul chocolate shop known for its honey-infused bonbons and rooftop beehives, on setting up a nonprofit organization.

The mission of Building Bees will include supporting and training local beekeepers and educating the public on the ecological necessity of honeybees. The group plans to invest in low income and BIPOC communities to better support essential green spaces.

Gale R Mellum died on Sept. 18 at the age of 79.

Born in Duluth, Mellum was valedictorian of his class at Morgan Park High School, where he was also an athlete. He attended the University of Minnesota on scholarship, graduating summa cum laude undergraduate (1964) and magna cum laude from the Law School.

A seminar offered annually at Minnesota Law allows students the opportunity to take a deep dive into the electrifying world of energy and utility law.

Minnesota Law grads performed extraordinarily well on the July 2021 administration of the Minnesota bar exam.

Among first-time takers, the bar exam pass rate was an eye-popping 96.3 percent, higher than any other law school in the state and the second highest recorded since the Uniform Bar Examination was introduced seven years ago. The pass rate of Minnesota Law's first-time bar takers was nearly 15% above the state's overall bar pass rate of 81.9%.

Among all takers (regardless of attempt), Minnesota Law grads' pass rate was 94% (also the highest in the state).

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Robert (Bob) Anderson '83 to serve as solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Anderson has served as Interior’s principal deputy solicitor since last January, and was nominated by President Biden as solicitor in March.