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Illinois LawCast: First-Year Experiences

Illinois LawCast: First-Year Experiences

The first year of law school is a unique experience. Though some students may have the option to enroll in ...
First Amendment Clinic students Joseph Saoud and Henry Lu

Clinic students earn dismissal of some charges for client

For young lawyers, a first appearance in court is a big deal. Standing before a judge and presenting hours of ...
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Mazzone discusses Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” on WGN radio show Let’s Get Legal

Professor and constitutional law expert Jason Mazzone recently joined Jon Hansen on the WGN radio show Let’s Get Legal to ...
Sara Gerke in the Law building

Gerke: Autonomous AI-based drug prescribing rife with potential problems

A first-of-its-kind pilot program in Utah developed by a health-technology startup company uses artificial intelligence to automatically renew certain prescriptions ...
Immigration Law Clinic selected by ISBA for the 2026 John E. Thies Excellence in Legal Education Award

Immigration Law Clinic selected by ISBA for the 2026 John E. Thies Excellence in Legal Education Award

The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) has named the University of Illinois College of Law Immigration Law Clinic as one ...
Professor Kaplan teaches in front of a blackboard

Kaplan says Trump’s recent remarks about pulling back on federal funding of Medicare are result of “fundamental misunderstanding” of how the program works

According to the New York Sun, President Trump suggested during remarks at a private luncheon that the federal government may ...
Gabriela De La Llana

First Amendment Clinic helps secure a victory against the Wisconsin DOJ, thanks in part to sustained efforts of student clinicians

On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford ruled that the Wisconsin Department of Justice must ...
Heidi Hurd speaks during her investiture ceremony.

Hurd joins Just Theory podcast to speak about mercy and legal obligations

Professor Heidi Hurd was recently a featured guest on the Just Theory podcast, where she spoke about morality and the ...
Sherkow teaches a class, students in the background

Sherkow speaks about patent licenses at CRISPRMED conference

Professor Jacob Sherkow was a speaker at the recent CRISPRMED conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. He participated in a satellite meeting ...

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