Faculty in the News

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Professor William McGeveran was quoted by the Minnesota Laywer on a new petition from fast food titan, Taco Bell, to end the trademark on 'Taco Tuesday'. The trademark is currently held by the food chain Taco John'…

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Professor Charlotte Garden was quoted by the New York Times and NBC on the recent SCOTUS decision that federal labor law does not protect a union from liability if damage is incurred as a result…

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Professor Myron Orfield was quoted by KSTP on the recent calls for more accountability in the Metropolitan Council. Amidst a massively over-budget metro-line extension that is still millions of dollars…

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Prof. Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in a New York Times article focused on the 18-year sentence of Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes. Rozenshtein, who has written extensively about sedition, cautioned that it could…

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, served as associate reporter on the Principles of the Law, Government Ethics, which was approved at the American Law Institute's (ALI) annual…

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was interviewed by Minnesota Lawyer on a recent piece of legislation passed in Minnesota that aims to regulated the use of deepfake technology. While the technology has been around since…

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Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed on WCCO News to discuss the current state of inflation. Commenting on the matter, Professor Vaaler shared, "I see a lot of really positive things. For example, we're…

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by The Wall Street Journal on the recent SCOTUS ruling on Section 230, which handed a win to social media companies. Section 230 provides legal protection to companies…

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A May 19, 2023 Minnesota Lawyer article titled Warhol foundation loses Prince portrait case discusses a May 18 U.S.

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Professor Jon Choi was consulted by FastCompany in a piece where the article's author attempted to use Chat GPT to get out of a parking ticket. Professor Choi was asked to evaluate the Chat GPT transcript…

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Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in the Star Tribune in an article discussing a massive change in Minnesota's juvenile justice system. A newly passed public safety bill aims to create a new statewide…

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by CNN on Montana's recent TikTok ban. This unprecedented move opens a whole new box of legal questions in an already complicated legal landscape when it comes social…