Professor Peter Erlinder on Our World in Depth local cable TV show

10 am, Wednesday, Feb. 3, SPNN Channel 15

William Mitchell Professor C. Peter Erlinder will be a featured guest on the Our World In Depth local cable TV television show on “International Tribunals, History Told by the Victors and the Geo-politics of Africa (Part 2).” The show airs on SPNN Channel 15 at 5 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 2, and 10 am, Wednesday, Feb. 3.

Posted: Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Mitchell faculty in the news, through Feb. 3

Following is a summary of William Mitchell faculty and programs recently featured in the media.

Posted: Monday, February 01, 2010

Faculty and staff share images of ancestors in new exhibit

Thirty William Mitchell faculty and staff are sharing images of their ancestors in a new photo exhibit on display Jan. 25-April 2, 2010 in the first-floor Gallery at the law school.

Posted: Monday, January 25, 2010

Professor Radsan grades Obama’s first year: Little changed in national security except packaging

A year after President Barack Obama took office, not much has changed in the world of national security except for the packaging, according to William Mitchell Professor Afsheen John Radsan, an expert and frequent media commentator on national security issues.

Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Debra Hilstrom receives Student Award of Merit for contributions to William Mitchell and community

Debra Hilstrom ’10 received the Student Award of Merit at commencement ceremonies Jan. 16. She balanced duties as a state legislator with law school, advocated for Mitchell, and earned her degree in just 2 ½ years.

Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Professor Thuy Vo elected to The American Law Institute

William Mitchell Professor Thuy-Nga T. Vo is one of 47 distinguished legal scholars and practitioners from across the country and globe recently elected to The American Law Institute (ALI).

Posted: Thursday, January 07, 2010

Sarah McBroom ’09 receives 2010-12 Skadden Fellowship in public interest law

Alumna is first recipient from William Mitchell of prestigious national fellowship

Sarah McBroom ’09 is one of 25 recent law school graduates from across the country to receive the prestigious two-year, fully-paid Skadden Fellowship in public interest law from the firm’s foundation.

Posted: Monday, January 04, 2010

Mitchell faculty in the news, January 2010

Following is a summary of Mitchell faculty and programs recently featured in the media.

Posted: Friday, January 01, 2010

Carbon Management and the Law

Mitchell hosts carbon management symposium with local and national experts
Join local and national experts from industry, government, and advocacy organizations at a free symposium on the rapidly emerging field of carbon management law.

Posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009

Mitchell faculty in the news, through Dec. 30

Following is a summary of Mitchell faculty and program recent featured in the media.

Posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Retooling for the New Economy: Learn about emerging areas of law

As part of William Mitchell’s efforts to help alumni and students retool for the new economy, during spring semester, we are offering free CLEs for alumni and a for-credit course for students on emerging areas of law.

Posted: Friday, December 18, 2009

Professor Afsheen John Radsan in Harvard Web seminar on unmanned weapons Dec. 17

William Mitchell Professor Afsheen John Radsan will participate in a live Web seminar at 8:30 am, Thursday, Dec. 17, on Unmanned Weapons and Challenges to International Humanitarian Law hosted by the Harvard University Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research.

Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009

More than 100 volunteers help 346 people with legal issues at Project Homeless Connect

Eighteen law student volunteers are from William Mitchell

The December 2009 Project Homeless Connect event, which connects those in need with free services and resources in one location, provided 346 people with legal assistance—100 more than at any of the event’s past four years.

Posted: Monday, December 14, 2009

LAMP Clinic state Supreme Court victory ends “pay for stay” prior to conviction

William Mitchell’s Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners (LAMP) Clinic won a major case at the Minnesota Supreme Court on Dec. 3, 2009. The case impacts counties and people accused of crimes across the state. The Court ruled in Jones v. Borchardt that county jails must stop charging inmates for room and board before they are convicted of a crime.

Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2009

Nine Mitchell students receive 2010-11 judicial clerkships in state appellate courts

Nine Mitchell students were selected for 2010-11 judicial clerkships in state appellate courts after they graduate in May 2010. Carol Washington and Emily Polachek will clerk for Chief Justice Eric Magnuson ’76 and James Graves will clerk for Justice Helen Meyer ’83 at the Minnesota Supreme Court. Students selected for Minnesota Court of Appeals clerkships are: Emily Babcock, Judge Kevin Ross; Laura Bartlow, Judge Wilhelmina Wright; Molly Burke and Jim Wilson, Judge Harriet Lansing; Wyatt Partridge, Judge Terri Stoneburner; and Paul Sand, Judge Matthew Johnson ’92. Brian Carter-Stiglitz ’09, currently serving as a clerk for U.S District Court Judge Robert Cleland in Michigan, was selected for a 2010-11 federal clerkship with U.S. District Court Judge Joan Erickson in Minnesota.

Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009