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A.V. Club Chicago covers IJ Clinic "My Streets! My Eats!" Campaign
September 8, 2011

Street food has been a part of America’s culinary history since the hot dog met the bun. For many families, hocking ice cream, tamales, and other fare has helped buy homes and finance college educations.

IJ Clinic Advocates for Mobile Chefs in Chicago's Food Truck Debate
August 23, 2011

Should the city of Chicago be allowed to turn business districts into No-Vending Zones to protect brick-and-mortar restaurants from competition?

Milnikel Talks with Chicago Public Radio's 848 About Chicago Food Trucks
August 23, 2011

On Tuesday, August 23, 2011, Beth Milnikel, Director of the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School, appeared on the Chicago Public Radio Program...

Law School To Launch New Environmental Law Clinic
July 27, 2011

The University of Chicago Law School has announced the creation of the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic, which will offer students sophisticated training in environmental litigation, policy and regulation.

Alison Siegler Discusses Federal Sentencing in Light of Blagojevich Verdict
July 1, 2011

NBC Chicago Promotes Upcoming IJ Clinic Hiring Workshop
May 3, 2011

If you think you're ready to hire employees for your start-up, think about this: a daylong conference for entrepreneurs looking to hire.

Law Students Played a Crucial Role in Man's Release from Prison
April 27, 2011

After hours of interrogation and a beating from police that ruptured his eardrum, Eric Caine falsely confessed in 1986 to killing an elderly couple – an act that would lead to a conviction on murder charges and a lifetime prison term.

Mixed-Income Housing as Pre-Commitment Strategy
April 21, 2011

Crowding poor people together, isolating them from mainstream opportunities, and providingsubstandard policing, education, and other services constitute bad public policy. Decades of experience with public housing projects that featured just this constellation of attributes have provided ample...

Jeff Leslie Comments on Mixed-Income Housing
April 21, 2011

Deneen Pughsley lives in the shadow of the Cabrini-Green projects she once called home.

On most days, she might as well be a million miles away from the high rises slowly being demolished on Chicago's Near North Side.  On other days, the looming buildings are too close...

Exoneration Project Wins New Trial for Client
April 11, 2011

Just days ago, a man who has been behind bars for 17 years learned his chance at freedom is in limbo.

The Exoneration Project at the University of Chicago Law School has been working to free Rodell Sanders. CBS 2′s Suzanne Le Mignot reports on the recent steps the project has taken to...