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  1. A&E

    Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Richard Kling Discusses Case Against Tommy Schaefer in Bali ‘Suitcase Murder’

    “The United States Supreme Court has said a defendant who represents [themself] is held to the same standard as an experienced criminal defense attorney,” says Richard Kling, a clinical professor of law at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. “He’s not going to be able to come in later and say, ‘Well, I didn't know what I was doing because I'm not really a lawyer.’”

  2. Bloomberg Law

    Unitary Executive Theory Opens Trump Administration to Judicial Criticism, Says Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro

    By naming the unitary executive theory, judges are “expressly criticizing the administration by putting what is in front of them in this broader context,” said Carolyn Shapiro, a Chicago-Kent College of Law professor. The next step, she added, could be judges ordering high-ranking immigration officials to appear in federal court if the Justice Department continues to show an inability to get them to obey orders.

  3. Bloomberg Law

    Despite Low Applicant Numbers, Design Patent Bar Is Needed, Says IP Program Co-Director Sarah Fackrell

    “Art people have something unique and valuable to bring to this field,” said Sarah Fackrell, co-director of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s intellectual property program. “The creation of the design patent bar is incredibly, symbolically important in recognizing that.”

  4. Ars Technica

    Microsoft Blog Told Users to Train AI on Pirated Harry Potter Books. Law Professor and IP Expert Cathay Y. N. Smith Explains the Legal Issues

    “The ultimate result is to create something infringing by saying, ‘Hey, here you go, go grab that infringing stuff and use that in our system,’” said Cathay Y. N. Smith, a law professor and co-director of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Program in Intellectual Property Law. Microsoft “could potentially have some sort of secondary contributory liability for copyright infringement, downloading it, as well as then using it to encourage others to use it for training purposes.”

  5. Roll Call

    Supreme Court Backs Congressional Power in Tariff Ruling, Says Chicago-Kent Law Professor Harold Krent

    “The court is reminding the country, maybe finally, that there are three branches of government, and if the president wants to have certain powers whether they are emergency powers or not he should seek them from Congress,” said Harold Krent, a law professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law specializing in separation of powers issues

  6. Wall Street Journal

    Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling a Departure from Roberts’ Usually Expansive View on Executive Authority, Says Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro

    “It’s almost Greek tragedy that Roberts, who has often endorsed expansive presidential power, including in the immunity opinion, is confronted by a president who is not only happy to take that to the far extreme, but doesn’t accept any constraints,” said Carolyn Shapiro, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law.

  7. Block Club Chicago

    Federal Tactic of Charging People in 'Weak' Cases Likely Part of Concerted Intimidation Effort, Says Law Professor Harold Krent

    “This administration is using all the tools it has to stifle dissent, that if you challenge them, they’re going to set out the machinery of the government against you,” said Harold Krent, a Chicago-Kent College of Law professor who has worked at the Department of Justice. “You’ll have to hire an attorney, miss work, you might be frightened — and maybe they’ll get an indictment once in a while.”

  8. SCOTUS Blog

    Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro: When the Supreme Court Abets Lawlessness

    As a constitutional law professor, I am frequently asked versions of the following questions: “Is that really legal/constitutional?” “How can they get away with that?” and “Why don’t the courts stop them?” When the answer to the first question is no — as it often is or strongly appears to be — the other questions become even more urgent to ordinary people. And when we look at those questions, a big part of the answer is that the Supreme Court has, over decades, made it increasingly difficult — sometimes impossible — to enforce or vindicate constitutional rights and to redress, much less stop, widespread and systemic governmental lawlessness of the sort we are now seeing.

  9. New York Times

    Chicago-Kent Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro Weighs in on Challenges in Holding Federal Agents Accountable

    “It’s an enormous problem that federal officials are in some ways the hardest people to hold accountable for violating people’s constitutional rights, even harder than state and local officials,” said Carolyn Shapiro, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law and a former solicitor general of Illinois.

  10. Chicago Tribune

    Professor Emerita Lori Andrews: People Are Turning to AI Chatbots for Companionship. Is This Robot Love Risky?

    “Alexa, will you marry me?” When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reported in 2016 that over 250,000 people had proposed to their Alexa devices, commentators laughed it off. But by 2026, people have said, “I do,” to avatars, chatbots and robots in ceremonies around the world.