Studying the law at the University of Illinois doesn’t always mean being in Illinois. In this episode, third-year student Rama Hamad shares her experience studying abroad in Madrid, Spain, and how the chance to study internationally has helped her on her path to being an outstanding lawyer. In the second half of the episode, Rebecca […]
Today, the University of Illinois College of Law published its 2024-2025 Employer Honor Roll, which contained a record-setting 72 employers. The Honor Roll recognizes employers who have regularly hired recent College of Law graduates. The Honor Roll contains a wide variety of employers, including, for example, law firms of many sizes, accounting firms, a wide variety […]
Writing at Justia Verdict, Professors Lesley Wexler and Tony Ghiotto discuss the latest developments around the Executive Order banning transgender individuals from the United States’ military, including a new Action Memo from the Department of Defense and the Equal Protection aspects of the Talbott v. Trump and Shilling v. United States litigation challenging the ban. “We worry the administration […]
After Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s removal of senior uniformed lawyers and suggestions of further reforms among Judge Advocates General, Professor Tony Ghiotto joined the American Bar Association’s Rapid Response program to discuss threats to military rule of law. Changes among the JAG corps create risk that the military’s lawyers will be less capable of […]
Professor Sara Gerke was co-organizer of the Life Sciences AI Summit – Europe, which took place March 25–26, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. The conference covered the ways in which artificial intelligence in the life sciences is affecting topics such as drug discovery and development as well as improving patient outcomes. Another important aspect of the […]
Akanksha Balekai, class of 2026, has been selected as a 2025 Next Generation Leader by the American Constitution Society. Thirty-one students from law schools around the United States were selected to be part of the 2025 cohort. The selected students were those who demonstrate strong legal skills, a commitment to public service, and a track […]
The United States helped broker a ceasefire in the Black Sea between Ukraine and Russia, but Russia stalled implementing the deal in hopes of having sanctions lifted first. “This may be intended to drive a further wedge between the U.S. and Europe,” Professor Taisa Markus told the Kyiv Independent in their in-depth article on the […]
“The fact that the President may have his own personal criminal immunity for ordering either the assassination of his rival or a coup does not make these orders lawful. And while military members have a legal obligation to follow lawful orders, they have a similar obligation to disobey unlawful orders,” Professor Anthony Ghiotto writes in […]
When the Website Management Center of Expertise collaborated with the College of Law, the College of Media and the School of Social Work to solve the challenges on each unit’s websites, the result was three new websites and a roadmap for building more. Launched just one year ago from the grassroots efforts of the Website […]
The Big Ten law schools have coordinated a series of virtual panel discussions that examine the Rule of Law in 2025 after an unprecedented series of executive orders, legal interpretations, and administrative actions by the Trump administration over the last several months. Distinguished panelists will present a broad range of perspectives and nuanced views on […]