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A Big Win for the Bankruptcy Litigation Clinic
Law students working in the University of St. Thomas Bankruptcy Litigation Clinic helped a client avoid financial turmoil when a recent court decision was awarded in the woman’s favor.
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Professor Mark Osler Speaks at White House on Clemency
Professor Mark Osler will speak at the White House on Thursday, March 31, to discuss and share ideas on President Barack Obama’s clemency initiative alongside other advocates, academics and Administration officials. -
Remembering Justice Scalia
I had the privilege of clerking for Justice Scalia for two years—his last year on the D.C. Circuit and his first year on the Supreme Court. In between the two clerkships, I helped to prepare Justice Scalia for his confirmation hearings, something that, in the pre-Bork era, was still pretty much a one-person job. One… -
St. Thomas Law Rankings: #1 Private Law School in MN, #2 in U.S. for Practical Training, #35 for Clinical Training
The University of St. Thomas School of Law made the second-largest jump of any law school in the nation—up 24 spots—in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, released today. -
March 2 SCOTUS Case Includes St. Thomas Prolife Center Brief
Professor Teresa Collett, director of the Prolife Center at St. Thomas, worked with four law students to author a brief for Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt on the unique nature of abortion. -
St. Thomas Law Faculty Reflect on Scalia
In the days since Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, several members of the faculty at the University of St. Thomas School of Law have reflected on Scalia’s career, his visit to St. Thomas Law in October 2015 and the future of the Supreme Court. -
'Making a Murderer' Comes to St. Thomas Law
The attorney for Brendan Dassey—one of the subjects of the popular Netflix documentary, “Making a Murderer”—will speak Monday, Feb. 22, at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in downtown Minneapolis. -
Prolife Center is Part of Winning Arizona Court Battle on Race- and Sex-Selective Abortions
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 15 that a pair of advocacy groups challenging an Arizona law that bans race- and sex-selective abortions did not demonstrate sufficient harm from the law— which the groups say illegally discriminates against minorities—and as a result upheld an earlier court’s ruling to dismiss their case against the state. -
Schiltz Caps Off Big Year for Women’s Issues With Rome Talk on Mothers in the Workplace
At the conclusion of a year that has seen equal pay and parental leave emerge as major topics of national conversation in the United States, University of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Elizabeth Schiltz was invited to Rome to present her work on mothers in the workplace for the Pontifical Council for the Laity’s International Study Seminar, “Women and Work.”