Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty and staff on their accomplishments!
Date Range: November 1-30, 2024
Larson, David
OTHER: 11/15/2024 Ray Corollary Initiative CEO Search
Professor David Allen Larson was a member of the non-profit RCI Board of Directors Hiring Committee that, with the assistance of recruiting firm DRG Talent, completed a lengthy nationwide search and hired the first CEO for RCI. The mission of the RCI (Ray Corollary Initiative) is to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the selection of arbitrators, mediators, and other ADR neutrals
Pope, Thaddeus
PRESENTATION: 11/2/2024 “Brain Death: Resolving Persistent and Growing Challenges”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Brain Death: Resolving Persistent and Growing Challenges” at the 17th Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference held November 1, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida.
PRESENTATION: 11/8/2024 “Decline and Fall of Informed Consent: Long Live Shared Decision Making with Certified Patient Decision Aids”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented “Decline and Fall of Informed Consent: Long Live Shared Decision Making with Certified Patient Decision Aids” at the 36th Annual Dorothy MacLean Conference held in Chicago, Illinois on November 8, 2024.
https://youtu.be/sp9eVJo_h4g?si=BD4R9_EXDBWMErvX
PRESENTATION: 11/12/2024 “Better Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients”
Professor Thaddeus Pope presented, “Better Decision Making for Unrepresented Patients” to Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon on November 12, 2024.
PUBLICATION: 11/13/2024 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Professor Thaddeus Pope’s article, “‘Mr. Smith Has No Mealtimes’: Minimal Comfort Feeding for Patients with Advanced Dementia was published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Hope A. Wechkin, Paul T. Menzel, Elizabeth T. Loggers, Robert C. Macauley, Peter L. Reagan, and Timothy E. Quill co-authored the article.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.11.001
MEDIA: 11/19/2024 Law360 Healthcare Authority
Professor Thaddeus Pope was quoted in the November 19, 2024 Law360 Healthcare Authority article, “W.Va. Amendment Marks Obstacle For Aid-In-Dying Movement.”
Pottratz-Acosta, Ana
MEDIA: 11/7/2024 MPR News
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was quoted in the November 7, 2024 MPR News story, “Minnesota Experts Weigh in on Possible Immigration Policy Changes under Trump Administration.” The story was reprinted in the November 11, 2024 edition of the Pioneer Press.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/11/07/experts-weigh-in-on-possible-immigration-policy-changes-under-next
PRESENTATION: 11/7/2024 “Smart Legal Advocacy: Integrating Social Science Insights into Clinical Education”
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta presented “Smart Legal Advocacy: Integrating Social Science Insights into Clinical Education” at the AALS Midwest Clinical Conference on November 7, 2024.
MEDIA: 11/11/2024 Fox 9 News
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed on the November 11, 2024 Fox 9 News story, “How Will Trump’s Campaign Promise of Mass Deportation Work in Minnesota?”
https://www.fox9.com/news/how-will-trumps-campaign-promise-mass-deportation-work-minnesota
MEDIA: 11/11/2024 WCCO Radio
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed on November 11, 2024 WCCO Radio program, the Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar for the story, “Nervous immigrants fear possibly deportation under new administration.”
https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-morning-news-with-vineeta-sawkar-2e837/episodes/nervous-immigrants-fea
MEDIA: 11/14/2024 Sahan Journal
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was quoted in the November 14, 2024 Sahan Journal article, “Inside Donald Trump’s immigration plans: mass deportations, tighter borders, workplace raids.”
https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/trump-immigration-policy-mass-deportation-plan-undocumented-minnesota
MEDIA: 11/18/2024 KARE-11 News
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed on the November 18, 2024 KARE-11 News story, “Federal trial begins in case related to family from India that died at Canada-U.S. border.”
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/federal-trial-family-india-died-at-canada-us-border/89-4efef658-2d83-
MEDIA: 11/18/2024 Fox 9 News
Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta was interviewed on the November 18, 2024 Fox 9 News story, “Trump plans to declare emergency, use military for mass deportations.”
https://www.fox9.com/news/trump-plans-declare-emergency-use-military-mass-deportations