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Congratulations to the Women's Law Student Association @wlsa.minnesotalaw for holding its third annual 5k fun run in support of StandpointMN, an organization that provides domestic violence resources and advocacy throughout the Twin Cities last week! This year, more than 175 students, community members, and alumni gathered to participate in the event and raised almost $4000 for the cause. In addition to Standpoint, the AluMNae Network and the Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education were present to meet attendees and discuss their organizations. This year's event had record-setting attendance, and WLSA is looking forward to continuing to grow the event in the years to come! two students getting ready to cross the finish line by @umnlaw

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Thank you to Professors Charlotte Garden, Nadia Anguiano ‘17, Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff, Veronica Tobar Thronson, and Megan Walsh, for their insights into the 2026-27 SCOTUS term. Check out the recording: z.umn.edu/boot Professors Charlotte Garden, Nadia Anguiano ‘17, Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff, Veronica Thronson, and Megan Walsh discuss the SCOTUS 2026-27 term in room 25 by @umnlaw

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Join Professor Barbara Welke, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, for a conversation about her latest book, Writing with Fire: The Cowboy Suit Tragedy and the Course of a Life.

Blending legal and cultural history with personal reflection, Welke explores the devastating cowboy suit tragedy of the 1940s and ’50s, the families affected, and the legal battles that followed.

Drawing on archival research, oral histories, and personal letters, Writing with Fire examines how law, memory, trauma, and identity shape the stories we tell about the past—and ourselves.

Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, will moderate the conversation.

📅 Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/welke2026 Light brown background with "Writing with Fire" book cover on top; light cream background with "Book Talk" in pink bar; Writing with Fire The Cowboy Suit Tragedy and the Course of a Life, Barbara Young Welke, Writing with Fire The Cowboy Suit Tragedy and the Course of a Life Barbara Young Welke Distinguished McKnight University Professor Professor of History and Professor of Law Co-Director, Program in Law and History Distinguished University Teaching Professor October 20, 2026 Book Talk: Lockhart Auditorium (Rm 25) 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Reception: Auerbach Commons 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. by @umnlaw

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Practicing Art Law

Join us for a conversation with Mikka Gee Conway ’11, whose art law career has taken her from the Minneapolis Institute of Art to counseling leading cultural institutions including the Getty, the National Gallery, and, since 2024, the Norton Simon Museum.

Professor Tom Cotter, Taft Stettinius & Hollister Professor of Law, will moderate the discussion, in the first event in our four-part Art Law series, featuring speakers who will explore the many ways law intersects with the fine arts.

📅 October 20, 12:15 to 1:15pm
Lockhart Auditorium (Room 25)
Mondale Hall

Learn more and join us: z.umn.edu/conwayartlaw2026 Art Law Event Series; image of people at a gallery looking at paintings; Practicing Art Law: A Conversation with Mika Gee Conway ’11, Secretary and General Counsel, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena; October 20, 2026. Lockhart Auditorium (Room 25), 12:15-1:15 pm; z.umn.edu/conwayartlaw2026 by @umnlaw

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Congratulations, Amanda Furst!

Assistant Dean and Chief of Staff Amanda Furst has been named a 40x40 Alumni Changemaker by Equal Justice Works, honoring 40 alumni whose careers exemplify the power of public service leadership.

At Minnesota Law, Amanda spent more than a decade building the Saeks Public Interest Residency Program, creating pathways for students to launch careers in public interest law while providing vital legal support to nonprofit and government organizations.

Her commitment to public service began with an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellowship in post-Katrina New Orleans—and continues today through her leadership at Minnesota Law.

We’re proud to celebrate Amanda and the lasting impact of her work to expand access to justice. by @umnlaw

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What will the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2026–27 term mean for constitutional law, individual rights, and the balance of power between states and the federal government? Join Minnesota Law on October 5 at 12:15 for a preview of the cases and issues poised to shape the Court’s upcoming term.

RSVP: z.umn.edu/scotuspreview2026 Image of the U.S. Supreme Court; maroon bar: U.S. Supreme Court Preview-2026-27 Term; Monday, October 5, 2026 12:15 to 1:15 pm, Walter F. Mondale Hall Lockhart Auditorium (Room 25); Moderator: Charlotte Garden Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Gray Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett Professor of Law; Panelists: Nadia Anguiano ’17 Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic; Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff Harlan Albert Rogers Professor in Law; Veronica Thronson Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Human Rights and Immigration Clinic; Megan Walsh Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic by @umnlaw

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Best Day Ever! 🧽🫧 Ernesto Fernandez Fleites ’29 and Abbey Cavitt ’29 hit the jackpot in our “What’s Not in the Dean’s Office?” giveaway, correctly guessing “SpongeBob!” Now they’ve got enough Minnesota Law merch to make it through to their 3L year in style. What could be better? 🦀🎉 by @umnlaw

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Prof. Francis X. Shen has been appointed the Irving Younger Professor in Law.

Shen first joined the Minnesota Law faculty in 2012. He became a full professor in 2020. After a brief departure to Harvard Medical School, he rejoined the Minnesota Law faculty in 2024. He teaches and writes in the areas of law and neuroscience as well as law and AI. Shen is a Member of the Faculty of the University’s Graduate Program in Neuroscience and the Teaching Faculty of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, and he directs the Shen Neurolaw Lab and is Co-Director of the Neurotech Justice Accelerator, supported by the Dana Foundation.

Shen is an interdisciplinary scholar in law and neuroscience. He conducts empirical, legal, and ethical research to examine how insights from neuroscience and artificial intelligence can make the legal system more just and effective. He also explores the ethical, legal, and social implications of advances in neurotechnology. He has co-authored numerous books, including the first Law and Neuroscience casebook (Aspen, with Jones and Schall). In 2021, he was awarded the Early Career Scholars Medal by the American Law Institute, one of two medals awarded every other year by the American Law Institute (ALI). In announcing the award, the ALI recognized Shen as “a pioneer in establishing the interdisciplinary field of law and neuroscience.”

The Irving Younger Professorship in Law honors a Minnesota Law former faculty member, Irving Younger, who was a legendary trial attorney. Congratulations!: Prof. Francis Shen, Appointed the Irving Younger professor in Law by @umnlaw

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for a fireside chat with FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez and Professor Jeff Kosseff, the Sihla Professor of Media Ethics and Law. The conversation explored the First Amendment, free speech, the FCC’s role in shaping the media landscape, and what the future could hold for our democracy.

Missed the event—or want to revisit the conversation? Watch the recording at z.umn.edu/2026FCCevent. L to R: Prof. Jeff Kosseff, Dean William McGeveran, and FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez by @umnlaw

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Professor Alexander Boni-Saenz has been appointed the Joseph E. Wargo and Anoka County Bar Association Professor in Family Law.

Boni-Saenz joined the Minnesota Law faculty in 2023 as a full professor. His scholarship focuses on age as a socio-legal category, legal issues in aging, and theoretical and doctrinal questions in inheritance law. His scholarly work is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on insights from several areas, including medicine, philosophy, and social policy. Boni-Saenz is an elected member of the American Law Institute and Academic Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

The Joseph E. Wargo and Anoka County Bar Association Professorship in Family Law honors Judge Joseph Wargo, Minnesota Law class of 1938, who served as a state district court judge in Anoka County and previously founded the law firm now known as Barna, Guzy & Steffen in Coon Rapids, Anoka County.

z.umn.edu/bn30 Congratulations! Prof. Alex Boni-Saenz: Appointed the Joseph E. Wargo and Anoka County Bar Association Professor in Family Law; Maroon bar by @umnlaw

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Available Today! New episode of Minnesota Law Now - AI, Ethics, and the Future of Human Reasoning

In this episode of Minnesota Law Now, we bring together leading voices at the forefront of legal innovation to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping law, medicine, and our understanding of the human mind.

Dean William McGeveran speaks with Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Professor Francis X. Shen, and Professor Susan Wolf in a wide-ranging conversation about the opportunities and risks AI poses across legal systems, neuroscience, health care, and scientific research.

Watch “AI, Ethics, and the Future of Human Reasoning.”
https://z.umn.edu/bmw8 by @umnlaw

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Professor Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, has received the prestigious Miller Award from the Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL), recognizing his “outstanding academic and public contributions to the field of labor and employment scholarship.”

The award honors the legacy of Paul Miller, formerly the Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law, and a leading scholar of employment discrimination and disability rights who also served for nearly a decade as a commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A nationally recognized scholar of labor and employment law, Bodie’s research also explores corporate law, data privacy, and algorithmic management. He has published more than 50 articles and book chapters in leading law reviews and is the co-author of Reconstructing the Corporation: From Shareholder Primacy to Shared Governance. He also served as a reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Employment Law, focusing on employee privacy and autonomy.

Bodie joined Minnesota Law in 2023 after serving as the Callis Family Professor at Saint Louis University School of Law. He is a faculty editor of the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law and has held leadership roles in the Association of American Law Schools’ sections on Labor Relations and Employment Law, Business Associations, and Scholarship.

Congratulations, Professor Bodie!

Photo: Catherine Fisk, the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor and Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Berkeley Law, Prof. Matthew Bodie, and Diana Reddy, assistant professor of law at UC Berkeley Law. Catherine Fisk, the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor and Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Berkeley Law, Prof. Matthew Bodie, and Diana Reddy, assistant professor of law at UC Berkeley Law. by @umnlaw

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