Dean Dan Kelly was featured in the latest issue of Hennepin Lawyer. Kelly just completed his first year as dean of the law school. Learn what he likes best about St. Thomas Law and what he sees for its future at

Prof. Mark Osler is one of the founders of the new Federal Expungement Initiative, a national effort to create a comprehensive expungement process for non-violent federal offenses. Read more at

This summer, Judge John Sandy ’10 begins his term as president of the University of St. Thomas School of Law’s Alumni Board. Read our Q&A with him at

Prof. Rachel Moran, an expert on police accountability, spoke with The Christian Science Monitor @csmonitor about the sentence for the police officer who shot Breonna Taylor.

Prof. Jerry Organ presented at two sessions during the annual National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals Conference in June. He discussed professional identity opportunities outside the classroom and changes in ABA Standards.

Prof. Tom Berg spoke with NPR and World about the #SCOTUS decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The Court ruled that parents have a right to opt children out of classes with material that violates their religious beliefs. NPR: World:

As part of his summer clerkship at Fafinski Mark & Johnson, 3L Erick Kriewaldt was a guest, along with Nate Snyder, on the firm's podcast to discuss a case in CA about high school athlete transfer rules. Listen at

Prof. Wulf Kaal recently published "How can we Best Monitor AI Agents?" Read it on @SSRN at

Profs. Rachel Moran and Robert Kahn spoke with PolitiFact about President Trump's statement that masks would be banned at protests. Read what they said about a president's authority to enact such a ban, as well as the history of anti-mask laws at

Several St. Thomas Law graduates were recently recognized with awards or elected to take on leadership roles! Read more about them at

Last week, Prof. Mark Osler weighed in on President Trump's pardons for Axios and spoke to MPR about the sentences for the men convicted in a human smuggling plot after an Indian family died on the Canada-U.S. border. Axios: MPR:

Earlier this month, Prof. Neil Hamilton spoke at the annual Bar Admissions Conference in Seattle. He presented with Northeastern School of Law's Hemanth Gundavaram on “Building an Ethical Profession through Curriculum Reform.” Attorney Marie Thomas-Griffith was the moderator.

Prof. Rachel Moran @rachelmoran82 had an extended interview with @kare11's Jana Shortal about the DOJ's motion to dismiss the consent decree for the City of Minneapolis.

Congratulations to our 2025 J.D., LL.M. and M.S.L. graduates! The School of Law celebrated commencement on Saturday, May 17. Read more about the ceremony and this year's class at

Prof. Tom Berg @tcbergmn spoke with Reuters for a story about the U.S. Supreme Court's trend of limiting the application of the Constitution's establishment clause and expanding the application of the free exercise clause.

Congrats to the IP Moot Court Team of 3L Prashant Godishala, 2L Matthew Siegler, 2L Nate Iliff and 3L Eva Stromgren on their successful season! They won the MIPLA Cup for the second straight year and Godishala and Siegler went all the way to nationals.

Prof. Robert Kahn published "The Authoritarian Semiotics of the New Campus Mask Bans." Read it on @SSRN at

Prof. Rachel Moran was interviewed about the DOJ's announcement that it will investigate the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for its policy about considering race in the context of plea offers. WCCO Radio - KSTP TV -

The Akron School of Law's Miller Becker Center for Professional Responsibility invited Prof. David Grenardo to speak about civility in the legal profession as part of its distinguished lecture series. Read his paper which proposes mandatory civility rules:

Prof. Charles Reid, an expert on Canon law, spoke with @pbsnews about how the Catholic church chooses a new pope.