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Rick Petry

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

Mitchell Hamline faculty offer Supreme Court analysis, also appear in national news stories

Posted: July 12, 2023
Several Mitchell Hamline faculty members have appeared in news media in recent weeks. Many were regional news stories, where they offered legal analysis on several critical Supreme Court opinions. In addition, three faculty members also appeared in national news stories on other topics. Here’s a rundown. National news appearances July 14: Professor Thaddeus Pope spoke …

Mitchell Hamline faculty offer Supreme Court analysis, also appear in national news stories

Mitchell Hamline hosts community remembrance honoring George Floyd

Posted: May 26, 2021
A vigil to honor the life of George Floyd drew about 200 people to campus Tuesday evening. Members of the Mitchell Hamline community as well as the public at large gathered on the front lawn to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s murder at the hands of police. The event began at 8 pm, the …

Mitchell Hamline hosts community remembrance honoring George Floyd

First anniversary of George Floyd’s death: Is this the turning point?

Posted: May 24, 2021
Commentary by Rick Petry During the last year-and-a-half, the world has been turned upside down and shaken hard like a snow globe, and then turned upside down and shaken again. And again. And again. But unlike the snow globe which settles down after a few minutes, our world has faced wave upon wave associated with …

First anniversary of George Floyd’s death: Is this the turning point?

Mitchell Hamline launches resource page for Chauvin trial

Posted: March 29, 2021
Using the school’s legal experts, the page will give context to help people better understand the trial Mitchell Hamline is launching a new resource page to utilize the school’s legal expertise to help the public better understand the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd in 2020. …

Mitchell Hamline launches resource page for Chauvin trial