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Retired Brigadier General (USAF) Chester David Taylor Jr. ’52 passed away last month.

General Taylor was born on May 21, 1928 in South St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from that high school. He attended the University of Minnesota for both undergraduate and law school. After graduating law school in 1952, he was then commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps. He was on active duty from 1952 to 1981.

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson ’82 will be the Law School’s 2019 commencement speaker.

Hudson was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court bench on Oct. 26, 2015 by Governor Mark Dayton. She was elected in 2016. She previously served 14 years on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

When the Innocence Project of Minnesota moved to Mondale Hall on April 1, it was something of a homecoming for IPMN executive director Sara Jones ’88, the second of three generations of Minnesota Law alums. Her father, C. Paul Jones ’50, served as Minnesota’s founding State Public Defender for 25 years and had his main office at the Law School. Her nephew, Curtis Wells, is a member of the Class of ’09.

The Innocence Project of Minnesota (IPMN) has moved to the University of Minnesota Law School as part of an expanded partnership between the group and the Law School.

IPMN is a nonprofit legal services, education, and advocacy organization that works to free the wrongfully convicted and prevent future wrongful convictions from occurring in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Formerly located at Hamline University in St. Paul, the group’s office is now in Mondale Hall.

Catherine Ulrich, 1L, a student on the Law School's Diversity Committee interviewed Professor Neha Jain about teaching and learning in a diverse and inclusive Law School environment.

Where are you from?

I was born in and grew up in India, but I have spent most of my adult life living, studying, and working in multiple countries in Europe, SE Asia, Africa, and the US, so I do not identify as being from anywhere in particular.

What led you to MN?

Catherine Ulrich, 1L, a student on the Law School's Diversity Committee interviewed Professor Chris Roberts about teaching and learning in a diverse and inclusive Law School environment.

Where are you from?

Minnesota Law students and alumni have been on the frontlines of protecting the rights of asylum seekers in a challenging political climate.

The Minnesota Law Review recently launched "Experto Crede,” a new legal podcast featuring a series of interviews with article authors and other thought leaders. The first three episodes, featuring Minnesota Law Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs William McGeveran, Rutgers Law Professor Rose Cuison-Villazor, and Rutgers Law Professor David Noll, discussing their MLR articles, are now available for streaming or download on your preferred podcast network. 

Joining the faculty as a visiting professor this semester is Eric Bylander, professor of procedural law at Uppsala University in Sweden. This is Prof. Bylander’s second tour of duty as a visiting professor at the Law School, and he was also previously here as an exchange student.

What courses are you teaching while you are with the University of Minnesota Law School?

The Law School’s Community Legal Partnership for Health Clinic is known for giving students rich experience in helping individuals with their varied legal issues. This year, the clinic added a new twist by providing students with an opportunity for first-hand involvement in policymaking through crafting legislation that would help protect Minnesota residents from radon.