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Dean Niedwiecki on opting out of U.S. News rankings process

Posted: May 11, 2023
Mitchell Hamline President and Dean Anthony Niedwiecki announced to staff and faculty early in 2023 that the school would not be participating in the U.S. News & World Report rankings process this year. In the message below—posted the day the rankings were released—he discusses his reasons for opting out of the U.S. News process and …

Dean Niedwiecki on opting out of U.S. News rankings process

Mitchell Hamline marks 50 years of clinical education

Posted: May 8, 2023
Mitchell Hamline celebrated 50 years of clinical education with an event on Friday, May 5. The anniversary dates to 1973, when the William Mitchell Law Clinic debuted with four offerings, in criminal law, civil practice, welfare law and criminal appeals. It was one of the first clinics to open at any law school in the …

Mitchell Hamline marks 50 years of clinical education

Court of Appeals hears arguments at Mitchell Hamline

Posted: April 13, 2023
A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals convened in the Mitchell Hamline auditorium on Thursday to hear oral arguments in two cases. “We’re delighted to be here,” said Judge Lucinda Jesson at the beginning of deliberations that she presided over alongside Judges Tracy Smith and Jeffrey Bryan. Several dozen students, as well as …

Court of Appeals hears arguments at Mitchell Hamline

Mitchell Hamline joins St. Paul effort to remove racial covenants

Posted: April 10, 2023
Mitchell Hamline School of Law will work with the City of Saint Paul to help homeowners remove discriminatory racial covenants on their property deeds. The partnership, announced Monday, is part of the city’s move to become one of nearly two dozen Minnesota cities to in a coalition called Just Deeds. Just Deeds is a collaborative …

Mitchell Hamline joins St. Paul effort to remove racial covenants

Judge Sarah Wheelock to deliver Mitchell Hamline commencement address

Posted: March 30, 2023
Judge Sarah Wheelock, who made history in 2021 when she was the first Native American ever named to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, will give the address at Mitchell Hamline’s commencement on June 3. “Mitchell Hamline is doing important work to expand who has access to legal education, and I’m excited to honor that work …

Judge Sarah Wheelock to deliver Mitchell Hamline commencement address