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The Mitchell Hamline School of Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice has launched “The Quadriga,” a blog highlighting policy issues facing everyday Minnesotans and practical advice for attorneys regarding a myriad of appellate decisions. Topics include essays and posts on education, opioid usage, gun laws, elder care, public safety, and more. The Quadriga has …

Journal of Public Policy and Practice launches blog

Mitchell Hamline’s Intellectual Property Institute and Hamline University’s Center for Justice and Law will host a cross-disciplinary symposium and CLE March 28—29 exploring how the internet has changed our world over the last 25 years. The symposium will be held at Hamline University. Professor Sharon Sandeen, director of Mitchell Hamline’s Intellectual Property Institute and the …

Mitchell Hamline and Hamline University explore internet’s past, present, and future during March 28-29 symposium

A Latin inscription above Harvard Law School’s Langdell Hall reads “Not under man, but under God and the law.” University of Texas Law School professor and noted constitutional scholar Sanford Levinson will explore the meaning of that phrase—and its wider implications for the rule of law and religion in public life—during the David Cobin Memorial …

March 28 lecture explores the rule of law and religion with constitutional scholar Sanford Levinson

Mitchell Hamline is now offering a certificate in Elder Law and Chronic Care as part of its Professional Legal Education programs. The certificate will give those who work in the elder care industry —and practicing attorneys—the skills to navigate the complex legal and policy issues that surround the aging population. As the number of older …

Mitchell Hamline launches certificate in Elder Law and Chronic Care

Mitchell Hamline 3L Beau Fike is profiled in the latest issue of Attorney at Law Magazine’s Minnesota edition. You can read the entire article on the magazine’s website. Fike, a Minnesota native who identifies as gender nonbinary and uses “they/ them/theirs” pronouns, has spent their entire law school career finding ways to support fellow students. …

Student Beau Fike profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

The Mitchell Hamline Black Law Students Association is now able to offer wider academic, social, and career support to its members through a newly formalized affiliation with the group’s national organization. The mission of the National Black Law Students Association, which started in 1968 at New York University Law School, is to help African-American students …

New status as national chapter opens up opportunities for Black Law Students Association

The Mitchell Hamline board of trustees has selected Professor Peter B. Knapp, currently associate dean for academic affairs, to become interim president and dean of the law school beginning July 1. Knapp will lead the school while a national search for a new president and dean is conducted. Mark Gordon, who has held that role since …

Associate Dean Peter Knapp to be interim president and dean

In 1994, Christine Ver Ploeg heard from a church acquaintance that a new humanitarian organization working in Bolivia was looking for a lawyer to serve on its board. “I had four kids still at home and was juggling a career,” recalls Ver Ploeg, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law from 1977-2013 whose teaching …

Professor emerita works to alleviate poverty in Bolivia

Patty Wetterling, child safety advocate and former chair of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, will deliver the keynote address at the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public  Policy and Practice Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 28. See a full agenda and register here Through panel discussions and presentations, the daylong symposium—titled “Residency Restrictions: …

Patty Wetterling to speak at Feb. 28 symposium exploring sex offender policies