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Mandel Clinic Students Prepare Evidence for Supreme Court Case
October 14, 2009

A half-dozen University of Chicago law students spent hundreds of hours helping prepare arguments for a legal brief challenging Illinois’ forfeiture law that was submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that the vast majority of...

Chicago Lawyer Magazine Highlights Mandel Clinic
September 17, 2009

Dana M. Davenport was just a second-year law student at the University of Chicago Law School when she began using the law to make a difference in the lives of others.

She had started to work with the school's Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, and one of her first cases was the classic...

Video: IJ Clinic Brings Attention to "Entrepreneurs Under Siege"
August 20, 2009

Earlier this year, the University of Chicago Law School's Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship released a study detailing how the laws and regulations of the City of Chicago hinder small business entrepreneurs. Beth Milnikel, Director of the IJ Clinic, details in this interview how...

Crain's Chicago Business Discusses IJ Clinic Report
August 10, 2009

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley talks often about supporting small business.

"Small businesses are the backbone of our neighborhood economy," he said in a speech last year. "It is impossible to overstate the importance of having successful small businesses throughout Chicago."

But...

IJ Clinic's Milnikel on Chicago's Regulation of Small Business
July 17, 2009

Futterman Persuades City of Chicago to Change Terms of Settlement Agreements
July 1, 2009

The City of Chicago will change its settlement terms in federal civil rights cases brought against police officers accused of misconduct, dropping a provision that precludes using those settlements as evidence in future litigation.

Heyrman on New Rules for Adult Guardianship
June 14, 2009

Legislation that would require certification of some guardians of impaired adults is expected to be signed by the governor, but one lawyer involved in Illinois guardianship reform efforts said it doesn't address the biggest problem.

IJ Clinic's Beth Milnikel Interviewed on WBEZ
May 12, 2009

The health of small businesses will be one key to turning our economy around. President Barack Obama recently announced a $15 billion recovery plan with that goal in mind. The money is intended for loans to get business moving again, and hopefully stimulate the economy. But a new report suggests...

IJ Clinic Releases Report on Regulations for Chicago Small Businesses
May 11, 2009

Want to create a job in Chicago?  It is not that easy.

Randolph Stone Discusses Life Without Parole for Illinois Youth on Chicago Public Radio's 848
February 13, 2008

The DuPage County State’s Attorney and a Republican state representative yesterday called for Governor Rod Blagojevich to lift the moratorium on the death...