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Although it was ultimately not included in the recently approved Chicago area transit bailout measure, Professor Jason Mazzone told the Cook County Record in late October that the proposed “billionaire’s tax” would face a stiff uphill battle in court. “The sponsors of the (legislation), which would impose a tax on unrealized gains on assets owned […]
Professor Richard Ross was recently a featured guest on the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness podcast. He and fellow guest Professor Steven Wilf (UConn) discussed the creation of the legal concept of the people with the right to overthrow their government. The podcast is created by the Amerikazentrum research center in Germany, highlighting […]
On November 11, 2025, Jacob S. Sherkow was invested as the Richard W. and Marie L. Corman Professor of Law in a ceremony honoring his commitment to scholarship, teaching, and public engagement. In remarks shared at the ceremony, Dean Jamelle Sharpe said, “Professor Sherkow’s achievements—and the real-world impact of his work—represent the very best of […]
In early November, Professor Michael LeRoy was part of a group that filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of women athletes in the case of NCAA v. House. LeRoy and his co-authors argue that a recent settlement in federal district court, which awards more […]
In this episode we speak with our two newest full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty, Eric Baudry and Sarah Lawsky. They shared about themselves, their research, and what they are looking forward to as members of the College of Law faculty. About Eric Baudry: Eric Baudry is an assistant professor of law at the University of […]
A new paper from Professor Ralph Brubaker, “Assessing the Legitimacy of the ‘Texas Two-Step’ Mass-Tort Bankruptcy,” was recently featured on the Harvard Law School Bankruptcy Roundtable. Brubaker’s article analyzes the “Texas Two-Step” maneuver as courts grapple with legal challenges to the fundamental legitimacy of it. The paper was also listed on SSRN’s Top Downloads for […]
A new article covering the sharing of genomic data across international borders by Professor Jacob Sherkow has been published by the journal International Data Privacy Law. “A sociotechnical approach to genomic data privacy: a comparative analysis” examines new technology designed to process genomic data within a secure computingenvironment that can comply with and align European […]
Professor Jacob Sherkow delivered his lecture, “What’s the Skinny? Drug Labels and Patent Infringement,” at Chicago-Kent College of Law on Tuesday, October 28. The event focused on the role of drug labeling in pharmaceutical patent litigation and included discussion of the pending Supreme Court cert petition in Hikma v. Amarin, on which the Supreme Court […]
The Department of Defense’s review of definitions of toxic leadership, bullying, and hazing, which were announced recently by Secretary Pete Hegseth, are cause for concern, Professor Lesley Wexler writes in a new editorial for Justia Verdict. She examines the history of these rules to understand their necessity and underline why any review that weakens protections […]
Michael S. Moore and Heidi M. Hurd are currently Distinguished Visiting Fellows at The Australian National University in Canberra, Australia’s capital. On October 15 they gave a joint public lecture sponsored by the ANU Philosophy Department and attended by ANU faculty, graduate students, and members of the larger federal civil service on “The Impropriety of […]