The Fall 2025 digital edition of Minnesota Law magazine is now available! law.umn.edu/magazine/fall-2025

Delighted to be featured in @umnlawschool.bsky.social's alumni mag alongside @nicholasbednar.bsky.social @khickmanjd.bsky.social @jillhasday.bsky.social @rwpusa.bsky.social & others. I will add that I have never worn a purple suit, but everything else is accurate.

@matthewtbodie.bsky.social was quoted by @marketwatch.com regarding a strike that began last week of Starbucks Workers United union that’s demanding better pay and improved staffing. The union said the strike began with 65 stores across more than 42 cities. z.umn.edu/avww

Prof. Linus Chan was quoted by @startribune.com about how this year at the U.S. federal building at Fort Snelling, more than 225 people have watched their immigration case dismissed at the government’s request, only to be arrested by ICE agents after leaving the courtroom. z.umn.edu/avw1

I'm excited to host @narosenblum.bsky.social today at the @umnlawschool.bsky.social Public Law Workshop. He will be speaking about his paper with Lev Menand, “Questioning One-Size-Fits-All Administration: Towards a Critique of Neoliberal Administrative Law.” I'm looking forward to the conversation!

I am headed to Detroit for the American Society of Legal History Conference. Tomorrow, I will be speaking about my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. I am looking forward to it! #WeTheMen #ASLH2025

Attn admin law folks: I will be talking about OIRA and independent agencies with Eli Nachmany, Paul Ray, & Roger Nober tomorrow (Friday, 11/14) at noon Eastern. Should be a fun conversation. Thanks to @FedSoc for hosting. fedsoc.org/events/indep...

I was excited see that my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality, received a “highly recommended” review from Choice Reviews. #WeTheMen

On Lawfare Daily, @klonick.bsky.social and @alanrozenshtein.com spoke to @superwuster.bsky.social about about his new book, “The Age of Extraction," how platforms have evolved, and what he sees as the future solution set for the problems that have developed in the digital era. youtu.be/SBTOdJpaZNY

Are you looking for free CLE credits or just wondering about everything going on in the executive branch. Do I have an event for you! The greatest group of scholars ever assembled for the hottest takes you have ever heard. ALL FREE!

Today at noon, I will be at the University of Minnesota Women's Club speaking about my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. I am looking forward to the conversation! #WeTheMen

Has anyone seen Professor @brianbix.bsky.social? On Halloween, Professor Bix's Contracts class dressed up to hide him in plain sight! #halloween 2025

Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social, McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, appeared on @mprnews.org to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the same-sex marriage challenge. z.umn.edu/av7y

A super interesting @hls.harvard.edu Harvard Law Review Foreword from @richardre.bsky.social. harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to our students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have served. #umnproud #veterans #veteransday2025

Want to know more about the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit the constitutionality of same-sex marriage prohibitions? I spoke with @MPRnews. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Prof. Francis Shen authored an op-ed in @startribune.com on the best course of action for the city of Mpls to reduce violence, saying any deterrence plan must be focused, balanced and fair and that the consent decree won’t suffice. But cities like Boston and Oakland offer templates. z.umn.edu/av6j

@nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16 was quoted by E&E News @politico.com about how the Department of Energy moved quickly to fulfill Trump’s campaign pledge of cutting government jobs. Prof. Bednar said the layoffs and continuing threatened reductions has resulted in demoralized staffers. z.umn.edu/av4u

I am excited to host Alice Abrokwa today at the @umnlawschool.bsky.social Public Law Workshop. She will be speaking about her paper, “Anticipating Disability.” I am looking forward to the conversation!

Prof. Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed by @wcconews.bsky.social about a case in which three Minnesotans are accused in a $500,000 scheme to defraud immigrants by offering them legal services, including paths to citizenship, that were never provided. z.umn.edu/av2k

For #adlaw folks: Due to logistical issues from the federal gov't shutdown, ABA Admin Law has replaced its usual fall conference with a shorter but free online event on 11/21. Registration is required, but it's 6.5 hrs of free, quality CLE on admin law topics. events.americanbar.org/event/a13a77...

I’m looking forward to joining my friends George Mocsary, Director of the Firearms Research Center at Univ. of Wyoming Law, and Executive Director Ashley Hlebinsky for a cozy fireside chat to discuss historical analogues and Bruen at FRC’s fall conference. firearmsresearchcenter.org/forum/2025-f...

Had a great visit with @umnlawschool.bsky.social to talk about the future of immigration reform legislation.

Nominations are still open for the inaugural AALS Firearms Section Emerging Scholar Award. Deadline is November 12! firearmslaw.duke.edu/2025/10/nomi...

“They were operating this business on the razor’s edge,” Prof. Edward S. Adams quoted in @startribune.com about Minnesota Rusco filing for bankruptcy with debts totaling more than $100 million. z.umn.edu/auus

Wondering what you can do to help protect and defend the rule of law? It was my pleasure to appear with retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Lillehaug on the first episode of the Hennepin County Bar Association’s Rule of Law 101 podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Excited to share a new and improved draft of The Limits of Regulating AI Safety Through Liability and Insurance: Lessons From Cybersecurity, co-authored with the brilliant Josephine Wolff. 🧵 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I am excited to host Tom Schmidt today at the @umnlawschool.bsky.social Public Law Workshop. He will be speaking about his paper with Gillian Metzger, “Some Realism About Constitutional Remedies.” I am looking forward to the conversation!

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @alanrozenshtein.com, and @klonick.bsky.social talked through the week’s big national security news stories, including the Trump administration's airstrikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, and more.

SSRN says I’m one of the top-10 most downloaded law authors of the year. Proof that AI and law is a hot topic—or that my mom has been busy refreshing the download button. hq.ssrn.com/rankings/Ran...

I enjoyed being part of this great panel on fixing Louisiana’s homeowners insurance crisis at Tulane Law School. My main message: lawmakers should create a homeowners insurance exchange—so people can easily shop for coverage on an apples-to-apples basis. murphy.tulane.edu/events/cle-c...

@khickmanjd.bsky.social, associate dean for research & intellectual life, was quoted by E&E News by @politico.com regarding the oral arguments today at the U.S. Supreme Court over whether a legal doctrine should be used against Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policies. z.umn.edu/aumv

Join us @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Law School to launch this new report on civilian harm. November 5.

I defended the TikTok law, and the courts agreed. But I got the institutions wrong. In @lawfaremedia.org I analyze the 3 institutional betrayals that defined this sorry saga: executive non-enforcement, congressional indifference, and corporate capitulation. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/less...

Prof. Edward S. Adams, Howard E. Buhse Professor of Finance and Law, was quoted in @startribune.com about interior remodeler Minnesota Rusco suddenly shutting down its business this week. z.umn.edu/auc0

As general counsel at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Mikka Gee Conway ’11 handles the full range of issues facing small nonprofits and finds creativity and counsel go hand in hand. Conway's creative career path is featured in the latest digital edition of Minnesota Law magazine: z.umn.edu/aubs

I was glad to have an opportunity yesterday to discuss Minnesota’s implementation of its extreme risk protection order process at the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s state conference yesterday, and its role in keeping Minnesotans safe during periods of crisis.

Glad to be a part of this very excellent collection addressing women and the law and practice of counter terrorism @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @uofmhrc.bsky.social @justsecurity.org

@alanrozenshtein.com recently gave the lecture at the Stranahan National Issues Forum at the University of Toledo College of Law. His lecture topic was “The Unitary Artificial Executive.” z.umn.edu/auaj

“For Ni Aolain, the response needs to ‘hold two things at the same time: we need to remember what was great about the radical peace that was achieved here in Northern Ireland – and we need to recall that a better peace is possible”. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/10/16/r...

On Oct. 23, @alanrozenshtein.com gave remarks on how artificial intelligence could eliminate many of the remaining constraints on presidential power at the University of Toledo Law School’s Stranahan National Issues Forum. Read his speech: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Many thanks to Toledo Law School for inviting me to give the Stranahan Lecture last week. My talk, “The Unitary Artificial Executive,” argues that AI will supercharge presidential power—expanding both what the the executive branch does and presidential control of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUfM...

Today's Lawfare Daily is a Scaling Laws ep where @alanrozenshtein.com spoke with Brett Goldstein, Brett Benson, and @noupside.bsky.social about the evolution of influence operations from crude Russian troll farms to sophisticated AI systems using large language models.

I am excited to host @marinklevy.bsky.social today at the @umnlawschool.bsky.social Public Law Workshop. She will be speaking about her paper with @zclopton.bsky.social, “Local Rulemaking.” I am looking forward to the conversation!

Now Available: Principles of the Law, Government Ethics. Professor Richard Briffault and I thank the ALI and all involved with our work on this project. As federal government ethics implode, state and local governments should take the high road and raise the bar. www.ali.org/news/article...

@rwpusa.bsky.social was quoted in @newyorker.com about Trump’s involvement in cryptocurrency and his pardoning of cybercriminals, including granting clemency to the founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao. Prof. Painter said there is no parallel in American history. z.umn.edu/atpv

Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks. Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy. 🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics

Congratulations and best wishes to @umnlawschool.bsky.social alum Kyle Hawkins on his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court!

Today's Lawfare Daily is a @scalinglaws.bsky.social where @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @alanrozenshtein.com spoke to @scottwiener.bsky.social about the frontier AI safety bill he wrote as California sate senator that Governor Newsom signed into law earlier this month.

If states are laboratories of democracy, then @scottwiener.bsky.social is one of the most prolific scientists. Sen. Wiener explains California's many AI policy experiments in an episode w/ @alanrozenshtein.com & @kevintfrazier.bsky.social. The trio cover SB 53, SB 1047, and breakfast tacos.