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Dean Miles Writes About Mutual Respect and Debate for Law Day 2025
Law Day’s theme of “Out of many, one” resonates with the approach to learning at the University of Chicago Law School. -
Law School Mourns the Passing of Nathaniel Grey, ’57
Nathaniel I. Grey, ’57 died on April 21 at the age of 91. A devoted alumnus, Grey's life and career were marked by an unwavering commitment to public service, mentorship, and the transformative power of legal discovery. -
Aziz Huq Named to Project Syndicate’s Forward Thinker List
Professor Aziz Z. Huq was named to Project Syndicate’s list of Forward Thinkers, recognizing emerging intellectual innovators. -
Alison LaCroix’s ‘Interbellum Constitution’ Book Reviewed by Steve Vladeck
Most of what lawyers learn about the “Interbellum Constitution”–i.e., constitutional law between the end of the War of 1812 and the beginning of the Civil War—comes from the handful of major Supreme Court decisions of that era that law schools still teach as part of the required first-year curriculum. -
Aziz Huq Discusses Ernst Fraenkel’s ‘The Dual State’ on KERA Think Podcast
Authoritarian regimes sometimes take power all at once – but other times they chip away at societal norms bit by bit -
Tom Ginsburg Writes About Academic Freedom as Trump Administration Leans on Higher Ed
Recent headlines announcing that Columbia University had “yielded” in the face of pressure from the Trump administration augur a dangerous era for everyone in higher education. -
Aziz Huq Writes About Litigating the Equal Protection Claim Against the Trump Administration
A central premise of many of the unprecedented things that Donald Trump’s administration has done was captured by something the president said a few days after his inauguration: “I have certain hatreds of people,” he confessed. -
Aziz Huq Discusses a New Constitutional Order in the US
I’m glad to bring you this interview with Aziz Huq about the legal challenges confronting our courts and democracy -
Will Baude Writes About Group Letters
With various group letters going around denouncing some of the evils of the Trump administration, and sure to be more letter requests to come, I thought I would try to sketch out some thoughts about how to understand them. -
Jessup Moot Court Team Advances to International Rounds
For the first time in more than thirty years, a Law School team has qualified for the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, one of the largest and most competitive moot court contests in the world. -
Loyola University Chicago to Confer Honorary Degrees During May, August Commencement Ceremonies
At commencement ceremonies in May and August, Loyola University Chicago will confer honorary degrees on Mary L. Smith, JD, (BS ’84) a renowned leader in law, business, and public service, and Rev. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., PhD, president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and president emeritus of Loyola, for their visionary leadership and longstanding commitment to the common good and service to others. -
Genevieve Lakier Discusses the First Amendment and the Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
Last year, pro-Palestinian “liberation zones” popped up all over American campuses, demanding that universities divest from Israel and advocating for an end to the war in Gaza. -
Bridget Fahey Writes About Congressional Authority Over Government Data
Elon Musk’s assertion of power over some of the government’s largest and most sensitive data systems isn’t merely a contravention of American statutory law, administrative norms, and individual privacy rights. -
Lakshmi Williams, ’92, Appointed Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Hornblower Group
Hornblower Group today announced the appointment of Lakshmi Williams as the company's new Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel -
Presidential Clemency: Alum and Clinic Helped Secure Justice for Mother of Two
April Rice became a methamphetamine user at a young age in Galesburg, Illinois, and had many scrapes with the law, including a felony conviction for meth possession. -
Aziz Huq Writes About Tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese imports rest on shaky legal ground. -
William H. Bright Jr., ’87, Confirmed as Justice of Connecticut Supreme Court
The General Assembly confirmed the judicial nominations of William H. Bright Jr. to the Supreme Court, Robin L. Wilson to the Appellate Court and a dozen others to the Superior Court on Wednesday. -
William McKenna, ’79, Featured on Foley's "The Path & The Practice" Podcast
This episode of The Path & The Practice features a conversation with William McKenna. Bill is a litigation partner in Foley’s Chicago office. -
Lisa Brown, ’86, Joins WilmerHale as Higher Education Practice Leader
WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Lisa Brown, most recently the US Department of Education’s general counsel and, before that, the longstanding general counsel of Georgetown University, has joined the firm as a partner and the next head of its preeminent Higher Education Practice Group. -
William Ziegelbauer, ’14, and Benjamin Brooks, ’15, Promoted to Partner at Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that 21 attorneys have been promoted to partner.