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Chicago-Kent Earns Top Awards in NYC Bar Association’s National Moot Court Competition
A team of two Chicago-Kent College of Law students earned top awards in one of the nation’s most prestigious moot court contests: the 2022 New York City Bar Association National...
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Chicago-Kent Students and Alum Take Illinois Local Government Lawyers Association’s Top Writing Honors
Two Chicago-Kent College of Law students and a Chicago-Kent alumna earned top honors in the Illinois Local Government Lawyers (ILGL) Association’s 2022 writing competitions, with research and analysis on such...
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Chicago-Kent Team Reaches Finals in Kurth Moot Court Championship
Arguing on the last, and most nuanced, topic of their academic experience, a pair of Chicago-Kent College of Law students advanced to the finals in a high-ranking 2022 moot court...
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Privacy Legal Expert Warns IRS Facial Scan Requirement Will Force Taxpayers to Waive Important Rights
CHICAGO, February 1, 2022—Taxpayers who wish to access personal Internal Revenue Service tax accounts, including details about child tax credits, payment plans or tax transcripts, will soon be required to...
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Chicago-Kent’s Commitment to National Program Combating Racial Enrollment Gaps Now Longest-Running in Country
A Legacy of Equity Some described it as an awakening. A way for aspiring attorneys from poor or underrepresented backgrounds to believe, to envision themselves in the realm of the...
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For Third Time in Recent Years, A Chicago-Kent Student is Awarded Prestigious AFL-CIO Fellowship
When Enrique Espinoza ’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...
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Palmer Prize Winner’s Book Explores How to Legally Define Foreign Interference In U.S. Elections—and What Should be Done About It
While discussing the consequences of foreign interference in United States elections with colleagues, Jens David Ohlin often fielded a seemingly simple question: whether it was illegal. Yes, he believed it...
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Eliminating Filibuster Only Way to Save Voting Rights and Stop Anti-Democratic Slide Says Constitutional Rights Expert
CHICAGO, January 12, 2022—Chicago-Kent Professor Carolyn Shapiro says that eliminating the filibuster for voting rights and related legislation is not only allowed but constitutionally required under the Guarantee Clause, given...
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Names William A. Birdthistle Director of the Division of Investment Management
CHICAGO, December 21, 2021—Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William A. Birdthistle has been appointed director of the Division of Investment Management for the United States Securities...
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Polar-Opposite Rhetorical Styles Make Teammates Regional Champs in NYC Bar Competition
One has a flair for the dramatic; the other, an unwavering adherence to case law and cold, hard fact. Together, the two Chicago-Kent College of Law students were able to...