Minnesota Law

Spring 2024
Issues/Contents
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Getting Down to Work

Six Minnesota Law alumni who focus on labor and employment law discuss the business of work
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A Tradition of Excellence in Labor & Employment Law

Professors Charlotte Garden and Matthew Bodie build on an impressive legacy in labor & employment law left by Professors Laura Cooper and Stephen Befort ’74
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Visions of a Healthy Work Culture

Kendra Brodin ’03 understands the value of well-being in the legal profession.
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Righting A Wrong

The Great North Innocence Project and Minnesota Law’s Innocence Clinic Help Overturn the Wrongful Conviction of Marvin Haynes
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Just Policing: A New Sawyer Seminar at the University of Minnesota

“Just Policing: Transnational Perspectives on the Definition and Possibility of Justice in Law Enforcement” slated for 2024–25
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Law in Practice Continues to Lead in Innovative Legal Education

Bloomberg Law honors Law in Practice for overall excellence in practical skills training for the second year in a row
From the Dean

Achieving Great Things Together

Sections

For the Record

For the Record

Tethering the Past to the Present: Dr. King and the Long Arc Toward Reproductive Freedom and Justice

Professor Michele B. Goodwin delivers Minnesota Law’s 9th Annual MLK Convocation.
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New Law Library Digital Resource

Historical Foundations of First-Year Law School Cases
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A Series of Fortunate Events

The Bill ’68 and Carol Tempest Scholarship Helped Janelle Walkden ’25 Find Her Path as an Environmental Lawyer
For the Record

Faculty & Staff Notes

News about Law School Hires and Moves
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Minnesota Law Welcome Three New Faculty Members for the 2024-25 Academic Year
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Victorious on the National Stage

Minnesota Law’s New Gender and Sexuality Moot Court Competition Team Wins Top Honors
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Clemency Project Clinic Students Successfully Advocate for the Shortening of Prison Sentences

In the fall of her 2L year, Amy Cohen ’24 took Professor JaneAnne Murray’s evidence class. At the time, Cohen was weighing her clinical choices and Murray encouraged her to consider the Clemency Project Clinic, which advocates for individuals serving disproportionately long prison sentences.
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Minnesota Law Students Win the Jefferey Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Three 2024 Minnesota Law graduates capped their law school experience with a first-place finish in a prestigious national moot court competition.
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Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Wins Asylum for Afghan Woman
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Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic Files a U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief about Citizens’ Spousal Rights in Visa Matters

A team from Minnesota Law’s Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic file a U.S. Supreme Court amicus curiae brief about citizens’ spousal rights in visa matters
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A Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic Case Has Its Day in Court

Law Students Argue an Impact Litigation Case Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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Staying Connected While Helping Small Businesses Succeed

Several Minnesota Law alumni working at Stinson are volunteer supervising attorneys in the Business Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic
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In Celebration of Minnesota Law’s 136th Commencement Ceremony

The University of Minnesota Law School celebrated its 136th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at Northrop .

Faculty Focus

Faculty Focus

In Remembrance of Professor Emerita Ann Burkhart

Beloved teacher, scholar, and colleague
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Faculty News & Honors
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Professor Carol Chomsky Retires

A dedicated and innovative teacher who forged new paths in service to Minnesota Law, the legal community, and the University
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Professor Robert A. Stein ’61 Retires

A visionary leader committed to service shaped Minnesota Law, the University, and the legal profession
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Author in Question: Professor June Carbone
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Theory at Work: A Transparent Approach

Professor Jill Hasday displays rare gift for translating complicated legal issues for the general public
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Professor Francis Shen Returns to Minnesota Law

A pioneer in law and neuroscience
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Breaking New Ground While Advancing Global Human Rights

United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights Fionnuala Ní Aoláin concludes her role at the U.N.
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Leading Questions: Professor Kevin Reitz

Professor Kevin Reitz served as Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code: Sentencing, published in 2023

All Rise

All Rise

TORT Presents: (MOOT) CARS!
All Rise

Advocating for Gun Violence Prevention

Chad Nowlan ’24 finds a path with a purpose at Minnesota Law
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Volunteering Gains Interest

A record number of Minnesota Law students volunteer to help prepare income taxes
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A Winning Combination

Minnesota Law’s Inaugural Sports Law Competition Team Wins National Championship

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar

Spring Alumni Week 2024
Raising the Bar

Student News
Raising the Bar

Alumni Interrogatory: June Hoidal ’03

Like the marathons she runs, June Hoidal’s ’03 legal cases require endurance, focus, and a commitment to making it to the finish line.
Raising the Bar

An Early Passion for Justice Led Emanual Williams ’23 to Minnesota Law and the Clemency Project Clinic

Last fall, Williams and the Clemency Project Clinic successfully advocated for a client’s sentence to be commuted
Raising the Bar

Why I Give: Brandon Blakely
Raising the Bar

Class Notes

News about your classmates and colleagues
Raising the Bar

Tributes