Professor Colleen Murphy is part of the organizing committee for the inaugural workshop on Paradigms and Transformations in Transitional Justice and Human Rights. Hosted at the University of Birmingham in May 2025, the conference seeks to bring together leading experts in transitional justice and human rights. The aim of this initial workshop is to explore […]
Sitting in front of an audience at the University of Illinois-Springfield, Sara Jane Peal, a 3L student, had no idea what to expect. Alongside Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, Peal was on stage to discuss their research on reproductive health and reproductive rights in the different states as part of the Institute of Government and Public […]
A high-profile sexual harassment trial has made some of the shortcomings of remote court prodeedings apparent and concerning. Not having a court reporter present has led to transcript problems, which can be an important issue according to Professor Jason Mazzone. “It will be the rare case in which an error in a transcript makes a difference […]
Though the results of the November elections in the United States will represent a mandate for one group, there are several issues the Biden administration will likely seek to address in its last few months in the White House. The Wall Street Journal compiled a list of some of these policy priorities, including student-loan discharges. […]
A decade on from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Professor Jacob Sherkow argues that what seemed like a political and cultural phenomenon has had a much narrower impact. Writing as the first author in a new paper published in Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, […]
Professor Colleen Murphy has been nominated to become a part of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Mellon Fellows for the Humanities/Academic Leadership Program. The BTAA-ALP was created by the Provosts of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the academic consortium of the Big Ten Universities, to develop the leadership potential of participating faculty, with particular emphasis […]
Bankruptcy Judge David S. Jones of New York ruled recently on a chapter 11 plan from cosmetics company Revlon regarding asbestos claims arising from products containing talc. In his ruling, Judge Jones noted that future asbestos claims can be discharged without a trust. In the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Rochelle’s Daily Wire, Professor Ralph Brubaker provided […]
Professor Richard Kaplan has a new article in the Elder Law Journal, titled “Analyzing the New Planning Opportunities in SECURE 2.0 for Retirement Plan Participants.” The article examines six major changes enacted by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 pertaining to current plan participants in retirement plans. Kaplan notes that the changes continue the pattern […]
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed the Worker Freedom of Speech Act into law, prohibiting employers from subjecting their employees to mandatory “captive audience” meetings. The law was swiftly challenged by the conservative Illinois Policy Institute, who argue it infringes on free speech rights. Professor Matthew Finkin shared his take on the dispute with Courthouse […]
Professor Jennifer Robbennolt has been elected as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, effective January 1, 2025. Fellow status is awarded to those who have demonstrated outstanding contributions in the field of psychology, enhancing the field by their diligent work and commitment. In addition, Fellows are those whose work has had a national impact […]