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Third Federal Judge Cites Law Professor’s Research in Legal Ruling
Innovative research by Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Sarah Fackrell is proving helpful to federal judges who are adjudicating new types of intellectual property infringement cases in the internet era...
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Defining Design: Chicago-Kent Professor Cited in Federal Judicial Ruling
“I’m gratified and honored when a judge finds my work to be helpful—especially where, as here, they’re dealing with new and novel legal questions,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor...
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Law Professor Named a Top Legal Innovator
Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz has been named among the 2026 Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia, which was recently published by National Law Review and Wickard...
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Chicago-Kent Professor Wins Best Paper Award for New Theory Explaining the Hidden Power of Law
“I’m really excited,” Chicago-Kent Associate Professor Noah Smith-Drelich says. “It’s always good to get recognition. This is a project that I’ve been actively working on for over two years but...
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Chicago-Kent Professor James Tierney Elected to The American Law Institute
“Election to The American Law Institute is an extraordinary honor,” James F. Tierney says. “For generations, the institute has played a central role in shaping and clarifying American law, and...
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Chicago-Kent Professor Daniel Martin Katz Co-Authors New Book on the History, Design and Governance of AI Agents
“We are moving into this world of increasingly autonomous systems operating on our behalf,” says Professor Daniel Martin Katz. “People need to know what that means.” Katz, with co-authors Michael...
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Chicago-Kent Climbs to No. 7 in IP Law Rankings
Chicago-Kent College of Law has been ranked the 7th-best law school in the nation for intellectual property law by U.S. News & World Report in the publication’s 2026 Best Law...
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Migrant Mercy: Pedro Gerson Awarded Prize for Immigration Law Scholarship
“I was very surprised,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Assistant Professor of Law Pedro Gerson. “I think more than anything, it’s the fact that the ideas in the paper resonated...
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Black Markets and Contraband: Chicago-Kent Hires Expert in Human Trafficking
Alexandra F. L. Yelderman joined the faculty at Chicago-Kent College of Law in fall 2025. Between 2012 and 2020, Yelderman practiced at the Human Trafficking Legal Center in Washington, D.C...
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Financial Times Recognizes Chicago-Kent Law Professor as a Top 20 Legal Market Shaper of Past 20 Years
“From a technical perspective, I have long felt as though the legal sector is really behind most of the rest of the economy in terms of the utilization of modern...