Faculty News

Professor Jeff Kosseff, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was interviewed on Power User podcast about Minnesota’s nudification law. The law holds companies liable for the…

Professor Veronica Thronson was interviewed by the Sahan Journal about a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule that will put more asylum seekers into deportation proceedings without an interview…

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by Courthouse News Service and the St. Paul Pioneer Press about the state’s reasoning to bring Vance Boelter to trial. In a federal trial against him,…

Professor JaneAnne Murray, clinical professor of law and director of the Clemency Project Clinic, submitted comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission addressing the Commission's proposed priorities for the 2026-…

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by KSTP News about Minnesota fraud convictions that have often resulted in reduced sentences or have been dismissed. This is due to two sentencing options available to state…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed by the Italian news site MicroMega about the…

Professor Jeff Kosseff, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was interviewed by MPR News about Elon Musk taking Minnesota to court. A lawsuit by Musk's artificial intelligence company, X.AI,…

Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was interviewed by ABC News about the effects of a spike of 21% in home foreclosures during the first six months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. During the pandemic…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed on the Lawfare Daily podcast about the United Nations Independent…

Professor Emmanuel Mauleón authored an editorial in Slate about how Twin Cities residents practiced popular constitutionalism during Operation Metro Surge. Prof. Mauleón wrote, “The surge made…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in The New York Review of Books about the United Nations Security Council’s sanctions list. The council continues to add people from around the world to the list,…

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by FOX 9 News about a federal judge raising concerns about sworn statements made by a federal immigration agent who is connected to dozens of criminal cases during Operation…