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Employment Discrimination Clinic Files Brief On Sovereign Immunity in the Illinois Appellate Court
July 18, 2012

The Employment Discrimination Clinic recently wrote and filed a Brief in consolidated appeal of two cases in the Illinois Appellate Court.  The Clinic’s clients each sued the State of Illinois, in its capacity as their...

Chicago Tribune Interviews Heyrman on Impact of ACA and Local Cuts on Mental Health Care
July 17, 2012

Health care has dominated the headlines recently at the federal, state and local levels:

The Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act. Six of 12 Chicago-run community mental health clinics are shut, as is the state-run Tinley Park Mental Health Center.

Employment Discrimination Project Clients Awarded $11 Million Consent Decree
July 5, 2012

An $11 million consent decree entered here today in federal court has ended the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) race harassment and discrimination lawsuit against a major transportation company. Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox granted preliminary approval of the decree....

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.