Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on two panels at the University of North Carolina on "The Case of the Cuban Five: Justice or Injustice?" The Cuban Five were convicted in 2005 of various charges, including…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a panelist at the "Professional Ethics in National Security Law and Policy" conference sponsored by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School…
—Professor Jane Kirtley took part in an online chat discussing the legal and ethical issues that arise when reporters and citizen journalists live-blog and Tweet from courtrooms during trials and other legal…
—Professor Jane Kirtley discussed legal issues arising for journalism programs that sponsor student-operated news bureaus on a panel, "Student Media, J-School Newsrooms, and Class Publications: Can They Coexist?" at…
—Professor Jane Kirtley denounced attempts by the new state-run insurance exchange, MNsure, to temporarily conceal its marketing plan from the public as "bogus," in a Star Tribune article on the exchange's…
—Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, entitled "Emerging Technology and Privacy Questions," at the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence Ninth Annual Judicial Symposium in Chicago. Kirtley delivered a…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was an invited participant at the Global Workshop on Data Uses and Impacts held in London, England. The conference brought together 30 regulators, industry officials, privacy advocates and…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed by various media outlets for stories about the Department of Justice's subpoena of telephone records from Associated Press bureaus and individual reporters. She discussed the…
—Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, "The New Media as an Advocate for Human Rights Reform in Colombia," at the 14th Annual Conference on Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas, held at the University of…
—Professor Jane Kirtley chaired the panel deliberations on the topic of "Privileges for the Press" at the "Press Freedom Summit" convened at the University of Oregon. Kirtley will write the panel's report which will…
—Professor Jane Kirtley's observations on the biggest data privacy breach to date involving alleged unauthorized access by police officers to Minnesota's driver's license database were featured in the lead editorial…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by the Twin Cities Daily Planet in an article discussing Busted Paper and similar tabloids that publish mugshots. Kirtley pointed out that although some oppose online access…