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Wisconsin tribes win ruling in yearslong case that included Mitchell Hamline student work

Posted: August 25, 2022
A federal appeals court ruled this month that the state of Wisconsin can’t impose property taxes on tribal lands, so long as the land is currently owned by the tribes or their members. Students from Mitchell Hamline worked on various aspects of the case as it moved through the courts over several years. The ruling …

Wisconsin tribes win ruling in yearslong case that included Mitchell Hamline student work

“Class Action Park” – Mitchell Hamline students learn legal lessons from nation’s most dangerous amusement park

Posted: September 30, 2021
There might be no truer fit to the phrase “a lawsuit waiting to happen” than a now-defunct amusement park in New Jersey called Action Park. During its heyday in the 1980s and 90s, there were countless injuries and even a few deaths on the various rides and attractions. From the litigation spurred by the park’s …

“Class Action Park” – Mitchell Hamline students learn legal lessons from nation’s most dangerous amusement park

Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel appointed to judgeship

Posted: July 29, 2021
Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel has been named to the bench in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The appointment, announced Thursday by Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, was one of two made to fill vacancies in the Fourth Judicial District that will occur with the retirements of Judges Margaret Daly ‘81 and Kathleen Sheehy. …

Mitchell Hamline Professor Colette Routel appointed to judgeship

Students, professor contribute to Supreme Court case over tribal police authority

Posted: June 1, 2021
After finals ended last winter, Mitchell Hamline students Ge-Waden Dunkley, Annika Sanora, and Alia Hawkins got to work. They weren’t getting a head start on the spring semester but rather answering a call from Professor Colette Routel, seeking help on a brief she was co-writing in a case over tribal sovereignty. On Tuesday, that hard …

Students, professor contribute to Supreme Court case over tribal police authority

Mitchell Hamline professor Colette Routel named to shortlist for Hennepin County judgeship

Posted: April 5, 2021
Mitchell Hamline professor Colette Routel is one of three women being recommended to be a judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota’s most populous county. The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection recommends candidates to the governor, who ultimately makes the selection. In this case, the panel is making recommendations to fill the Fourth Judicial District seat made vacant …

Mitchell Hamline professor Colette Routel named to shortlist for Hennepin County judgeship