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Law School alumni in the sports industry identify some top trends impacting their fields.
“Most of the leagues, except for the NFL, have opened their doors to allow institutional investors to invest in teams. -
Martha Nussbaum Discusses Fear in Politics
Election Day and the polls are open across Illinois until 7 p.m. -
Bridget Fahey Named Co-Director of New Data Science Research Initiative
Assistant Professor of Law Bridget Fahey has been named co-director of a new Research Initiative at UChicago’s Data Science Institute, following a $1 million dollar grant she received with co-directors Raul Castro Fernandez, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Michael Franklin, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor. -
Adam Davidson’s “Administrative Enslavement” Article Featured in Jotwell
The Thirteenth Amendment provides, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” -
Eric Posner Writes About Labor Antitrust
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its revised Premerger Notification Regulation under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. -
Tom Ginsburg and Aziz Huq Write About a Second Trump Term
Would a second Donald Trump presidency really imperil American democracy? -
Anjli Parrin Discusses CEDAW Report on Podcast
On 16 October 2024, Eszter Kismödi, Chief Executive of SRHM, spoke to James Yap, Acting Director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Anjli Parrin, Director of the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School about a report which reviews Canada's complicity in violations of women’s rights to maternal healthcare in Gaza. -
Tom Ginsburg Lectures on Constitutional Democracy at Kalamazoo
Tom Ginsburg, the Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law at the University of Chicago, present the 2024 William Weber Lecture in Government and Society on Tuesday, October 15. -
Seventh Circuit Education Seminar 2024 on October 18
Brian Shaw will serve as one of the moderators at the American College of Bankruptcy's Seventh Circuit Education Seminar. -
Anjli Parrin Discusses “Visual Investigations” Exhibit at Architekturmuseum der TUM
Tyler McBrien, Managing Editor of Lawfare, sat down with Lisa Luksch, a curator at the Architekturmuseum der TUM; Anjli Parrin, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago; and Brad Samuels, a founding partner at SITU and the Director of SITU Research. -
Shinzong Lee, ’09, Speaks to Yale Undergraduate Students about Entertainment Law
Shinzong Lee ’05 discussed her journey as an attorney in the entertainment law industry with Yale students this past Monday. -
Todd Henderson Compares Economic Wellbeing in Brazil and the US
The United States and Brazil share many things in common. -
Tom Ginsburg Writes About the Consequences on Rule of Law of a Second Trump Administration
As we think about the very real possibility of a Trump II administration, the consequences for the rule of law should be foremost in our mind. -
Genevieve Lakier Writes About Title VI and the First Amendment
The anti-war protests that engulfed campuses around the country over the last academic year have made crystal clear the powerful role that universities play as regulators of political speech—and the corresponding importance of Title VI as a law that regulates speech. -
“Don’t ‘Think Like a Lawyer’ (Too Much)”
I would like to begin tonight by taking a good, long look at all of you, our JD Class of 2027, Transfer Class of 2026, and LLM Class of 2025: so fresh-faced, well-rested, so innocent, so unsullied by what will be our collective efforts to transform you into ruthless legal minds from the University of Chicago. -
Meet the Class: Margaret Lim, ’27
Margaret, Lim, ’27, is a graduate of Cornell University where she double majored in government and English. -
Meet the Class: Stav Lavi, LLM ’25
Israeli Lawyer on Course to Pursue a Legal Academic Career. -
Meet the Class: Daniel Caicedo, LLM, ‘25
Daniel Caicedo, ’25, joins the Law School this fall from Ecuador, where he earned a law degree from Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil and a master’s degree in procedural law from Universidad Espíritu Santo. -
Alison LaCroix Explores Forgotten Constitutional Era in New Book
In her latest book, The Interbellum Constitution: Union, Commerce, and Slavery in the Age of Federalisms, Alison LaCroix, a distinguished legal historian and the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law, delves into a critical but often overlooked period in American constitutional history. -
Summer Experiences: Ally Swartzberg, ’25, Summer Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP
lly Swartzberg, ’26, followed her interest in sports law to New York City this summer where she worked as a summer associate for Proskauer Rose LLP, a law firm that focuses on legal work in the sports industry.