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  1. WTTW

    Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro Analyzes Theory Behind Moore v. Harper

    “The independent state legislature theory would create a situation where if a state court said, ‘Well, this law is unconstitutional under our state constitution,’ it would still have to apply to federal elections,” law professor Carolyn Shapiro said. “We’d end up with this very bizarre dual system that would be chaotic and confusing, and it’s completely unlike anything we’ve ever had.”

  2. WTTW

    Chicago-Kent Assistant Clinical Professor Jamie Franklin Discusses Challenges, Limitations of Collective Action for Workers Facing Discrimination

    “There are very few workers who want to stick their necks out and be named plaintiffs in class action lawsuits. Their name is on the court case. That’s going to be something that’s going to be with them for life,” Chicago-Kent assistant clinical professor Jamie Franklin said.

  3. WTTW

    Chicago-Kent Professor Jamie Franklin Describes Barriers Workers Face in Banding Together in Lawsuits

    “There are very few workers who want to stick their necks out and be named plaintiffs in class action lawsuits. Their name is on the court case. That’s going to be something that’s going to be with them for life,” Chicago-Kent law professor Jamie Franklin said. “Even finding an attorney to represent them can be a challenge. Because these cases take so long, attorneys who take them may end up bearing years and years of risk of not being paid.”

  4. WTTW

    Assistant Professor Noah Smith-Drelich Explains How Congress Could Codify Abortion Rights

    President Joe Biden is now calling on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade and federally legalize abortion nationwide. “It means that Congress would pass a law that would provide many of the same protections that the Supreme Court previously recognized as being constitutional via Roe v. Wade, whether or not that would stand up against the current Supreme Court I think is anybody’s question,” said Noah Smith-Drelich, assistant professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law.

  5. Yahoo! News

    Chicago-Kent Professor Carolyn Shapiro Discusses Confidentiality Norms at the Supreme Court and the Leaked Draft Opinion on Abortion Rights

    Professor Carolyn Shapiro talks with the hosts of Yahoo! News Skullduggery podcast about confidentiality norms at the Supreme Court and the leaked draft opinion on abortion rights.