@rwpusa.bsky.social was interviewed by @wcconews.bsky.social about federal prosecutors continuing to dismiss charges initially brought against people for allegedly assaulting federal officers during Operation Metro Surge. z.umn.edu/bdxa

E. Thomas Sullivan, Prof. Emeritus at the University of Vermont, and @rwpusa.bsky.social recently co-authored, “The U.S. Presidency: Power, Responsibility, and Accountability,” an exploration of how presidential power in the U.S. has expanded through crises and political change. z.umn.edu/bdmg

Prof. Amy Sweasy was interviewed by @startribune.com about the Vance Boelter plea deal that secured a life sentence and spared him the death penalty. The deal may also close off one of the public’s best opportunities to understand what happened and why. z.umn.edu/bdkr

In the spring 2026 issue of Minnesota Law magazine, Minnesota Law faculty, Emmanuel Mauleón, Linus Chan, and Prof. Emeritus Jane Kirtley discussed their response to Operation Metro Surge through teaching, scholarship, and clinical work. z.umn.edu/bdjx

Prof. Ana Pottratz Acosta told Europe Says that the Trump administration has sharply tightened both asylum applications and work‑permit rules—adding new fees and shortening permit durations—changes that experts warn are closing off lawful work options for asylum seekers. z.umn.edu/bdjq

Consortium member Center for Global Health & Social Responsibility released their 2025 annual report: globalhealthcenter.umn.edu/about/our-im... They... ✨ Worked w/ students from 14 UMN schools/colleges ✨ Supported students in traveling to 23 countries ✨ Supported research in 7 countries

A new policy paper, ‘A Legal and Political Assessment of the Pall Mall Process,’ authored by @niaolainf.bsky.social was presented today in 🇪🇺Brussels. [1]

Will AI enhance lawyers’ work or erode the reasoning skills at the core of the profession? A recent empirical study by profs @nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16, David R. Cleveland, Allan Erbsen, and @danielschwarcz.bsky.social brings new clarity to the debate. z.umn.edu/bdaq

Spring 2026 Minnesota Law magazine is out now, featuring a cover story on faculty examining the legal and ethical implications of emerging technologies—from AI to bioengineering and neuroscience—and how they’re preparing the next generation of tech‑savvy legal professionals. z.umn.edu/bd6n

@rwpusa.bsky.social was interviewed by @cnn.com about federal lawsuits against cities and states that refuse to aid the Trump administration’s immigration agenda including sanctuary city lawsuits. z.umn.edu/bd5n

Prof. Linus Chan spoke to @startribune.com about the Trump admin’s practice of deporting asylum seekers to third countries with U.S. cooperation agreements, a policy critics argue sends people to places that may be dangerous and could result in their indefinite detention. z.umn.edu/bd57

Profs Brian Bix and Francisco Parisi's recent article, “Punishment and Its Relative Absence in Contract Law” is now available on @ssrn.bsky.social: z.umn.edu/bd4l

Bix and Parisi on Punitive Damages and Efficient Breach Brian Bix (University of Minnesota Law School) and Francesco Parisi (University of Minnesota Law School; University of Bologna) have posted…...

The Spring 2026 digital edition of Minnesota Law magazine is now available! Peruse features on AI and the law, Law School news and events, student profiles, alumni news, class notes, and more. The print edition of Minnesota Law will be arriving in mailboxes soon! law.umn.edu/magazine/spring-2026

This week President Trump issued an executive order that transferred thousands of positions to Schedule Policy/Career. @nicholasbednar.bsky.social explains the impact of this EO on the civil service and how active litigation related to Schedule Policy/Career affects the order.

Over at @lawfaremedia.org, I take a look at which positions President Trump placed under Schedule P/C. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/insi...

Whiteley on Property’s Climate Jack Whiteley (University of Minnesota School of Law), Property’s Climate, 111 Minn. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026) on SSRN....

@rwpusa.bsky.social was quoted by @nytimes.com opinion columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social about one of the many ways Friedman says “Donald Trump behaves more like America’s commander in thief than its commander in chief.” z.umn.edu/bcu1

Three top experts will discuss the future of organ transplantation in our free, public webinar on "Frontier Issues in Organ Transplantation: New Approaches to Saving Lives & Securing Trust." Join us on Thursday, June 25 from Noon-1:30pm Central on Zoom. Meet our speakers in the thread below.

@charlottegarden.bsky.social co‑authored, “The Divided States of Work Law: Regulating US Workplaces in the Age of AI,” in the forthcoming volume Artificial Intelligence and Labour Law: A Global Overview, M. Biasi, ed., Giappichelli/Routledge (forthcoming, 2026). @ssrn.bsky.social: z.umn.edu/bctl

Very excited to see our article on Commission Quorums in print with Stanford Law Review. @tphillips.bsky.social www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/articl...

@niaolainf.bsky.social and Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta, are among 12 individuals appointed to the Governor's Council on Recording the Truth of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS on Minnesotans (Minnesota Truth Council). z.umn.edu/bcmq

Minnesota Law celebrates Pride Month!

Consortium co-chair Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD, and colleagues explored the potential benefits, biases, and harms of using AI tools in youth mental health care, and developed a neurotech justice framework. Read the group's findings in NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience: doi.org/10.1038/s442...

At #LSASF2026? Ready for some feminist conversation? Today @ 2:45, I will host an author-meets-readers panel on my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Join me, Clare Ryan, @joannagrossman.bsky.social @jenniferhendricks.bsky.social. #WeTheMen

@danielschwarcz.bsky.social was interviewed by All AI News about law professors using AI to grade exams, with early research showing AI scores closely match human grading. The profession remains split on whether AI should lead the process or simply review human work. z.umn.edu/bcid

@niaolainf.bsky.social, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, was interviewed on @news.abc.net.au about Australian nationals returning from detention camps in Syria. Interview: z.umn.edu/bcgh

@niaolainf.bsky.social, Regents Professor and Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society, participated in a conference organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy called the Sandbox Conference: Protecting European Civic Space in the Digital Age in Tirana, Albania. bezbednost.org/en/

@nicholasbednar.bsky.social was interviewed by E&E News @politico.com about a proposal by the Office of Personnel Management to have civil servants sign a governmentwide nondisclosure agreement (NDA), with refusal to sign or violation potentially resulting in termination. z.umn.edu/bcdn

Gun Violence Prevention Clinic Fellow Christian Purnell spoke with the Rochester Post Bulletin about the omnibus firearms package that passed in the Minnesota Senate by one vote but stalled when House Speaker Lisa Demuth declined to bring it to a vote before adjournment. z.umn.edu/bcb4

Prof. Ana Pottratz Acosta told @mprnews.org that a new Trump‑administration policy memo suggests immigration officials could more readily deny applications, potentially forcing more green‑card applicants to leave the U.S. while their cases are processed abroad. z.umn.edu/bc79

Prof. @sammerchant.bsky.social was interviewed by @axios.com about lengths of prison sentences in Feeding Our Future Fraud Cases. z.umn.edu/bc6q

Prof. Sarah Brenes was interviewed by @sahanjournal.bsky.social about the aid given by community groups throughout Minnesota who were flooded with requests for legal help, translation services, grocery and rent support, and rides to school and work during ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. z.umn.edu/bc6n

“The case is in its 15th year of these pretrial proceedings, and no date has been set for the trial to begin”. As my UN Mission+Guantanamo Report (2023) underscored torture betrayed 9/11 victims & brutally harmed detainees. Torture unacceptable =evidence tainted. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was interviewed on the “LawDroid” podcast about his work with a randomized control trial measuring how next-gen AI tools affect the way how lawyers do actual legal work. z.umn.edu/bc4i

@rwpusa.bsky.social was interviewed by @cnn.com about the recent sentencing to nearly 42 years in prison of Aimee Bock, who was called the mastermind of a massive fraud scheme to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in government aid as the founder of Feeding Our Future. z.umn.edu/bc1m

@wmcgeveran.bsky.social was interviewed by @startribune.com about a proposed law, passed by the MN state legislature, that would require parental permission for children 15 and under to have social media accounts. The bill won support from both parties, but its fate is uncertain. z.umn.edu/bc0y

Presenting the M.S.P.L. Class of 2026!

Presenting the LL.M. Class of 2026!

Presenting the J.D. Class of 2026!

@energylawprof.bsky.social was interviewed on @citycasttwincities.bsky.social discussing creating tool kits for municipalities in making choices about data centers. He was joined by Professor Elise Harrington of the Humphrey School. z.umn.edu/bbvy

Gaïtas will be the first former public defender to lead the court. She is the only Minnesota Supreme Court Justice to have served at all three levels of the judicial branch.

How do we bridge the gap between biomedical research & the communities it intends to help? Consortium co-chair Francis Shen, JD, PhD is hosting a webinar to address this question. The event is sponsored by the NIH-funded REACH for BRAIN grant. 📅Tues, May 26 ⏰Noon-1pm CT Register: luma.com/fpdv53fw

Check out how two of my @umnlawschool.bsky.social roommates made a movie! After Andy wrote the draft, the movie magic got started with a "table read" on the back deck of my house. (I also provided G&Ts.) law.umn.edu/magazine/spr...

@danielschwarcz.bsky.social was interviewed on the “ESI Survival Guide” podcast discussing the first randomized control trial measuring how next-gen AI tools, specifically reasoning models and retrieval augmented systems affect the way how lawyers do actual legal work. z.umn.edu/bbgm

Ten years ago today, I walked across the stage at Northrop Auditorium and received my JD. On Saturday, I get to stand on the same stage and read the names of the 2026 graduates (the first full cohort that I taught in law school). We have come full circle.

Professor @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was interviewed on the “AI and the Future of Law” podcast discussing his recent research on AI and the cognitive development of law students. z.umn.edu/bbax

Recent reporting suggests that President Trump plans to sign an executive order promoting information sharing between AI labs and the government to identify risks by new models. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @alanrozenshtein.com explain the “dominating AI by understanding AI” agenda.

Oh boy! Do @tphillips.bsky.social and I have an article for everyone about the recent mischievousness surrounding quorums. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Prof. Janeanne Murray, director of Minnesota Law’s Clemency Project Clinic, published an essay on the influential “Sentencing Matters” substack entitled “The Silent Tragedy of Female Incarceration in U.S. Federal Prisons.” z.umn.edu/bb9t