Adam Chilton appointed next dean of the Law School
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Prof. Adam Chilton has been appointed dean of the University of Chicago Law School, effective July 1, President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker announced.
Judge Rachel Bloomekatz has worn many hats throughout her career: Supreme Court law clerk (on both the state and federal levels), assistant attorney general, appellate lawyer at a large law firm, civil rights litigator at a boutique firm, and—perhaps less common among federal judges—solo practitioner.
Matthew Corey, ’25, and Andy Wang, ’25, recently took first place in a nationwide moot court competition hosted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Professors Alison L. LaCroix and William Baude have both been named 2025 recipients of the University’s Academic Communicators Network (ACN) Excellence Awards.
Faculty in the News
In this episode of Reasonably Speaking, ALI President David Levi moderates a timely and incisive discussion on nationwide (or universal) injunctions—court orders that extend relief beyond the parties in a case, often halting federal policy nationwide. Featuring legal scholars William Baude and Samuel Bray, along with Judge Robin Rosenberg and former Judge Gregg Costa, the conversation explores the constitutional debates, practical consequences, and political implications of these powerful judicial tools.
Law Day’s theme of “Out of many, one” resonates with the approach to learning at the University of Chicago Law School. Like law students everywhere, our students learn the many ways in which our Constitution encourages multiple viewpoints.
Alison LaCroix, Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law, Associate Member of History at U of Chicago Law School, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Executive Orders. In his second administration, President Trump has signed 142 Executive Orders in his first 100 days. Prof. LaCroix breaks down what Executive Orders are, how they work, and what their limit of power is.
