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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...

Moving Forward: ‘Stars Aligned’ at Chicago-Kent for Law Student After Successfully Appealing Life Sentence

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...

With Personal Information ‘the New Oil’ of the Digital Economy, Chicago-Kent to Offer New Certificate Program in Privacy Law

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...

Expert on Discrimination and Disability Law to Head Chicago-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Workplace

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...

New Research Shows That AI Models Taught Legalese Are Surprisingly Efficient

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...

Chicago-Kent Students Spend Winter Break Assisting Domestic Violence Victims

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...

Chicago-Kent Student Named a 2021 Law Student of the Year by National Jurist and PreLaw Magazine

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...

With a Focus on Helping Workers, Law Student Picked as Recipient of AFL-CIO Fellowship

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...

Elevating Equity: Chicago-Kent's Program Combating Racial Enrollment Gaps Now Longest-Running in Country

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...

SEC Appoints �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech Law Professor William Birdthistle as Division Director

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...