Michael Stern ’73

After a career of private practice in western Colorado, two terms as District Attorney for Gunnison County, Colorado, serving as Acting Attorney General in Guam and later as Assistant Attorney General in St. Croix, and having a case featured on Unsolved Mysteries, Michael Stern has retired. He is enjoying his life after law in Florida.

Dean J. Sharpe joins Candid Conversations on Leadership podcast

Dean Jamelle Sharpe discussed his life, career, and path to the leadership of the College of Law on a recent episode of the Candid Conversations on Leadership podcast. Speaking with hosts Candice Solomon-Strutz and Chris Tidrick, Sharpe recalls his upbringing as a first-generation American, his time working on Wall Street, and how administrative law became such a […]

Website from Wilson and students help clarify abortion law

Trying to navigate the morass of state-level abortion laws in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is “a hot mess,” according to Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson. To help individuals understand the laws where they reside, Wilson and a team of students led by Sara Peal ’25 created a website feature a […]

MIT Technology Review quotes Sherkow on restoring the woolly mammoth

Colossal Biosciences is making headlines with its bold initiative to bring back the woolly mammoth, but the venture raises significant ethical and legal questions. Professor Jacob Sherkow is quoted in a new article from the MIT Technology Review about the complexities surrounding intellectual property in de-extinction efforts. He notes that while natural animals cannot be […]

Federal privacy laws protecting consumer data are necessary, Gerke says

The bankruptcy of the genetic testing company 23andMe has raised a number of issues, but one specifically prudent issue is the lack of legislation preventing the sale of customers’ data due to financial exigencies. Speaking with the Illinois News Bureau, Professor Sara Gerke explained why this issue is significant. “Companies like 23andMe are sitting on […]

Aronson speaks about immigration concerns with The 21st Show

The decision to revoke student visas to scores of students across the country has increased anxiety around those in education and immigration. Speaking on The 21st Show, Professor Lauren Aronson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, discussed how universities in Illinois are responding to this crackdown and how international students are feeling in this current […]

Mazzone and Amar publish article on executive orders targeting law firms

Executive orders from the White House targeting law firms have disrupted Big Law firms; however, many firms have negotiated deals with the administration so as to be removed from its blacklist. Professors Jason Mazzone and Vikram Amar write at Justia Verdict that there is not “much doubt that the executive orders are blatant violations of […]