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Student’s Article on Countering the “Equal Opportunity Harasser” Defense wins Multiple Writing Awards
A Chicago-Kent College of Law student has won a pair of notable writing awards for her paper on how a recent United States Supreme Court case could weaken a peculiar...
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President Biden Appoints Martin H. Malin as Chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Service Impasses Panel
CHICAGO, August 24, 2021—Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Emeritus Martin H. Malin has been appointed as chair of the Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Service Impasses Panel (FSIP) by President...
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New SPACs Lawsuit Could Be “Death Knell” for the Industry and Chill New Activity, Investment Funds Legal Expert Says
CHICAGO, August 17, 2021– Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William A. Birdthistle says that a new federal lawsuit against billionaire hedge-fund investor Bill Ackman's SPAC could completely upend the SPAC...
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Thomas P. Crocker Named Winner of 2020 Chicago-Kent College of Law Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize
[Update] The Palmer Civil Liberties Prize Lecture by Thomas Crocker is on Tuesday, October 5 at 3:00 pm. CHICAGO, August 4, 2021 –The 2020 Chicago-Kent College of Law Roy C...
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Law Professor’s Book Warns of “Loss of Self” to Surveillance—and What Can Be Done
In his new book about the “pervasive investigative gaze” of increasingly ubiquitous surveillance in the modern world, Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Richard Warner explores how it happened, what its...
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Palmer Prize Winner’s Book Explores Debate Between Liberty and “Necessity” Amid National Emergencies
Following a national emergency, there is frequently a test of the United States Constitution. And when that test comes from the country’s president, either through executive orders or raw rhetoric...
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How Old Are You? Chicago-Kent Professor Explores Varied Legal Concepts of Age
Legally speaking, how should one define their age? The number of years from your date of birth? The strength of your heart? Or even how you feel? In his latest...
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Constitutional Democracy Project Receives Library of Congress Grant to Develop LGBTQ+ Equality Movement Teaching Resources
CHICAGO, July 19, 2021—The Constitutional Democracy Project (CDP) has received a $19,000 grant from the Library of Congress to develop teaching resources on the court cases and the political movement...
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Chicago-Kent Professor Researches the Constitutionality of Restricting Travel under Quarantine
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, there have been numerous instances in the United States where state governments have used quarantines to curb travel. While most challenges to quarantines have failed...
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Chicago-Kent Librarian Receives National Minority Leadership Award
When applying for the American Association of Law Libraries award for minority leadership, Chicago-Kent College of Law librarian Mandy Lee started off by relating a painful and embarrassing attempt to...