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Learning Resources CEO Rick Woldenberg, ’86, and constitutional scholar Michael McConnell, ’79, both made key contributions to the case, but in very different ways

When the US Supreme Court ruled last month that sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unlawful, two Law School alumni found themselves at the center of the landmark decision—one as the business owner whose company challenged the tariffs, the other as a constitutional scholar helping argue the case before the Court.

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The graduates will serve four different justices across the Court’s ideological spectrum

Five University of Chicago Law School alumni will clerk at the US Supreme Court during October Term 2026, serving four different justices.

The alumni will clerk for Justices Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Two of the five will serve in Justice Gorsuch’s chambers.

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Team Hall took the win in the second annual event held on February 28

The Law School community came together on February 28 for the second annual Bigelow Cup, a high-energy afternoon of competition, camaraderie, and Bigelow section pride at the Henry Crown Field House on the UChicago campus.

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The annual Black Law Students Association event was held on February 26, 2026

The Law School community gathered on February 26 for the Ninth Annual Judge James B. Parsons Legacy Dinner to honor Judge Kai Niambi Scott of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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The Abrams Environmental Law Clinic prepared an amicus brief representing a bipartisan group of former senior US officials in a federal youth climate lawsuit

A team of students in the Law School's Abrams Environmental Law Clinic got first-hand experience on one of the country’s biggest legal stages this January. The students spent their winter break working on an amicus brief representing former top federal officials in a Ninth Circuit climate lawsuit.

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Albert Alschuler on investigations into ICE

The State’s Attorney’s Office said the "investigative responsibilities" for a shooting in Franklin Park would rest with the Franklin Park Police Department.

Albert Alschuler, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago Law School, said that while it would be unusual for the State’s Attorney’s Office to initiate an investigation, he would be "surprised if there’s any legal restraint" barring them from doing so.

Alison Siegler, FCJC garner mentions on John Oliver episode on police sting operations

A March 22, 2026, episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took a closer look at police sting operations—including an extended segment on litigation led by the University of Chicago Law School’s Federal Criminal Justice Clinic.

Darrell Miller on the Supreme Court and religion

The bishops view President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship for some children born in the United States as “immoral,” the church wrote in a brief supported by biblical passages...

“It’s the Catholic bishops saying that the position of the current administration is not only anti-constitutional and anti-American; it is anti-Christian,” said Darrell Miller, a professor of the University of Chicago Law School. “That is a remarkable position for the conference of bishops to be making about the current administration.”