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Frank Easterbrook, ’73, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former professor at the Law School, received the prestigious Coase Medal from the American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) on May 15.
Diane P. Wood, a senior lecturer in law at the Law School and a former judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, was presented with the American Law Institute’s Henry J. Friendly Medal at the Institute’s 2026 Annual Meeting on May 20.
Students in the Law School’s Employment Law Clinic helped secure a significant appellate victory this spring when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit revived a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by former Ameren Illinois employee Kimberly Ballard.
The Law School’s 2026 Pro Bono Recognition Ceremony celebrated 83 students from the Class of 2026 who demonstrated an outstanding commitment to public service and pro bono during their time at the Law School.
Before coming to the Law School, Luke Chaikovsky, ’26, worked for a government consulting firm in Washington, DC.
Faculty in the News
Minnesota prosecutors have charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with assault for an alleged shooting earlier this year in Minneapolis during the immigration enforcement surge. The case is drawing national attention because criminal charges against federal law enforcement officers are relatively rare.
There is a new empirical study that lands at a very awkward moment for a very loud political argument.
The government has the sole power to decide where immigration detainees are held. If federal officials think the Supreme Court would decide against them, they could transfer more detained immigrants to jurisdictions, like Texas, within the Fifth Circuit, which blessed the government’s new interpretation, said Nicole Hallett, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at University of Chicago Law School.
That would put the onus on advocates to seek a nationwide ruling.
