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Free CLE Event for Students – Food Insecurity Symposium

Posted: October 18, 2022
Mitchell Hamline’s Food Law Center presents: Addressing food insecurity is more than providing supplemental calories to hungry people.  Our Symposium will demonstrate that effectively challenging food insecurity requires multi-level, equitable access to better nutrition, health resources, education, earning potential, and ultimate well-being. Our expert speakers and panel will initially cover the big picture of food …

Free CLE Event for Students – Food Insecurity Symposium

New J-Term Course Announced! LGBTQ+ Health: Law, Policy, and Advocacy

Posted: October 11, 2022
The Health Law Institute is introducing a new course this upcoming J-term titled LGBTQ+ Health: Law, Policy, and Advocacy, that will be taught by our new adjunct professor Phil Duran. He currently works as the Senior Advocate for Aging & Gender Care Access at Rainbow Health. Course Description: This course will introduce students to historical …

New J-Term Course Announced! LGBTQ+ Health: Law, Policy, and Advocacy

New Spring 2023 Course Announced: Food Safety and the Law

Posted: October 11, 2022
The Health Law Institute’s Food Law Center is excited to introduce a new course this upcoming spring semester titled Food Safety and the Law, that will be taught by our new adjunct professors Melanie Neumann and Jennifer Erickson. Course Description: This course is a specialized course for the Food Law Center that will cover the …

New Spring 2023 Course Announced: Food Safety and the Law

Learn how J.D. students can earn both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance Certificates!

Posted: May 10, 2022
Mitchell Hamline J.D. students can earn both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance Certificates during their time at MHSL. Some of the certificate courses apply to both programs, making dual certification easy to achieve. While the chart below details the most efficient way to earn both certificates, it is not the only way. More …

Learn how J.D. students can earn both the Health Law and Health Care Compliance Certificates!

Need another elective this fall? Take Food Law!

Posted: April 26, 2022
The Food Law course is a great opportunity to learn administrative law basics, review first and fourth amendment jurisprudence, and begin to explore advertising law, all while discussing the food we purchase and consume every day.  You will also hear from community experts as the Twin Cities is the home to some of the world’s …

Need another elective this fall? Take Food Law!

Food Law Center Event – Food Traceability: Definitions and Challenges From Farm to Fork and Back

Posted: April 19, 2022
Interested in food law or not quite sure what food traceability is all about? Join us on April 25th at 9am-12pm for our symposium and learn about it! We have four food law experts joining us to provide definitions, applications, legal updates, and explain the variety of impacts traceability has or may have on the …

Food Law Center Event – Food Traceability: Definitions and Challenges From Farm to Fork and Back

Food Traceability Symposium on April 25th – Free for Students!

Posted: April 12, 2022
Mitchell Hamline’s Food Law Center presents an online legal symposium on FOOD TRACEABILITY, what it is and how it impacts the food chain from producer to manufacturer to retailer to consumer.  Industry experts in government, law, and science will provide definitions, applications, legal updates, and the variety of impacts traceability has or may have on the food industry. …

Food Traceability Symposium on April 25th – Free for Students!

Interested in learning more about Health Law?

Posted: March 30, 2022
The Health Law Institute has two certificate programs available, which have been designed for MHSL’s JD students to become effective leaders in the health law field. The HLI certificate programs have given our graduates a proven competitive edge nationally and in Minnesota’s highly evolved health care marketplace. Our alumni continue to find meaningful positions and …

Interested in learning more about Health Law?

Food Traceability Event on April 25th – Free for Students!

Posted: March 29, 2022
Please join us on Monday, April 25th from 9am-12pm CT for our final National Speaker Series event on FOOD TRACEABILITY: Definition and Challenges From Farm to Fork and Back! We have a great panel lined up of industry experts who will provide definitions, applications, legal updates, and discuss the variety of impacts traceability has or …

Food Traceability Event on April 25th – Free for Students!

LGBTQ+ Health Equity and the Law Event!

Posted: March 14, 2022
Join us next Wednesday, March 23rd at 9am for a great event! We have a wonderful panel lined up to discuss topics that will help you understand the health disparities and discrimination that the LGBTQ+ community faces, with details on how to eliminate them through law and policy. Students can register for free here! This …

LGBTQ+ Health Equity and the Law Event!