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In the News: Rachel Paulose on the Civil Rights Trial of Three Former Minneapolis Police Officers
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Paulose commented for The Wall Street Journal on the trial of the three other former Minneapolis police officers who are facing federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights following Derek Chauvin's trial. From the article: "The defense was always going to point the finger at Derek Chauvin, especially for when you…
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3L Victor Sikeley '19: A Commitment to Education
Business & LawThird-year law student Victor Sikeley '19 wants to use his law degree to help his home country of Liberia, but he isn’t waiting until he graduates to take action. As an undergraduate student at St. Thomas in 2017, Sikeley started the Initiative for a Better Africa (IFBA), a nonprofit organization that works to battle illiteracy,… -
Law Fellow Reestablishes Medical-Legal Partnerships in Western Minnesota
Business & LawMedical-legal partnerships to serve low-income clients and improve the overall quality of life in underserved communities began in the early 1990s based on the idea that there is a correlation between health care and legal services. A health issue, like a respiratory condition, for example, can be a legal issue if a landlord refuses to… -
Q&A With School of Law Alumna Kate Hibbard '06 J.D.
Business & LawKate Hibbard is the group lead lawyer for aqua nutrition and health technologies at Cargill, a Minnesota-based global food corporation and the largest privately held company in the United States. The Newsroom recently caught up with Hibbard to learn about her career journey after law school and her work at Cargill. And, frankly, it is… -
Outside Consultant: Do I Have to Search My Trademark Before I Use It?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Bradley Walz '01, '04 J.D., head of the St. Thomas law school Trademark Clinic, ran in the Star Tribune on Dec. 6, 2021. In selecting a trademark, a newcomer has the opportunity to avoid confusion and the law charges the newcomer with the obligation to do so. In determining if a likelihood of confusion… -
In the News: Rachel Moran on the Kim Potter Trial
In the NewsLaw professor Rachel Moran joined PBS NewsHour to discuss the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter. From the article: The trial is going to hinge on, can the state show that she — not that she meant to kill him, but that she disregarded her training, that her act of grabbing the… -
Tommie Experts: On Trials, Vigilantes and Citizen's Arrests
Business & LawDr. Yohuru Williams, founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas, discussed recent court trials in a panel discussion he moderated between two of the university’s School of Law professors, Rachel Moran and Mark Osler, both former prosecutors. They examined what was at the root of the killings of George… -
Jonathan Wolf '11 J.D. Honored With Prestigious Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Service
Business & LawLaw school alumnus Jonathan Wolf '11 J.D. has been chosen by the American Inns of Court to receive its 2021 Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service. This prestigious, national award is given each year to an Inns of Court member who has been in practice for less than 10 years to recognize excellence in… -
Outside Consultant: How Do I Successfully Exit My Franchise Business?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Dennis Monroe, senior distinguished fellow at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, ran in the Star Tribune on Nov. 15, 2021. There are several factors you need to take into consideration when selling. Franchises are valued on a unit level based on free cash flow. For a national concept, a multiple is applied to that cash… -
Honoring the Communion of Saints With St. Paul Iconographer
Faith and MissionThis story is featured in the fall/winter 2021 issue of Lumen. As part of an ongoing commitment to amplify the rich cultural and racial diversity within the Catholic Church, the Murphy Institute initiated a collaboration with a local artist this spring to begin work on a series of icons that will be housed at the…