SPRING 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE When Media Is Your Medium In a Highly Dynamic Industry, Alumni Are Making Their Mark + NEW COLLABORATIONS Innocence Project of Minnesota relocates to Law School CLINIC SUCCESSES Three students argue, win 6th Circuit appeal LAW LIBRARY New exhibit honors Judge Diana Murphy ’74, other trailblazers LAURA COATES '05 CNN LEGAL ANALYST THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE DEAN 2018–2019 Garry W. Jenkins BOARD OF ADVISORS DIRECTOR OF Daniel W. McDonald ’85, Chair COMMUNICATIONS Gary J. Haugen ’74, Chair-Elect Mark A. Cohen Amy C. Seidel ’98, Immediate Past Chair Ann M. Anaya ’93 EDITOR AND WRITER Joseph M. Barbeau ’81 Jeff Johnson Jeanette M. Bazis ’92 Sitso W. Bediako ’08 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Amy L. Bergquist ’07 OF COMMUNICATIONS Karin J. Birkeland ’87 Monica Wittstock Rachel S. Brass ’01 Barbara Jean D’Aquila ’79 COMMUNICATIONS John F. Hartmann ’87 SPECIALIST The Honorable Natalie E. Hudson ’82 Luke Johnson Rachel C. Hughey ’03 Ronald E. Hunter ’78 Nora L. Klaphake ’94 DIRECTOR OF Greg J. Marita ’91 ADVANCEMENT Ambassador Tom McDonald ’79 David Jensen Christine L. Meuers ’83 Michelle A. Miller ’86 DIRECTOR OF Cyrus A. Morton ’98 ALUMNI RELATIONS Michael T. Nilan ’79 AND ANNUAL GIVING Pamela F. Olson ’80 Elissa Ecklund Chaffee Roshan N. Rajkumar ’00 Mary S. Ranum ’83 Stephen P. Safranski ’97 CONTRIBUTING Michael L. Skoglund ’01 WRITERS Michael P. Sullivan, Jr. ’96 Dick Dahl Bryn R. Vaaler ’79 Kathy Graves Renae L. Welder ’96 Ryan Greenwood Jessica Griffith Dan Heilman Minnesota Law is a general Chuck Leddy interest magazine published Cathy Madison in the fall and spring of the academic year for the Todd Melby University of Minnesota Law Mike Mosedale School community of alumni, friends, and supporters. PHOTOGRAPHERS Letters to the editor or Deena Hamdan any other communication regarding content should Jay Mallin be sent to Mark Cohen Tony Nelson ([email protected]), Tim Rummelhoff Director of Communications, Rebecca Slater University of Minnesota Law School, 229 19th Avenue South, 421 Mondale Hall, Minneapolis, DESIGNER MN 55455. Erin Gibbons, Launch Lab Creative The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. ©2019 University of Minnesota Board of Regents FROM THE DEAN Committed to Collaboration and Community HE LAW SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION and community has been a hallmark of its 130-year-plus history. T As the stories in this edition of Minnesota Law magazine illustrate, dedication to these ideals manifests itself in a wide variety of ways at the Law School and among its alumni, faculty, students, staff, and partners. One exciting new example of both collaboration and community here at the Law School is the relocation of the Innocence Project of Minnesota to Mondale Hall. IPMN’s move is part of an expanded partnership that will offer opportunities for greater Law School involve- ment in IPMN’s critical work: freeing individuals who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit and ensuring that such wrongful convictions do not occur in the future. This involvement will come in many forms, including increased opportunities for our students to work on pending cases, engage in advocacy and policy work, and perform community outreach. Having IPMN the intersection of law and medicine are just two of at the Law School fits in with a key objective to make it a plethora of faculty examples. Both engage in policy one of the go-to law schools in the country for students work and use collaborative approaches that extend their interested in public interest law. reach well beyond their fields. Our “Impact of Giving” Preparing our graduates to serve in leadership posts feature highlights another type of community impact. in government is another way in which the Law School Robert J. Owens ’69 gives back by helping law students contributes to the public good. Our story on alumni secure postgraduate employment with prominent public rising to high positions at the Minnesota Capitol includes and private employers throughout the country. Those profiles of the speaker of the House (Melissa Hortman students will, in turn, serve their communities as ’95), the House majority leader (Ryan Winkler ’01), lawyer-leaders and amplify the Minnesota Law tradition and the governor’s chief of staff (Chris Schmitter ’13). of giving back. But our reach expands beyond Minnesota. In our In short, the ideals of community and collaboration “Alumni Interrogatory” feature, you can read about are inextricably linked components of the Law School’s Kyle Hawkins ’09, the solicitor general of Texas. These DNA. Being a part of such a great tradition is one of my individuals—and numerous others—exemplify the Law greatest points of pride as dean, and it is one of the many School’s preeminent place in creating lawyer-leaders things that make Minnesota Law a special place. who serve our communities, regions, and nation. Our clinics are another way in which we leverage our expertise for the good of the community. In one case highlighted in this issue, our students from the James H. Binger Center for New Americans argued and won a significant case protecting the procedural rights of immigrants. In addition, the Center’s recently launched Rural Immigrant Access Clinic helps bring legal represen- tation to immigrants who would not otherwise have it. Other stories of service to the community abound. Professor William McGeveran’s work on data and Garry W. Jenkins privacy issues and Professor Susan Wolf’s work at Dean and William S. Pattee Professsor of Law SPRING 2019 MINNESOTA LAW 1 SPRING 2019 CONTENTS FEATURES 1 FROM THE DEAN Committed to Collaboration and Community 10 16 When Media Is Your Medium 4 In a Highly Dynamic Industry, Alumni Are Making Their Mark FOR THE RECORD 4 In Brief 5 Mondale Moments 6 Honoring MLK’s Legacy CNN analyst Laura Coates ’05 urges vigilance at annual convocation 7 Innocence Project Moves In Relocation to Mondale Hall part of an enhanced collaboration between IPMN, Law School 8 Students Win 6th Circuit Appeal Three 3Ls argue, win a 6th Circuit 22 immigration appeal Minnesota Law Alumni Take 9 Students Help Honduran Center Stage at State Capitol Woman Win Claim for Asylum; Student Attorney Gets Client Unemployment Benefits 25 In the Room Where it Happens 10 Pioneers in the Courtroom Chris Schmitter ’13 takes on new Law Library pays tribute to Judge role as governor’s chief of staff Diana Murphy ’74, women in the law 11 Recent Rare Acquisitions 26 Library acquires Darrow letter, Theory at Work 17th-century documents Professor William McGeveran’s 13 New Clinic Helps Immigrants in policy work and innovative practicum Rural Areas are helping to tame the Wild West of 22 14 Impact of Giving: Robert Owens ’69 privacy law and data security 2 MINNESOTA LAW SPRING 2019 34 ALL RISE 34 Leading Questions 1L Navin Ramalingam 36 Student News 44 39 Hail to the (Editors-in) Chief Meet the 2Ls who will lead our four RAISING THE BAR student-edited law journals 40 Big Picture 44 Alumni Interrogatory Students on the steps of the Kyle Hawkins ’09 Minnesota Capitol 46 Alumni News 28 42 TORT Presents 48 TORT Reunion Tale as Old as Time FACULTY FOCUS 49 Class Notes 54 Spring Alumni Weekend 2019 28 Faculty News, Awards, & Grants 56 Recent Gifts 30 Author in Question 57 Tributes Professor Tom Cotter 59 In Memoriam 32 At the Intersection of Law & Medicine 60 Why I Give Professor Susan Wolf’s Joshua Colburn ’07 cutting-edge work connects the dots between disciplines 42 44 30 SPRING 2019 MINNESOTA LAW 3 FOR THE RECORD in BRIEF Prof. Heidi Kitrosser Delivers Investiture Lecture on ‘Committing Truth in the Deep State’ Professor Heidi On March 6, Dean Garry W. Jenkins Kitrosser delivered a lecture on honors Prof. Blumenthal “‘Committing the Truth’ in the Deep State” at the Law School. The lecture was part of a recognition of Prof. Susanna Blumenthal’s Appointment Kitrosser’s appointment as Robins Kaplan Professor of Law. Lecture Focuses on Policing Fraud in America In her talk, Kitrosser discussed two particularly controversial types On April 1, Professor Susanna Blumenthal delivered a lecture on “The of “whistleblower” disclosures: Apprehension of Fraud: Policing Deception in Modern America” at the Law First, those made by civil servants School. The lecture was part of a recognition of Blumenthal’s appointment as William L. Prosser Professor of Law. The lecture tackled long-held views that swindlers and salesmen are close cousins, with some even suggesting that con artistry and economic innovation are simply two sides of the same coin in American history. Blumenthal traversed the ambiguous borderland between capitalism and crime, providing an important corrective as she reconsidered the regulatory paths that American lawyers have pursued across time to redress the social harms resulting from misplaced trust. A reception in honor of Blumenthal and her accomplishment in being granted an endowed chair followed the lecture. Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson ’82 to Deliver Commencement Address Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson ’82 will be the Law School’s 2019 commencement speaker. Hudson has served on the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2015. She previously served 14 years on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. in the course of simply carrying Prior to joining the bench, Hudson out their jobs—for example, by had an extensive career that included writing scientific reports or making working in the Minnesota Attorney economic projections—where their General’s Office, the St.