Minnesota Law

Spring 2022
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Cover Story

Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Alumni with DEI expertise offer insights into building a better workplace culture.
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The Equal-Pay Advocate

Nicole Saharsky ’02 was lead appellate counsel for the U.S. women’s national soccer team in a case that resulted in landmark $24M settlement.
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The Top Lawyer at the Interior

Robert Anderson ’83 contributes his expertise in natural resources and American Indian law as solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Minnesota Law Students Help Client Avoid Removal from U.S. with Second 6th Circuit Appellate Win

Key precedential victory reaffirms the principal that the government can't relitigate the same claim in removal proceedings
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Theory at Work

Professor Claire Hill finds connections between different disciplines and between theory and real-world practice.
From the Dean

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Are Foundational to Our Mission

Sections

For the Record

For the Record

Impact of Giving

Matheson Lecture Series created through giving enriches business law instruction and leaves a lasting legacy
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New Law Library Acquisitions

Letters of Clarence Darrow, Legal Icon
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Minnesota Law To Launch Racial Justice Law Clinic

Liliana Zaragoza, joining Minnesota Law as an associate professor this summer, will lead the new clinic
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Seventh Annual MLK Convocation Focuses on Voting Right

Panel featured Harvard Law Professor Guy-Uriel Charles and ACLU-MN Policy Director Julie Decker ’14
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In Brief

News from around the Law School
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Sports and NIL Clinic to Kick Off This Fall

Students with name, image, and likeness needs, including athletes and social media influencers, will now have a place to turn for help

Faculty Focus

Faculty Focus

At 25, Poverty Law is More Popular Than Ever with Today’s Social Justice Conscious Students

Throughout its quarter century run, the class has been taught by adjunct professors Monica Bogucki and Larry McDonough.
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Pathbreaker and “Legendary Teacher”

From reproductive rights to wills and trusts, retiring professor Judith Younger illuminated tough legal concepts for legions of students
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The Legal Empiricist

Retiring professor Herbert Kritzer brought a political scientist’s perspective to studying the legal profession
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A Natural Teacher and Scholar

Retiring professor Brad Karkkainen’s impact on the environmental and natural resources fields stretches far beyond the law
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Faculty News, Awards, & Grants
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Author in Question: Amanda Lyons '09

Executive Director, Human Rights Center, and Lecturer in Law

All Rise

All Rise

Leading Questions: Henrique Beux Nassif Azem, LL.M. ’22

A federal attorney for Brazil, he holds a Master in Law degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and understands five languages
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Making the Case at the Capitol

Kendra Saathoff, 3L, helped draft and testified on a bill that provides a means for reducing sentences for crimes committed by abuse victims
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Student News

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar

Class Notes
Raising the Bar

Profiles in Practice

Four alumni share their experiences working in the entertainment industry.
Raising the Bar

Alumni News
Raising the Bar

Alumni Interrogatory: Kristen Ludgate '98

Last year, Kristen Ludgate ’98 became chief people officer for Palo Alto, California–based HP, which boasts a global workforce of more than 50,000.
Raising the Bar

Remembering Professor David Weissbrodt 1944-2021

A beloved professor and staunch advocate, David Weissbrodt had a global impact in his 40+-year career