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Professors Bob Lawless and Jennifer Robbennolt co-authored a blog post for Psychology Today, titled “Purdue Pharma, Bankruptcy, and Procedural Justice.” In the post, they discuss how the Sackler family sought a release in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case that would protect them from facing opioid lawsuits, despite not having declared bankruptcy themselves. Many claimants were […]
The Supreme Court issued a decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis on April 17, 2024, ruling in favor of a female police sergeant who said she was unlawfully transferred from the intelligence division to a less prestigious patrol position because she is a woman. The case had previously been dismissed by a federal […]
The First Amendment Clinic is hiring a Fellow for the 2024-2025 academic year. This is a one-year position, with an anticipated start date between June 15, 2024, and August 19, 2024, with the possibility of renewal for a second year depending on performance and funding. The University of Illinois College of Law launched the First […]
Professor Jacqueline E. Ross was awarded the 2024 Wayne R. LaFave Award for Scholarly Excellence for her book “Making Sense of Youth Crime: A Comparison of Police Intelligence in the United States and France,” (Cambridge University Press, 2023) co-authored with Thierry Delpeuch of the French National Centre for Scientific Research. This award was established in […]
Professor Arden Rowell has teamed up with the Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Research Laboratory, led by Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering Associate Professor Zahra Mohaghegh on a new research grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The grant, titled “Context-Based Analysis of a Risk-informed, Performance-based Regulatory Approach for Advanced Nuclear Reactors,” will span from 2024 […]
“I think the cases are a step in the right direction,” Professor Eric Johnson told USA Today about a new tactic from prosecutors in the battle against gun violence. Three separate cases have recently charged adults, such as parents and school principals, for failing to prevent adolescents from committing crimes involving firearms. This new legal […]
Professors Pia Hunter and Faye Jones spoke at the 2024 Popular Culture Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on March 27, 2024. The Popular Culture Association is a group dedicated to promoting the study of popular culture throughout the world through the establishment and promotion of conferences, publications, and discussion. With members in hundreds of […]
Professor Richard Kaplan was one of six law professors who filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit case State of Utah et al. v. Julie Su et al. The brief was filed in support of a Biden administration rule allowing retirement advisers to consider environmental, social and governance issues […]
In the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Judge Craig T. Goldblatt relied heavily upon the scholarship of Professor Robert Lawless in his opinion for Yellow Corporation’s Chapter 11 plan. Citing “Reframing Arbitration & Bankruptcy,” Judge Goldblatt ruled that Yellow Corp. must resolve issues in bankruptcy court rather than in arbitration. Speaking to […]
Bayer AG is considering employing the controversial legal tactic known as the Texas Two-Step bankruptcy to address the thousands of lawsuits alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The strategy, which involves splitting assets and liabilities into separate units, with the unit burdened by liabilities being placed into bankruptcy to facilitate a global settlement, is […]