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In the News: Mark Osler on the Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler commented for Reuters on the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. From the article: Mark Osler, a law professor at Minnesota's University of St. Thomas and a former federal prosecutor, said most police misconduct…
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In the News: Mark Osler on the Federal Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler discussed with WCCO Radio the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Osler explained how this federal trial will differ from the state trial, and what can be expected during the jury selection process. -
In the News: Mark Osler on the Former Minneapolis Police Officers Accused of Violating the Civil Rights of George Floyd
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler commented for The Washington Post on the complexity of the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. From the article: But Mark Osler, a former federal prosecutor who is now a law professor at… -
In the News: Mark Osler on the Federal Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Mark Osler commented for the Associated Press on the complexity of the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. From the article: State prosecutors must prove the officers helped Chauvin commit murder or manslaughter, while federal prosecutors… -
In the News: Mark Osler and Rachel Moran on the Trial of Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professors Rachel Moran and Mark Osler provided insight to KAAL News into the federal trial of former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. From the article: “The judge is saying he wants to get the whole trial done in two… -
Engaging Rapidly Changing Fields of Knowledge
Business & LawIn this letter from the fall 2021 issue of St. Thomas Lawyer, School of Law Dean Robert Vischer addresses the law school's expanding presence in the world of intellectual property. -
Winning With IP Moot Court Coaches
Business & LawMoot court competitions are propelling St. Thomas Law toward a legacy of excellence in intellectual property. In 2020, St. Thomas Law took first place at the USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition in its debut appearance at the event. The law school’s IP Moot Court teams have advanced to the American Intellectual Property Law Association… -
Q&A With Thomas Berg
Business & LawA thought leader in the relationship between intellectual property rights, social justice and human development, Thomas Berg, James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, is the co-author of Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property (Cambridge University Press, 2019). He is also an accomplished scholar in… -
Long-distance Mentorship Offers a Global Experience
Business & LawWhen 3L Erin Herdeman was contemplating asking Laura Gisler '14 J.D. to be her mentor last year, she knew it would be a unique pairing considering the more than 4,000 miles separating them. But with a global pandemic forcing more people online to connect, distance became less of an issue than it might have been… -
Alumni Profile: Hiep Pham ’12 J.D.
Business & LawCargill, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel Why did you go to law school? I was a software engineer open to a career pivot. A friend (now my wife) was in law school and suggested I might enjoy it. She was right! Why IP law? I didn’t want my engineering background to pigeonhole me into IP, but…