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Edward Levi Distinguished Visiting Jurist: The Hon. Michael Farbiarz

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Add to Calendar 2025-02-26 12:15:00 2025-02-26 13:15:00 Edward Levi Distinguished Visiting Jurist: The Hon. Michael Farbiarz Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/edward-levi-distinguished-visiting-jurist-hon-michael-farbiarz - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 12:15pm — 1:15pm
Room V

Participating faculty: Lior Jacob Strahilevitz John Rappaport

The Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop - Payvand Ahdout (Virginia)

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Add to Calendar 2025-01-21 15:30:00 2025-01-21 15:30:00 The Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop - Payvand Ahdout (Virginia) Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/public-law-and-legal-theory-workshop-payvand-ahdout-virginia - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 @ 3:30pm
Faculty Workshop (Room 203)

Meirav Furth-Matzkin, Tel-Aviv University Law School – Chicago/Michigan Psychology & Lab Studies Group (PALS)

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Add to Calendar 2025-02-12 13:30:00 2025-02-12 14:30:00 Meirav Furth-Matzkin, Tel-Aviv University Law School – Chicago/Michigan Psychology & Lab Studies Group (PALS) Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/meirav-furth-matzkin-tel-aviv-university-law-school-chicagomichigan-psychology-lab-studies - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 @ 1:30pm — 2:30pm
Online-Only Law School Event

The Law School Record: Fall 2025

Message From the Dean

I’ve been excited to spend time with the amazing alumni, faculty, and students who make our law school community so special.

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John Rappaport Discusses His Innovative New Casebook on Criminal Law and the Penal System

In a casebook released earlier this year, Professor John Rappaport and his coauthor, Harvard Law Professor Andrew Manuel Crespo , present a new approach to teaching criminal law that they believe is...

Theory in Practice

The Remedy and the Reach

Samuel Bray’s work on universal injunctions helped shape a national debate—and was cited extensively by the Supreme Court

When the US Supreme Court last June issued its decision limiting the scope of universal injunctions, it marked a major turning point in the ongoing national conversation on judicial power—and one that...

Faculty News

Law School Welcomes Two New Faculty Members ACS Honors Geoffrey Stone, '71, for Scholarly Excellence Alison LaCroix Named 2025 SHEAR Book Prize Winner William Baude and Judith Miller Receive 2025 Diversity Leadership Award Erica Zunkel on Her Goals as Director of Clinical and Experiential Learning William Baude Hosts Podcast Series Examining Balance of Powers in US Government

Seven Supreme Court clerk alumni with background of US Supreme Court

Seven Clerks for Seven Justices

Seven UChicago Law alumni are now clerking for US Supreme Court Justices

Securing a clerkship at the US Supreme Court is one of the most prestigious opportunities available to a recent law school graduate. UChicago Law School alumni have achieved a remarkable milestone...

Asked & Answered

Richard Robbins, ’91

Director of Applied AI

Richard Robbins, ’91, joined Reed Smith last year as the firm’s first director of applied artificial intelligence. In this role, he leads Reed Smith’s artificial intelligence and data science teams in...

Seated in pews, graduates in caps and gowns applaud their classmates.

Law School Holds 27th Annual Diploma and Hooding Ceremony

On June 7, a total of 300 students were welcomed into UChicago Law’s alumni community

The Law School held its 27 th Annual Diploma and Hooding Ceremony at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Saturday, June 7, welcoming 300 graduates to the ranks of its alumni. A total of 215 JD students, 82...

AI Advances into the Law School Curriculum

A new technological age is creating new considerations for legal training. The Law School is taking a thoughtful, hands-on approach.

Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry, and the legal profession is no exception. At the Law School, faculty and administrators are weaving AI into the curriculum with care...

Students wearing maroon t-shirts smiling while walking down a hallway.

UChicago Law Welcomes JD Class of 2028

Stats about the class, highlights from Orientation, and more

This fall the University of Chicago Law School welcomed 204 JD students to its campus. The impressive group was selected from a record-breaking pool of more than 6,500 applicants. The Class of 2028...

A picture of the Dean's Fellows standing together.

Introducing the Dean’s Fellow Program

This fall, the launch of a new initiative emphasizes the promise of connection, support, and shared success for every student at UChicago Law.

For generations, the University of Chicago Law School has stood out for its rigorous academics, intellectual vibrancy, and commitment to fostering dialogue on tough legal issues. But as Dean of...

Students gathered around at table with coffee with someone pointing at a screen that says "Keep Calm and Good Luck on Your Exams".

Café D’Angelo: Building Community, One Cold Brew at a Time

Walk into the D'Angelo Law Library early morning on a Thursday and you’ll find something special brewing in the back conference room on the first floor. Students stream in and out of the tucked-away...

Alumni Spotlights

Jim Parsons

Class of 1977

Claudette Miller

Class of 1988

Ashish Prasad

Class of 1993

Sheila Kadagathur

Class of 2005

Alumni News

Law School Celebrates 2025 Reunion Weekend In Memoriam

Giving Back: Jessica A. Hough, '97

Jessica A. Hough, ’97, entered the University of Texas at Austin as an accounting major, initially thinking she would focus on tax. She even sat for the CPA exam. But a senior-year internship made her...

Development News

Development News: Fall 2025

A message from the Associate Dean for External Affairs

FedSoc and ACS Present: Court Reform Debate

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Add to Calendar 2025-01-31 12:15:00 2025-01-31 13:20:00 FedSoc and ACS Present: Court Reform Debate Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/fedsoc-and-acs-present-court-reform-debate - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 12:15pm — 1:20pm
Room III

Presenting student organizations: Federalist Society American Constitution Society

ACS Presents: Lunch Talk with Jeff Mandell

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Add to Calendar 2025-01-30 12:15:00 2025-01-30 13:20:00 ACS Presents: Lunch Talk with Jeff Mandell Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/acs-presents-lunch-talk-jeff-mandel - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 12:15pm — 1:20pm
Room V

Presenting student organizations: American Constitution Society

LBS Presents: Deal Talk with Paul, Weiss

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Add to Calendar 2025-01-30 12:15:00 2025-01-30 13:20:00 LBS Presents: Deal Talk with Paul, Weiss Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/lbs-presents-deal-talk-paul-weiss - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 12:15pm — 1:20pm
Room F

Presenting student organizations: Law and Business Society

Winter 2025 Quarter Papers Due for Winter Graduating Students

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Add to Calendar 2025-02-10 17:00:00 2026-01-21 18:24:44 Winter 2025 Quarter Papers Due for Winter Graduating Students Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/winter-2025-quarter-papers-due-winter-graduating-students - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Monday, February 10, 2025 @ 5:00pm

Practice

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Add to Calendar 2025-01-10 16:00:00 2025-01-10 18:00:00 Practice Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/practice - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Friday, January 10, 2025 @ 4:00pm — 6:00pm
Room V

Presenting student organizations: Trial Team

Law and Economics Workshop - Jared Ellias, Harvard Law School

2/11

Add to Calendar 2025-02-11 15:30:00 2025-02-11 15:30:00 Law and Economics Workshop - Jared Ellias, Harvard Law School Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/law-and-economics-workshop-jared-ellias-harvard-law-school - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 @ 3:30pm
Room F