Michael Stokes Paulsen, a prolific and influential constitutional law scholar at the University of Minnesota Law School (who currently holds one of the University’s distinguished McKnight professorships), has accepted a senior offer from the University of St. Thomas, also in Minneapolis.  That’s a big coup for St. Thomas, which under the leadership of Dean Thomas Mengler (formerly Dean of the University of Illinois College of Law) seems to be flourishing.

UPDATE:  More on St. Thomas hiring here.