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Prof. Linus Chan spoke to @startribune.com about the Trump admin’s practice of deporting asylum seekers to third countries with U.S. cooperation agreements, a policy critics argue sends people to places that may be dangerous and could result in their indefinite detention.
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@rwpusa.bsky.social was interviewed by @cnn.com about federal lawsuits against cities and states that refuse to aid the Trump administration’s immigration agenda including sanctuary city lawsuits. z.umn.edu/bd5n
Spring 2026 Minnesota Law magazine is out now, featuring a cover story on faculty examining the legal and ethical implications of emerging technologies—from AI to bioengineering and neuroscience—and how they’re preparing the next generation of tech‑savvy legal professionals. z.umn.edu/bd6n
Profs Brian Bix and Francisco Parisi's recent article, “Punishment and Its Relative Absence in Contract Law” is now available on @ssrn.bsky.social: z.umn.edu/bd4l
The Spring 2026 digital edition of Minnesota Law magazine is now available! Peruse features on AI and the law, Law School news and events, student profiles, alumni news, class notes, and more. The print edition of Minnesota Law will be arriving in mailboxes soon!
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@rwpusa.bsky.social was quoted by @nytimes.com opinion columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social about one of the many ways Friedman says “Donald Trump behaves more like America’s commander in thief than its commander in chief.” z.umn.edu/bcu1
Bix and Parisi on Punitive Damages and Efficient Breach
Brian Bix (University of Minnesota Law School) and Francesco Parisi (University of Minnesota Law School; University of Bologna) have posted…...
Whiteley on Property’s Climate
Jack Whiteley (University of Minnesota School of Law), Property’s Climate, 111 Minn. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026) on SSRN....
Over at @lawfaremedia.org, I take a look at which positions President Trump placed under Schedule P/C.
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This week President Trump issued an executive order that transferred thousands of positions to Schedule Policy/Career. @nicholasbednar.bsky.social explains the impact of this EO on the civil service and how active litigation related to Schedule Policy/Career affects the order.
President Trump signed an executive order making over 8,000 federal employees removable at will.
Brian Bix (University of Minnesota Law School) and Francesco Parisi (University of Minnesota Law School; University of Bologna) have posted Punishment and Its Relative Absence in Contract Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The conventional view rejects punitive damages for breach of contract on the ground that expectation damages adequately protect the promisee while preserving the possibility of efficient breach.
Jack Whiteley (University of Minnesota School of Law), Property’s Climate, 111 Minn. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Over the past two centuries, property jurisprudence has encouraged climate change through decisions that were not required by private property rights. In disputes between landowners over coal and oil, courts crafted rules that spurred carbon emissions. And in disputes over land, courts developed doctrines that diminished forests.
