News
Judge Rachel Bloomekatz has worn many hats throughout her career: Supreme Court law clerk (on both the state and federal levels), assistant attorney general, appellate lawyer at a large law firm, civil rights litigator at a boutique firm, and—perhaps less common among federal judges—solo practitioner.
Matthew Corey, ’25, and Andy Wang, ’25, recently took first place in a nationwide moot court competition hosted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Professors Alison L. LaCroix and William Baude have both been named 2025 recipients of the University’s Academic Communicators Network (ACN) Excellence Awards.
Professor Aziz Z. Huq was named to Project Syndicate’s list of Forward Thinkers, recognizing emerging intellectual innovators.
Faculty in the News
Law Day’s theme of “Out of many, one” resonates with the approach to learning at the University of Chicago Law School. Like law students everywhere, our students learn the many ways in which our Constitution encourages multiple viewpoints.
Alison LaCroix, Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law, Associate Member of History at U of Chicago Law School, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Executive Orders. In his second administration, President Trump has signed 142 Executive Orders in his first 100 days. Prof. LaCroix breaks down what Executive Orders are, how they work, and what their limit of power is.
John D. Graham’s Regulatory Reform from Nixon to Biden is an ambitious and accessible look at how modern Presidents have put their stamp on the administrative state. Graham deftly surveys over 50 years of shifts in substantive regulatory policy as well as structural and procedural reforms.
