Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by McClatchy News Service in a story about the FBI's refusal to release at least 15,000 pages of records relating to its investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks. The agency…
—Clinical Professor Prentiss Cox continues to appear in various media to discuss the mortgage lending collapse and the bailout of financial institutions. Cox was quoted in a front page story in the …
—Professor Ann M. Burkhart has been elected a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Fellowship is by nomination only. Candidates must be nominated by a current Fellow and approved by the State…
—Professor Jane Kirtley delivered the keynote address, "Taking Offense: Expression and Access Rights on Trial" at the Minnesota Coalition for Intellectual Freedom's Annual Dinner marking Banned Books Week at the…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in the Star Tribune after St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman announced that journalists arrested at the Republican National Convention will not be prosecuted. Coleman added that…
—Prof. Kirtley delivered the "State of the First Amendment" keynote address at the University of Kentucky's annual First Amendment Celebration on September 16. She described challenges to freedom of the press and…
—Clinical Professor Prentiss Cox appeared on the Good Question segment of WCCO-TV News, to discuss the relationship between the current financial crisis and unfair and imprudent mortgage lending…
—Professor Hill was quoted in "Filling the Leadership Void," an article in the Dealbook section of the New York Times. The article concerns the financial crisis. Hill was quoted on the unintelligibility…
—Professor Oren Gross delivered the Constitution Day keynote speech entitled "Torturing the Constitution—The (Un)Constitutionality of Waterboarding," at Case Western Reserve University.
—Professor Kitrosser was invited to provide, and has provided written testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights, for a September 16,…
—Professor Brian Bix was quoted in an article published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune titled "Postnups?" Professor Bix was quoted on the motivation for entering postnuptial agreements, and the…
—Professor Gregory Shaffer was selected as a Fernand Braudel Senior Research Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy for spring 2009. EUI is one of the premier academic institutions…