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University leader in Kosovo visits Mitchell Hamline to explore collaboration

Posted: November 28, 2023
Mitchell Hamline hosted Dr. Agron Bajraktari, rector of the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj, Kosovo, earlier this semester as a next step toward establishing a possible collaboration between the schools. “I think it’s very important to have this connection,” said Bajraktari, in an interview. “We want to learn the best practices from your law …

University leader in Kosovo visits Mitchell Hamline to explore collaboration

Alum helps tribes win redistricting case in North Dakota

Posted: November 21, 2023
A federal judge in North Dakota ruled on Nov. 17 that the rights of two Native American tribes were violated when lawmakers in the state created legislative districts after the 2020 Census that diluted those tribes’ voting strength. The case was brought by a team that included Tim Purdon, a 1994 Mitchell Hamline graduate who …

Alum helps tribes win redistricting case in North Dakota

Mitchell Hamline to host conference on new criminal-justice laws in Minnesota

Posted: November 14, 2023
Mitchell Hamline will host a full-day conference, presented by the Legal Revolution, on November 30 to discuss the many new laws passed in Minnesota this year that relate to criminal justice reform and how they’ll reshape the landscape. The in-person CLE (7.0 standard credits pending) will feature community, legal, and legislative subject matter experts, including …

Mitchell Hamline to host conference on new criminal-justice laws in Minnesota

Mitchell Hamline announces further steps to address campus concerns over world events

Posted: November 3, 2023
Mitchell Hamline front entrance
Below is an email sent Friday, November 3, by Mitchell Hamline School of Law interim President and Dean Jim Hilbert. (To read his previous three statements from Oct. 10, 12, and 19, click here.) Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty, Thank you to all of you who have been so courageous and helpful to me and …

Mitchell Hamline announces further steps to address campus concerns over world events

Paving the Way: Continuing to expand access to law school

Posted: October 30, 2023
Mitchell Hamline continues to innovate in a variety of ways to expand access to law school Michelle and Chris Furrer nearly gave up on law school because the commutes to the nearest law schools would be too long. The married couple lives and works on Chris’ family’s third-generation cattle farm in rural Monroe, Washington, the …

Paving the Way: Continuing to expand access to law school