The first year of law school is a unique experience. Though some students may have the option to enroll in pre-law minor, there is no requirement for any specific curriculum to be admitted to law school, which makes the first year a foundational year that can be challenging, surprising, and inspiring in a short period […]
For young lawyers, a first appearance in court is a big deal. Standing before a judge and presenting hours of hard work can reaffirm hopes and dreams or it can alter career trajectories; either way, it is not easily forgotten. For third-year students Henry Lu and Joseph Saoud, taking part in the First Amendment Clinic […]
Professor and constitutional law expert Jason Mazzone recently joined Jon Hansen on the WGN radio show Let’s Get Legal to break down how the Supreme Court makes decisions, how the emergency docket works, and how the court has decided national issues quickly and with limited briefings. Listen to the episode.
A first-of-its-kind pilot program in Utah developed by a health-technology startup company uses artificial intelligence to automatically renew certain prescriptions for patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. But according to a new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in legal issues surrounding cutting-edge medical technology, autonomous AI-based drug prescribing […]
The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has named the University of Illinois College of Law Immigration Law Clinic as one of the recipients of the 2026 John E. Thies Excellence in Legal Education Award. The award recognizes law school programs that emphasize real world skills for law students. The clinic will be honored at the […]
According to the New York Sun, President Trump suggested during remarks at a private luncheon that the federal government may no longer support essential care programs and that states should instead rely on state-level funding to do so. Professor and tax law expert Richard Kaplan says that the president’s remarks about Medicare, in particular, rest […]
On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford ruled that the Wisconsin Department of Justice must release its list of approximately 16,000 law enforcement officers currently certified in the state. The judge rejected the DOJ’s arguments that releasing the list would identify undercover officers, subject officers to harassment, or put them […]
Professor Heidi Hurd was recently a featured guest on the Just Theory podcast, where she spoke about morality and the concept of mercy. Funded by Newcastle University, the mission of the podcast is to change the face of legal theory and champion female-led scholarship in analytic legal philosophy and jurisprudence. Watch the episode on YouTube.
Professor Jacob Sherkow was a speaker at the recent CRISPRMED conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. He participated in a satellite meeting structured around the topic of Access, IP Landscape and FTO, and spoke specifically about “CRISPR Patent Licenses: Lessons from History.”
As consumer bankruptcy filings continue to rise, the role of arbitration has also increased. Because the Federal Arbitration Act and the US bankruptcy code can be at odds with each other and that tension has not yet been tested by the Supreme Court, experts expect that the matter will eventually make its way there. Professor […]