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Jason MacLean joins the Law School from Canada as an academic. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan in the School of Environment and Sustainability and has spent the last decade researching and teaching about regulatory capture. MacLean holds a BCL and JD from McGill University and a PhD in Canadian climate law and policy from the University of Alberta.
Originally from San Diego, California, Kyle Hammerness obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He was inspired to take a more “active role” in the law after a couple of internships in college made him realize just how much lawyers can make a real difference.
Originally from Morton Grove, Illinois, Irena Petryk, ’28, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Oxford.
On September 1, Clinical Professor Erica Zunkel became director of Clinical and Experiential Learning, overseeing the Law School’s 15 clinics.
Hailing from Seattle, Washington, Jordan Chernof is joining the Law School as a former software engineer at Microsoft. His background in computer science, which he studied as an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, launched his career in tech—but the political and regulatory changes he witnessed in that industry inspired him to pivot to law school.
Faculty in the News
Yascha Mounk and Professor Tom Ginsburg explore different approaches to constitutions in the United States, Europe, and beyond, the advantages and disadvantages of the U.S. political system, and how to protect the First Amendment.
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Craig Futterman, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, about President Trump's plans to send National Guard troops to Chicago.
If President Donald Trump follows through on threats to send the National Guard to Chicago, his decision will not only stress-test the deep American antipathy to military rule. It will also generate a cascade of legal challenges with few precedents.
