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Federal Judge Praises Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic in Order Approving Settlement in Due Process/Forfeiture Case
June 29, 2012

The Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic was singled out for praise from the presiding judge in a recent case involving what process was due when police seized a suspect’s car in connection with the arrest of a criminal...

Elizabeth Frankel Discusses Obama Administration's Immigration Policy Changes on Chicago Tonight
June 19, 2012

The Exoneration Project: Four Wins and Counting
June 18, 2012

More than 17 years ago, Harold Richardson was arrested and later convicted for a crime he did not commit.

Kristin McKeon was then a grade school student in Connecticut.

Their paths crossed late last year when McKeon, JD’12, became part of a team of lawyers who won Richardson’s...

The Corporate Lab Clinic Hosts Conference on the Challenges of Complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
June 12, 2012

In the Corporate Lab Transactional Clinic (“Corporate Lab”), students work on “real-world”

RFK Jr. Talks Environment, Economy at the Law School
June 6, 2012

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Law School to deliver a passionate speech about the need to protect the environment, tailored specially to a University of Chicago audience familiar with cost-benefit analysis.

Wrongfully Convicted Man Released After 24 Years, Thanks to Exoneration Project, Alumni
May 31, 2012

Yesterday, James Kluppelberg was a free man for the first time in 24 years. He walked out of the Menard Correctional Center in southern Illinois alongside his lawyer, Karl Leonard, '09, after a Cook County judge and prosecutors agreed he was wrongfully convicted of murder and arson.

Beth Kregor Interviewed for "Chicagoland Shakedown: Why It's Impossible to Run A Business Without Breaking the Law"
May 29, 2012

Istria Cafe is a small business in Chicago, one of the most over-regulated cities in America. PJTV's Alexis Garcia interviews the Pribaz brothers, the owners of Istria Cafe, to show you how regulations are destroying businesses and jobs.

Recent Highlights from Civil Rights & Police Accountability Clinic
May 23, 2012

*Third year student Kelly Graf took an excellent deposition of a sitting judge, a former high level prosecutor who uncovered a pattern of criminal misconduct by an elite team of Chicago police officers who abused our clients, a family, as a part of the officers’ larger...

Law Students Serve the Public, Further Their Careers Through Clinical Education
May 23, 2012

Even before they are admitted to the bar, students at the University of Chicago Law School can put their developing expertise to work and actually practice law in one of our many clinics. Our clinical programs are both broad and deep, offering students experience in criminal and civil law, in...

Alison Siegler Honored for Public Interest Service
May 18, 2012

Alison Siegler, Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, was honored for her contributions to public interest law, an award for which she was nominated by eight federal judges.