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The Fighting Mondales will be competing with St. Thomas Law School in the annual fight for the Golden Gavel. #lawschool #hockey #minnesota

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The 9th annual MLK convocation featured a conversation between global thought leader and advisor, Professor Michele Goodwin and assistant dean of equity, diversity, and inclusion Ra'Shya Ghee '13, who engaged in a discussion focused on Dr. King’s 1...

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The J. Stewart and Mario Thomas McClendon Professor in Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Appointment Lecture featuring Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Mitchell E. Zamoff on the topic of "Proposed Guidelines for Arbitral Disclosure of So...

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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the court held that race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions processes violate the Equal Prot...

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A day in the life of a UMN Law School student studying in Bergen, Norway #Shorts #Norway #StudyAbroad #lawschool #lawschools

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Join four of the Law School’s distinguished faculty experts for a lively panel discussion previewing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term. This event was held on Thursday, October 5, 2023 in Mondale Hall room 25 (Lockhart Hall).

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The 8th annual MLK Convocation featured a conversation between civil rights attorney and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong and assistant dean of equity, diversity, and inclusion Ra'Shya Ghee '13, who engaged in a lively discussion on social justice and ...

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Professors Elizabeth Bentley, June Carbone, Jill Hasday, and Charlotte Garden discussed the Dobbs case and shared their insight on the potential outcomes and implications of the case on reproductive rights and privacy rights in the U.S. Associate Dea...

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A Minnesota Law Faculty Retirement Celebration Recorded on 4/19/2022

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In this CLE, Minnesota Law’s William McGeveran, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett Professor of Law, will moderate a conversation with two of the nation’s foremost experts on Section 230 and explore both i...

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The constitutionalization of human rights law is on the rise throughout the world. With increasing frequency, countries have either adopted specific human rights provisions or incorporated entire human rights treaties into their national constitution...

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This panel segment is from the symposium, Walter Mondale: Living Legacy. The panel features: Walter Mondale, Prof. Myron Orfield, Taylor Branch, Andrew Young, Josie Johnson, This event was recorded on Oct. 20, 2015

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JLI Symposium '22 Discussion of Criminal Justice Reform and the Role of Prosecutors

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JLI Symposium '22 Historical Perspective Lessons for Today from the Framers of the Reconstruction Era

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JLI Summit '22 Opening Statements

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JLI Symposium '22 The Future of Police Accountability and Public Safety

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JLI Symposium '22 The Rights of Manoomin: Novel Legal Theories Extending Legal Rights to Our Environment

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Minnesota Supreme Court Oral Argument 2022

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Minnesota Supreme Court Oral Argument 2022

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Join the Minnesota Law Academic Engagement Committee, students, faculty and alumni as Professor Jill Hasday discusses her book Intimate Lies and the Law with Fourth Judicial District Judge Charlene Hatcher. Suppose you discover that an intimate has ...

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This annual event featured Harvard Law Professor Guy-Uriel Charles https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11681/Charles and ACLU of Minnesota Policy Director Julia Decker ’14 https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/biographies/julia-decker. Our distinguished...

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A photo retrospective of a few of the last year’s highlights at Minnesota Law. Images and music only

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Health insurance has long been understood to cover most forms of "medically necessary" health care. But who gets to decide whether particular medical interventions for individual patients are indeed "medically necessary" and hence covered? In his tal...

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Navigating Uncharted Skies: Corporate Leadership in a Time of Crisis Minnesota Law hosts the first-ever Matheson Lecture in Corporate Governance. A brand new lecture series created with a gift from Dean ’08 and Diana Matheson to honor Dean’s fa...

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A Discussion with Minnesota Law's Legal Rights Center Fellows Minnesota Law 2Ls Tony Sanchez, Emanual Williams, and Mica Standing Soldier discuss their work at the Legal Rights Center which focuses on educating the public on the legal process and f...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how international lawyers and their clients conduct business, whether locally or across multiple time zones. Most have adjusted in ways big and small. On April 21, 2021, Prof. John Matheson moderated a discussion ...

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Four Minnesota Law alumni provide an inside look, from multiple perspectives, on practicing law in Indian country. Featured speakers: Rjay Brunkow ’04, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Land Capital Company; Sara Van Norman ’04, Founder, Van Norman...

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Three Minnesota Law alumni serve on the highest court in their state. Hon. Barry Anderson ’79 (Minnesota), Hon. Natalie Hudson ’82 (Minnesota), and Hon. Janine Kern ’85 (South Dakota) participated in a conversation moderated by Judge LaJune Lan...

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Professor Stein’s Great Cases class: Brown v Board of Education (1954), offered as part of the Law School's 2021 Virtual Spring Alumni Week.

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Faculty Director of Minnesota Law’s Human Rights Center, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin holds an appointment from the United Nations Human Rights Council as the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental ...

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MN Law Dean Garry Jenkins moderates a discussion between Ra’Shya Ghee ’13, Perry Moriearty, and Hon. Nicole Starr ’03 on legal education’s role in advancing equity and racial justice. This event was part of the Law School's 2021 Virtual Sprin...

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Civil rights icon Dr. James Meredith and Minnesota Law Professor Myron Orfield discuss the history of racial injustice in education and housing during a Zoom webinar event on June 23, 2021.

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Prof. Caleb Smith, director of the federal tax clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, presents the CLEA and Kent Wennerstrom awards.

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Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York discusses his book: Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free - And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System in an April 12, 2021 event moderated by Professor Francis X. Shen.

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Hear about Hakeem’s career path from law student to his current role as corporate counsel at NASCAR. This discussion includes a brief introduction by career counselor Hallie Prest ‘12, followed by an audience Q&A. Co-sponsored by Minnesota Law’...

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A discussion of Myon Burrell’s case and Minnesota Law's Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic’s successful effort to secure Burrell’s freedom after 18 years in prison. This event features Professor Perry Moriearty, student attorney Kaitlyn...

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Minnesota Law's 6th Annual MLK Convocation: Breaking the Dam Against Social Progress – January 27, 2021 “Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams ...

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MN Law Student Bernard Cryan, 3L, describes his experience as a member of the Patent Drafting and Oral Advocacy Competition Team for Patent Law Programs.

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Frances Daniels, 2L, learns of her AccessLex scholarship during a video conference call with AccessLex representatives and Assistant Dean of Students Erin Keyes ’00.

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Dean Garry W. Jenkins wishes the Minnesota Law community a Happy 2020 Gopher Gratitude Day!

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This virtual event features Minnesota Law Alumnus Jack Baker and his spouse Michael McConnell, the first legally married same-sex couple in the history of the United States, and an overview of the 2012 marriage amendment campaign and the 2013 adoptio...

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This year's annual Lockhart Club celebration was hosted virtually on October 6, 2020, and featured a discussion between Dean Garry W. Jenkins and University of Minnesota President Joan T.A. Gabel.

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Gina Tonn '20 and Cooper Christiancy '21 share how philanthropy has had a positive impact on their Minnesota Law education and their ability to become the next generation of lawyer-leaders for the region, the country, and the world.

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Christopher M. Turoski, Law Professor and Director of Patent Law Programs, provides a brief overview of the Master of Science in Patent Law program.

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Garry W. Jenkins, dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, explains how Minnesota Law trains the next generation of lawyer-leaders for the region, the country, and the world.

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This University of Minnesota Law School webinar focuses on facial recognition technology and the implications of the growing use of video in policing and the justice system, along with how they connect to efforts to eliminate bias. This virtual progr...

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Robin Ingli, director of admissions, provides an overview of the application and admission process at the University of Minnesota Law School.

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Eura Chang, 2L, shares advice about how to have a successful 1L year and a fruitful law school experience.

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Dean Garry W. Jenkins welcomes the Minnesota Law community to the fall 2020 semester.

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Zach Wright, 3L, discusses how to excel in the wonderful time of winter in Minnesota.

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Kate Snowdon, associate director of admissions, discusses scholarship opportunities, financial aid options, and residency/reciprocity agreements at Minnesota Law.

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Navin Ramalingam, 3L, discusses his student experience at Minnesota Law.

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Mollie Wagoner, 2L, discusses preparing for law school and how you might discover the right path to realize your interests and passions.

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Maddie Mercil, admissions counselor at Minnesota Law, discusses the importance of supplemental statements to your application, and how they are a valuable opportunity to demonstrate what unique qualities you would bring to the Minnesota Law community...

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Ally Hilding, assistant director of admissions at Minnesota Law, discusses how to write a successful personal statement.

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Hosted by the Small Business Administration, University of Minnesota professors, law students, and expert lawyers come together to support small businesses in understanding legal issues in uncertain times. This July 22, 2020 talk on contract issues w...

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This webinar focused on a discussion around racial disparities seen in our criminal justice system and how we can play a positive role, moderated by Executive Director of the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Kelly Mitchell. Insi...

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Hosted by the Small Business Administration, University of Minnesota professors, law students, and expert lawyers come together to support small businesses in understanding legal issues in uncertain times. This talk on unemployment programs was given...

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Hosted by the Small Business Administration, University of Minnesota professors, law students, and expert lawyers come together to support small businesses in understanding legal issues in uncertain times. This talk on lease issues was given by two C...

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Hosted by the SBA, University of Minnesota Law School professors, law students, and expert lawyers come together to support small businesses in understanding legal issues in uncertain times. This June 17, 2020 talk on insurance was given by two Corpo...

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This panel discussion examines policing and the law in addition to exploring current realities, policy, and legal solutions to racial violence and bias in policing. The webinar features: - Dean Garry W. Jenkins - Professor Susanna Blumenthal - Profe...

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The Law School's 2020 Virtual Commencement includes congratulations, remarks, and announcements of award recipients from Dean Garry W. Jenkins, faculty, graduates, and staff, along with a recording of "Pomp and Circumstance" from the Minnesota Orches...

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Taylor Mayhall '18, judicial law clerk at the Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shares how the Environmental & Energy Law Concentration—one of 11 specialty areas at #MinnesotaLaw—prepared her to work...

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Sush Rajeevan ’15, associate at Pepper Hamilton in Boston, recounts her time at Minnesota Law and how--from the first day of class--her success was supported by the Law School.

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Christoper Ronan Conway '19, appellate court attorney at the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Third Department, shares how consistent support from his professors and career advisers and his practical learning opportunities at #MinnesotaLaw ...

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Lauren Fleming '19, litigation associate at Stinson, chose #MinnesotaLaw because she desired a degree that could pave the path to practice anywhere.

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Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan C. Page ’78 joined Navin Ramalingam, 2L, for a conversation on equality in race and education commemorating the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Minnesota Law's 5th Annual MLK Convoca...

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