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The prestigious award recognizes the world’s greatest achievements in the study of humanity

The Library of Congress announced today that Martha C. Nussbaum is the 2026 recipient of the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity.

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“I want to better understand how disparate legal systems can work together to advance global justice and international cooperation in tandem.”

Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Roni Kane, ’29, comes to UChicago Law with an international background spanning education, advocacy, and legal research.

“Whether as prosecution or defense counsel, I look forward to helping to create an equitable justice system for Marines and ensuring they are treated fairly under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.”

Originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina, Grant A. Booker, ’29, comes to UChicago Law as an active-duty officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Booker was selected for the Marine Corps’ Funded Law Education Program and plans to serve as a Judge Advocate after law school.

Clinical faculty reflect on the history—and vision—of one of UChicago Law’s most distinguished traditions

There’s a moment Craig Futterman waits for at each year’s Intensive Trial Practice Workshop. It’s not a student learning how to make a polished closing argument or a confident cross-examination, nor is it how they learn to skillfully introduce evidence.

By Hal Conick

“Answering complex questions around AI — such as those pertaining to liability and intellectual property — will require both legal and technical expertise. I am pursuing legal scholarship to do my part in answering these questions and building a positive future for humans and AI systems to thrive."

Madison Van Doren, ’29, brings a background in linguistics and artificial intelligence research to UChicago Law. A Colorado State University graduate who grew up in England and the United States, Van Doren has led research on AI safety and studied the challenges posed by rapidly evolving technology.

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Craig Futterman on Illinois Supreme Court case that will determine future of Chicago police misconduct process

Craig Futterman, a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago and one of the attorneys representing the coalition of community groups, noted how the Illinois Supreme Court in 2020 rejected a similar argument from the FOP when the union attempted to have misconduct records destroyed after five years.

“The Illinois Supreme Court said, ‘No, no, no, no, no, that violates fundamental public policy of the state and any collective bargaining agreement that is contrary to public policy is void and unenforceable,” Futterman told the Tribune.

New York Times Cites Sam Bray, '05, on Constitutionality of Texas Ten Commandments Law

In a research paper posted last month, Nathan Chapman, a law professor at the University of Georgia, along with Samuel Bray of the University of Chicago and Brent Strawn of Duke, assessed the Texas law requiring all public elementary and secondary school classrooms in the state to display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments and found it to be clearly unconstitutional, noted Adam Liptak, chief legal affairs correspondent of the New York Times.

Adam Chilton and William H. J. Hubbard discuss the Law School's AI strategy

America’s top law schools are figuring this out on the fly: for the new academic year, the University of Chicago Law School will ban phones, tablets and laptops from core first-year classrooms, so students cannot use technology shortcuts that “stunt intellectual growth."