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In shameless self-promotion, see my recent article on this first point. Who implements law, how they are appointed, and how they are removed shapes the skills, expertise, and normative values brought to execution. Congress decides what is necessary and proper.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In shameless self-promotion, see my recent article on this first point. Who implements law, how they are appointed, and how they are removed shapes the skills, expertise, and normative values brought to execution. Congress decides what is necessary and proper.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed by @wcconews.bsky.social about U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s claim that half of the visas in Minnesota are “fraudulent” amid multiple federal probes into the state. Noem did not provide evidence. z.umn.edu/axck
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed by @wcconews.bsky.social about U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s claim that half of the visas in Minnesota are “fraudulent” amid multiple federal probes into the state. Noem did not provide evidence. z.umn.edu/axck
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A tip for 1Ls studying for finals: Take a practice exam and ask an AI to grade it. You’ll get a solid read on your performance and where to improve. Our new article, Grading Machines, shows this approach works well, especially if you give the AI a rubric. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Grading Machines: Can AI Exam-Grading Replace Law Professors?
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<p>In the past few years, large language models (LLMs) have achieved significant technical advances, such that legal-advocacy organizations are increasin
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December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A tip for 1Ls studying for finals: Take a practice exam and ask an AI to grade it. You’ll get a solid read on your performance and where to improve. Our new article, Grading Machines, shows this approach works well, especially if you give the AI a rubric. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The University of Minnesota Law School is thrilled to announce @hsanderson.bsky.social will join the faculty in fall 2026 as an associate professor of law. Welcome, Professor Anderson!
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December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The University of Minnesota Law School is thrilled to announce @hsanderson.bsky.social will join the faculty in fall 2026 as an associate professor of law. Welcome, Professor Anderson!
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Highlighting new scholarship @ssrn.bsky.social from my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social about using AI to grade law school exams that should be of interest to law professors of all stripes.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Highlighting new scholarship @ssrn.bsky.social from my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social about using AI to grade law school exams that should be of interest to law professors of all stripes.
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Looking forward to being part of this exciting online panel on AI in health insurance coverage disputes. The panel is scheduled for Wed. Dec. 10 from noon-1:30 central. Attendance is free and open to the public. Learn more or register to attend here: consortium.umn.edu/event/ai-hea...
AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes | consortium
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December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Looking forward to being part of this exciting online panel on AI in health insurance coverage disputes. The panel is scheduled for Wed. Dec. 10 from noon-1:30 central. Attendance is free and open to the public. Learn more or register to attend here: consortium.umn.edu/event/ai-hea...
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Very excited to welcome the impressive @hsanderson.bsky.social to the @umnlawschool.bsky.social faculty starting next fall! FWIW, I recommend ice cleats! (That said, overall, I think Minnesota's climate is unfairly maligned.)
I guess this means it's official!! I am beyond thrilled to be joining Minnesota Law as an associate professor next year.
Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!
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Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!
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December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Very excited to welcome the impressive @hsanderson.bsky.social to the @umnlawschool.bsky.social faculty starting next fall! FWIW, I recommend ice cleats! (That said, overall, I think Minnesota's climate is unfairly maligned.)
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social was quoted in Canada’s @ledevoir.com on the presidential pardon power. She said: “The President's pardon power, especially when combined with presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, can be destabilizing for democracy and the rule of law.”
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December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social was quoted in Canada’s @ledevoir.com on the presidential pardon power. She said: “The President's pardon power, especially when combined with presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, can be destabilizing for democracy and the rule of law.”
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z.umn.edu/awxv
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TOMORROW! Spend an evening with Jorell Melendez-Badillo. Lecture at 5, reception at 6:30. Books available for sale. More info at z.umn.edu/JorellMelendezBadillo
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December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
TOMORROW! Spend an evening with Jorell Melendez-Badillo. Lecture at 5, reception at 6:30. Books available for sale. More info at z.umn.edu/JorellMelendezBadillo
@umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social
@umnengagement.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umn-amst.bsky.social @umnpolisci.bsky.social @umnenglish.bsky.social
Professor @nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16 was quoted by the @nytimes.com about a group of former General Services Administration workers who are accusing the Trump administration of breaking the law for refusing to reinstate them following the government shutdown.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Professor @nicholasbednar.bsky.social ’16 was quoted by the @nytimes.com about a group of former General Services Administration workers who are accusing the Trump administration of breaking the law for refusing to reinstate them following the government shutdown.
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The debate over openness in artificial intelligence (AI) is the topic of a forthcoming article, “Unbundling AI Openness”, in the Wisconsin Law Review, co-authored by Minnesota Law professor @alanrozenshtein.com, with colleagues @ptnobel.bsky.social, and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The debate over openness in artificial intelligence (AI) is the topic of a forthcoming article, “Unbundling AI Openness”, in the Wisconsin Law Review, co-authored by Minnesota Law professor @alanrozenshtein.com, with colleagues @ptnobel.bsky.social, and @chinmayisharma.bsky.social.
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@alanrozenshtein.com wrote in an op-ed in @startribune.com about the benefits of driverless car company @waymo.bsky.social testing self-driving cars in Minneapolis. z.umn.edu/awq0
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
@alanrozenshtein.com wrote in an op-ed in @startribune.com about the benefits of driverless car company @waymo.bsky.social testing self-driving cars in Minneapolis. z.umn.edu/awq0
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New Paper: Presidential Control of the Civil Service.
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
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Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
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Presidential Control of the Civil Service
<p>Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article challenges that assumption. Legal scholars too oft
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November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New Paper: Presidential Control of the Civil Service.
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Conventional wisdom holds that the civil service sits safely beyond the president's reach. Does it? (1) Not nearly as much as legal scholars think. (2) That's a problem for the execution of the law. 1/12
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Exploring the intersection of age and race forms the basis of @abonisaenz.bsky.social’s teaching and groundbreaking research. Find out more about Professor Boni-Saenz in the Fall 2025 digital edition of Minnesota Law magazine: z.umn.edu/awp0
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Exploring the intersection of age and race forms the basis of @abonisaenz.bsky.social’s teaching and groundbreaking research. Find out more about Professor Boni-Saenz in the Fall 2025 digital edition of Minnesota Law magazine: z.umn.edu/awp0
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Excited that my first op-ed ever is in my local paper @startribune.com, about why Minnesota should welcome Waymo's self-driving cars. www.startribune.com/waymo-expand...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Excited that my first op-ed ever is in my local paper @startribune.com, about why Minnesota should welcome Waymo's self-driving cars. www.startribune.com/waymo-expand...
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more.
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
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December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more.
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
December 10, Noon–1:30pm
Featured speakers include:
@danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane
🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social podcast to discuss her new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on the @strictscrutiny.bsky.social podcast to discuss her new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality.
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z.umn.edu/awh3
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I had a great time on Strict Scrutiny discussing my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Thanks to Kate Shaw for interviewing me. #WeTheMen @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I had a great time on Strict Scrutiny discussing my new book, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality. Thanks to Kate Shaw for interviewing me. #WeTheMen @strictscrutiny.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social
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Today at 4:00PM EST/3:00 PM CST, I'll be at the ABA Administrative Law Conference speaking with @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social, @nicholashandler.bsky.social, and Philip Howard about the future of the civil service. Have been looking forward to this conversation all semester!
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today at 4:00PM EST/3:00 PM CST, I'll be at the ABA Administrative Law Conference speaking with @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social, @nicholashandler.bsky.social, and Philip Howard about the future of the civil service. Have been looking forward to this conversation all semester!
@energylawprof.bsky.social was quoted in @startribune.com about the effectiveness of the city of Minneapolis charging a carbon fee. Some experts say the fee is too small to significantly cut pollution and will have little effect on climate change.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@energylawprof.bsky.social was quoted in @startribune.com about the effectiveness of the city of Minneapolis charging a carbon fee. Some experts say the fee is too small to significantly cut pollution and will have little effect on climate change.
z.umn.edu/awea
z.umn.edu/awea
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on the @lawyer 2 Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast on @legaltalknet.bsky.social to discuss her book, Intimate Lies and the Law.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Professor @jillhasday.bsky.social appeared on the @lawyer 2 Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast on @legaltalknet.bsky.social to discuss her book, Intimate Lies and the Law.
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z.umn.edu/awcy
Thank you to everyone who made Give to the Max Day a success for the Law School! Alumni and friends generously donated $16,675 for scholarships. Your giving supports students like 2L Nathanael Ashton-Piper.
Read Nathanael's story: z.umn.edu/awcv
Read Nathanael's story: z.umn.edu/awcv
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you to everyone who made Give to the Max Day a success for the Law School! Alumni and friends generously donated $16,675 for scholarships. Your giving supports students like 2L Nathanael Ashton-Piper.
Read Nathanael's story: z.umn.edu/awcv
Read Nathanael's story: z.umn.edu/awcv
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Alienation of affection. Litigation. Intimate deception. Tune in to #Lawyer2Lawyer with host J.Craig Williams @legaltalknet.bsky.social and special guest @jillhasday.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Alienation of affection. Litigation. Intimate deception. Tune in to #Lawyer2Lawyer with host J.Craig Williams @legaltalknet.bsky.social and special guest @jillhasday.bsky.social @umnlawschool.bsky.social
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Minnesota Law selected three 2025 Robina Public Interest Fellows. Nate Bander ’25 will work at the Mpls-based Great North Innocence Project, Frank De Jong ’25 will join Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and Rose Lewis ’25 will work at the LA-based organization Public Counsel.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Minnesota Law selected three 2025 Robina Public Interest Fellows. Nate Bander ’25 will work at the Mpls-based Great North Innocence Project, Frank De Jong ’25 will join Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and Rose Lewis ’25 will work at the LA-based organization Public Counsel.
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