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Sharon Fairley Discusses Grand Jury Non-Indictments on Bloomberg Law Podcast

Bloomberg legal reporter Ava Benny-Morrison discusses President Trump granting clemency to companies, a first. Then Sharon Fairley, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses why ...
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Craig B. Futterman discusses the latest investigations into ICE shooting deaths

Craig Futterman, who is the founder and director of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project at the University of Chicago School of Law, said such prosecutions are complicated. Federal ...
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Clinic Students Help Secure Not Guilty Verdict in First-Degree Murder Trial

The Law School’s Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic (CJJC) recently secured a major victory for an 18-year-old client who ...
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Valerie Jarrett Gives FCJC Students an Inside Look at Public Service and Criminal Justice Reform

This past spring, the Law School’s Federal Criminal Justice Clinic (FCJC) hosted Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to ...
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Susan M. Davies, ’91, Joins Harvard Law Faculty as Professor of Practice

Susan M. Davies, who served as the Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress at Harvard Law School during the past academic year, has been named a professor ...
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Clinic Helps Secure Landmark Win in Supreme Court ‘Geofence Warrant’ Case

The Law School’s Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic helped secure a landmark win in Chatrie v. United States, a US Supreme Court case holding that a person has a reasonable expectation ...
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Loan Repayment Assistance Program Application Instructions

The Law School’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) requires an applicant to submit the following items to complete their application for a calendar year. An Income Driven Repayment (IDR) plan ...
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The Illinois Bar Exam

The Illinois Bar Exam is administered by the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar. Illinois has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) and offers the exam twice a year, in February and July. Illinois ...
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Kathleen P. Pittman, ’05, Elected to American International College Board of Trustees

American International College (AIC) welcomed seven new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2026. Newly elected trustees are Jason Corbin, Lee Craig, Kristi Hurley Reale, CPA, CVA, ...
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Dharmendra Chatur, LLM’23, Named to Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific's 2026 "Top 40 Under 40" List

We are thrilled to announce the latest Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific awards winners after an exhaustive research process that analysed the most complex and innovative cases from across the region.
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Jonathan Baum, ’82, Named Recipient of American Bar Association’s John H. Pickering Award of Achievement

Jonathan K. Baum is the 2026 John H. Pickering Award of Achievement recipient. The award honors the life and accomplishments of John H. Pickering, an outstanding lawyer who was involved in various pro ...
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Thomas L. Kirsch II

Thomas L. Kirsch II is a Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Prior to his judicial appointment in 2020, he served as the United States Attorney for the ...