Prof. Prentiss Cox ’90 told @reuters.com that a bipartisan group of states jointly pursuing claims against Meta over social‑media harms to children allows those states to pool resources, share expertise, and may strengthen their credibility with the judge and jury. z.umn.edu/bhtl

@jillhasday.bsky.social spoke to @startribune.com about the wide-ranging surveillance campaign by the federal government against local labor unions that was revealed in court records last week. z.umn.edu/bhsc

Francis X. Shen, Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow and professor of law, has been named Associate Dean for Research & Intellectual Life at the University of Minnesota Law School. Congratulations, Professor Shen! z.umn.edu/bhsd

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by @fox9mn.bsky.social about Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in the federal case against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and what will happen next. z.umn.edu/bhrh

Prof. Susan Wolf, chair of @umnconsortium.bsky.social co-authored an article in the @hastingscenter.bsky.social Report examining evolving research ethics for big team science in research networks. The findings outlined in the article grows out of the NSF-funded NetEthics project. z.umn.edu/bhr8

We are excited to announce that @jkosseff.bsky.social has joined the University and the Law School this month as the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law and the director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the @hubbardschoolumn.bsky.social. Welcome! z.umn.edu/bhqs

@alanrozenshtein.com, associate professor of law, has taken a leave of absence from the University of Minnesota Law School to join @anthropic.com’s Rule of Law team as a member of its technical staff within the Anthropic Institute. z.umn.edu/bhna

@danielschwarcz.bsky.social was quoted by @politico.com about insurance groups backing fossil‑fuel efforts to avoid liability for extreme‑weather damage, a stance the Center for Climate Integrity says shows insurers are ignoring the need to protect policyholders from climate risks. z.umn.edu/bhmu

Congratulations to my talented @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @alanrozenshtein.com on this exciting opportunity. We look forward to having him back with us full time in a couple of years and to seeing him on campus frequently in the meantime.

Alan Rozenshtein@alanrozenshtein.com · 2d ago

Personal update: I've taken leave from @umnlawschool.bsky.social to join @anthropic.com as a member of technical staff researching AI and the rule of law at the Anthropic Institute. Excited to work with @botvinick.bsky.social and the rest of the team!

Personal update: I've taken leave from @umnlawschool.bsky.social to join @anthropic.com as a member of technical staff researching AI and the rule of law at the Anthropic Institute. Excited to work with @botvinick.bsky.social and the rest of the team!

Extremely excited that legal scholar extraordinaire and beloved teacher @rhollblum.bsky.social has now officially joined the @umnlawschool.bsky.social community! Great day for Minnesota Law students, faculty, and me!

@wmcgeveran.bsky.social was interviewed by @mprnews.org about the use of Flock cameras and questions about data privacy, the kind of information Flock cameras collect, who can access that information, and what limits the Constitution puts on tracking our movements. z.umn.edu/bhby

Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for an upcoming event in the Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series. Details below ⬇️

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Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations" with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C. 🗓️: Friday, September 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bgi4

Prof. Paul M. Vaaler was interviewed on IQ Index, a locally produced current affairs show focused on Somali politics, community issues, and policy developments affecting the Somali diaspora. In the episode “The Trust Economy,” Prof. Vaaler discussed how a hawala network functions. z.umn.edu/bh8n

@jillhasday.bsky.social was interviewed by @minnpost.com about the SAVE America Act. The U.S. Senate adjourned without taking action on the SAVE America Act. Minnesota election officials and voting rights experts no longer expect the legislation to pass this year. z.umn.edu/bh5a

The glory of zoom court. My summer student directors, Charlize Esquillo ('28) and Connor Smith ('28) appeared last week to defend the constitutionality of MN's extreme risk protection order law. Respondent is pro se and has motions pending at all 3 levels of Minnesota's court system.

Updated on SSRN with new textual analysis about how AI revision changes student work product. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Daniel Schwarcz@danielschwarcz.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’m delighted to share that the Northwestern University Law Review will publish Artificial Intelligence and Human Legal Reasoning, co-authored with @nicholasbednar.bsky.social, Allan Erbsen, and David Cleveland. 1/4

@jkosseff.bsky.social spoke to @postbulletin.bsky.social about an appeal by a woman found guilty of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for using a racial slur against a Black autistic child at a park. Free speech experts say she has a strong chance of winning on First Amendment grounds. z.umn.edu/bh1j

@jkosseff.bsky.social was interviewed on Power User podcast about Minnesota’s nudification law. The provision passed with near unanimous bipartisan support in both the Minnesota House and Senate earlier this year. z.umn.edu/bgwz

I spoke with the Rochester Post-Bulletin about the First Amendment issues surrounding a disorderly conduct conviction for a racial slur. www.postbulletin.com/news/local/w...

Why Shiloh Hendrix, the racial slur hurler, may win an appeal to overturn her disorderly conduct conviction

For words to be criminal, they must not only enrage and abuse but be likely to provoke an immediate violent response.

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Can cryobiology agree on its language? In this video, Lakshya Gangwar, PhD, shares why harmonizing terminology in cryobiology is essential for improving reproducibility, regulatory clarity, ethical governance, & translation across medicine, conservation, food & agriculture.

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Prof. Veronica Tobar Thronson was interviewed by @sahanjournal.bsky.social about a new DHS rule that will put more asylum seekers into deportation proceedings without an interview. The rule change removes references to a “right to” an interview and reframes it as optional. z.umn.edu/bgtv

I’m delighted to share that the Northwestern University Law Review will publish Artificial Intelligence and Human Legal Reasoning, co-authored with @nicholasbednar.bsky.social, Allan Erbsen, and David Cleveland. 1/4

Prof. Amy Sweasy was interviewed by @courthousenews.bsky.social about the state’s reasoning to bring Vance Boelter to trial. Prof. Sweasy said that aside from bringing additional charges, the state’s interest lies in securing a sentence that can’t be presidentially pardoned. z.umn.edu/bglj

Prof. Janeanne Murray, clinical professor of law and director of the Clemency Project Clinic, submitted comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission addressing the Commission's proposed priorities for the 2026-27 Amendment Cycle. z.umn.edu/bgkc

We are pleased to welcome Visiting Clinical Professor of Law Veronica Tobar Thronson for 2026-27. She will be directing the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic this year, which is part of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans University of Minnesota Law. z.umn.edu/bgjy

Prof. Amy Sweasy was interviewed by @kstptv.bsky.social about Minnesota fraud convictions that have often resulted in reduced sentences or have been dismissed due to two sentencing options available to state court judges: a stay of imposition and a stay of adjudication. z.umn.edu/bgg0

@niaolainf.bsky.social was interviewed by the Italian news site MicroMega about the significance of Russia and Israel’s inclusion in the U.N.’s annual report on sexual violence in armed conflict. z.umn.edu/bgdu

@jkosseff.bsky.social spoke with @mprnews.org about Elon Musk's lawsuit against Minnesota's so-called “nudification ban” which is set to take effect Saturday. Musk argues the ban restricting deepfake tools that create nude images without consent violates the First Amendment. z.umn.edu/bgd1

Prof. Prentiss Cox ’90 spoke to ABC News about the spike of 21% in home foreclosures during the first six months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. With the elimination of many Covid-era home-owner aid programs and a rising cost of living, foreclosures are increasing. z.umn.edu/bgbl