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Vincent Buccola, ’08, challenges the conventional view that financial contracts are designed and selected to maximize value

The Law School held its annual Coase Lecture on February 10, drawing students, faculty, and other guests into a packed auditorium for a tradition that began in 1992. This year’s lecture, titled, “What’s Optimal(ity) in Financial Contracting?”, was delivered by Professor Vincent Buccola, ’08, a scholar in corporate law and finance.

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The annual Chicago Law Foundation student auction was held on February 12, 2026

The Chicago Law Foundation went full Casino Royale: License to Bid for its 29th annual auction. From White Sox, Bulls, and Cubs tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra seats, labubu pins, dinners with professors, and handmade art — students showed up ready to play their hand.

Carol Moseley Braun, ’72, trailblazing lawyer, politician, and diplomat, returned to the Law School on February 5 to reflect on a lengthy career defined by public service and to offer advice to students. Speaking at the Earl B. Dickerson Memorial Lecture, she urged students to lead with integrity.

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Scotusblog 'Empirical SCOTUS' feature looked at data from the 2015-16 through the 2024-25 terms

Professor Darrell A. H. Miller had more scholarly briefs cited by the US Supreme Court over the last decade than any other scholar in the nation, according to a recently published SCOTUSblog article.

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UChicago Law students reflect on their experience merging law and tech to bridge a justice gap

Marley McAliley, ’27, a former public relations professional at Google, didn’t imagine when she pivoted to law school that she’d be writing PR pitches for a tech product as part of one of her classes as a law student.

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Curtis Bradley on the Alien Enemies Act

Curtis Bradley, an international law professor at the University of Chicago, highlighted Trump’s ongoing legal battle with the American Civil Liberties Union over his use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly detain and deport Venezuelans alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The statute gives the president extraordinary power to expel citizens of enemy nations, when there is a declared war or in the event of an “invasion” or “predatory incursion.”

Geoffrey Stone Talks First Amendment Protection for Comedian Trevor Noah

Trump’s biggest issue would be that Noah’s comments were clearly jokes.

“The First Amendment protects even allegedly false statements about an individual that would be seen as defamatory unless you can prove that they were made with reckless disregard for the truth,” Geoffrey Stone, distinguished professor of law at the University of Chicago, told SAN. “And in this case, they were clearly jokes, and they were intended as jokes. People understood them as jokes, not as factual statements. And therefore, I think it’s utterly implausible that there could be a libel judgment.”

Craig B. Futterman Weighs In on 10th Amendment and ICE Enforcement

A novel approach to a centuries-old law

Craig Futterman, a clinical law professor at the University of Chicago said while there’s no doubt that federal government has the right to enforce immigration laws, it remains to be seen whether the courts will accept Illinois and Minnesota’s interpretation of the 10th Amendment.