Brubaker talks Bayer, Texas Two-Step bankruptcy with Bloomberg

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 […]

Finkin testifies before Vermont legislature and is quoted by Massachusetts Supreme Court

Professor Matthew Finkin’s scholarly expertise was recently in demand in the Northeast. On Wednesday, March 20, Professor Finkin testified before a committee of the Vermont Legislature concerning a proposal to amend the state’s constitution to add a worker rights provision. The proposal would follow Illinois in enshrining the right of collective bargaining into the state’s […]

Mazzone pens op-ed on Trump for the News-Gazette

Former President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term is generating a lot of constitutional questions, which is keeping Professor Jason Mazzone busy. Writing at the News-Gazette, Mazzone explores the question of whether a state has the power to exclude a candidate from the ballot because of the insurrection act. He examines what the U.S. […]

Law360 quotes Brubaker on mass tort claims and nondebtor parties

A recent $2.5 billion bankruptcy settlement between the Boy Scouts of America and childhood sexual abuse survivors seemed to put a close to an awful chapter in the victims lives, until the settlement was halted by the U.S. Supreme Court due to concerns over the legality of mandatory releases of claims against nondebtor third parties. […]

Mazzone quoted in multiple outlets on Trump’s ballot case in Illinois

Cook County Judge Tracie Porter’s decision to remove Former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot made Illinois one of three states barring him from the ballot. Similar to cases in other states, Trump’s lawyers argued that the insurrection clause doesn’t apply to the president, and the Trump campaign criticized Porter’s decision. Professor Jason Mazzone, […]

American Constitution Society selects Mannis ’25 as a Next Generation Leader

The American Constitution Society selected 34 up-and-coming legal professionals as 2024 Next Generation Leaders, including College of Law student Bobby Mannis. The Next Generation Leader program recognizes law students displaying exceptional leadership within local ACS student chapters. The program also offers opportunities to empower students and develop leadership skills to make an impact in their […]

College of Law names 57 employers to 2023-2024 Employer Honor Roll

Today, the University of Illinois College of Law published its 2023-2024 Employer Honor Roll. 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 of government agencies, public interest […]

Immigration Law Clinic students achieve asylum decision in clients’ favor

After hours of interviews, research, writing, and compiling a case to present in court, there are several emotions a young lawyer might feel. Nothing compares, however, to the flood of emotion that comes with hearing the judge announce a decision in favor of your client, which is exactly what Marco Becerra and Akshay Krishnamani felt […]

Quadrangle profiles Illinois Scholars at Risk program

Quadrangle, the magazine of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, profiled the Illinois Scholars at Risk program in its Spring 2024 issue. The profile highlights the work done by the program, chaired by Professor Colleen Murphy. The program offers assistance to scholars who face danger at home, and the Illinois group has brought seven […]