Faculty News

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons) is a member of the Minnesota Truth Council, established by Governor Tim Walz through…

Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was quoted by the Washington Post in a story about Los…

Professor Paul Vaaler, John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, was interviewed by KSTP News about the $9 billion figure that is often cited in Minnesota fraud cases. So far, fraud cases that have…

Professor Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was interviewed by Bloomberg Law about Google’s acquiring of Spirit Airlines’ internal business data following Spirit’s bankruptcy. Google said it…

Professor Francis Shen, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, and Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow and professor of law, was interviewed by MPR News about how healthcare…

Professor Megan Walsh, director of Minnesota Law’s Gun Violence Prevention Clinic, was interviewed by KARE News about the hundreds of documents that were made public this week as part of a settlement with…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the New York Times about personal injury cases and the use of consumer legal…

Emeritus Prof. Brad Karkkainen was interviewed by MinnPost about how Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to use his authority to halt all state permitting of a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in the…

Professor James Coleman was interviewed by the Associated Press about Gov. Tim Walz's executive order that directs state agencies to pause any work on permitting or reviewing proposed copper-nickel mines…

Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was interviewed by Reuters about a bipartisan group of states presenting their claims together against Meta. Opening statements started today in which states are seeking…

Professor Kristin Hickman was interviewed on the Separation of Powers podcast. She and host Prof. Chad Squitieri of Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law discussed Skidmore v. Swift…

Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was interviewed by the Minnesota Star Tribune…