Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro testified at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2022, about the history and future ramifications of a theory giving state...
The second time his attorney missed filing for his appeal, Marshan Allen (LAW 1st Year) asked his family for one thing. “Just get me a typewriter,” Allen said. He was sent to prison on a mandatory...
As laws governing privacy get more complex and sophisticated, working professionals—including those working in information technology—can often feel behind the ever-heightening curve. That’s why...
Nicole Buonocore Porter, Chicago-Kent College of Law’s new director of the renowned Martin H. Malin Institute for Law and the Workplace, jokes that some might think her scholarship’s radical. Yes, she...
How good of a lawyer should an artificial intelligence system be? More importantly, how good do you want one to be? When it comes to teaching machines how to understand and utilize language, it turns...
A half-dozen Chicago-Kent College of Law students decided to spend their winter break tackling one of the toughest pro bono jobs out there: helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault file...
Katherine Hanson (LAW 3rd Year), who gave up her successful hair salon business to become a standout student at Chicago-Kent College of Law, has been named a 2021 “Law Student of the Year” by National...
When Enrique Espinoza (LAW ’22) first enrolled at Chicago-Kent College of Law years ago, he was just hoping to get a job helping immigrants like himself. After working for decades in the hospitality...
Some described it as an awakening, a way for aspiring attorneys from underrepresented backgrounds to envision themselves in the realm of the law. “Looking back on it now, I probably wouldn’t have been...
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William A. Birdthistle as director of one of five organization divisions. “The SEC’s Division...
