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Casey, Conyers, Starr, and Dharmapala Receive Named Professorships

Four Law School faculty members have received named professorships: Anthony J. Casey has received the Donald M. Ephraim Professorship in Law and Economics. Casey is the inaugural holder of this n...

Craig B. Futterman

Craig Futterman: If the City is Willing to Follow Through on Police Reform, "We Can Do It Tomorrow"

Craig B. Futterman, a University of Chicago law professor who is one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said if the city really was willing to follow through on its pledge t...

Sharon R. Fairley

'A Watershed Era in the Evolution of Accountability'

Study by the Law School's Sharon Fairley Shows Police Oversight Agencies Growing Across US, but Challenges Persist

Amid growing public outcry over police use of force, new systems for police accountability and public oversight have taken root in cities across the country over the past five years. That’s the key...