Join us for the Jury Program's inaugural event on March 30. Our new program presents The Vanishing Jury: Why America Needs Its Citizens Back in the Courtroom, with Prof Valerie Hans making the case for reinvigorating the jury’s role in American justice. ▶️ calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5714/...

Millions of dollars of settlement money will be going to consumers thanks to research done by Christopher Muhawe JSD '23. Read about how his work was instrumental in Lopez v. Apple Inc. ▶️ law.uic.edu/news-stories...

Alumni week isn't just about dinner: it's about reconnecting, it's about coffee, it's about basketball—it's about you! Make plans to join us and celebrate what being an Illini is all about. ▶️ web.cvent.com/event/33b064...

Writing commentary for Rochelle's Daily Wire, Professors Ralph Brubaker and Robert Lawless express hope the Supreme Court will step in to rule against the "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcy maneuver. Read all about the case on our website. ▶️ law.illinois.edu/brubaker-and...

Don't miss the action as the College of Law heads to the United Center to watch the Bulls take on the Magic for Alumni Week. Join us in the Lexus Club, with a private entrance and in-seat food service. Register now! 🏀 web.cvent.com/event/33b064...

Profs Jason Mazzone and Vikram Amar believe the executive order ending birthright citizenship violates the 14th Amendment, but in a new article at Justia Verdict they propose it is also violates separation of powers in the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act. ▶️ verdict.justia.com/2026/02/11/w...

"This is pretty rare for a prosecutor to want an indictment and not get one," Prof Andrew Leipold told Good Morning America about the Trump administration's failure to convince a grand jury to indict 6 congress members. Read the full story from GMA. ▶️ www.goodmorningamerica.com/amp/news/sto...

Novo Nordisk's patent suit against Hims is the first between a sponsored drug manufacturer and a compounding pharmacy, Professor Jacob Sherkow told Bloomberg. Read more about this fascinating new legal challenge from Bloomberg's reporting. ▶️ www.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...

Should safety information be key evidence in drug patent cases? Prof Jacob Sherkow says no, and urges the Supreme Court to reverse cases that have done so in his latest paper. He explained his position to the Illinois News Bureau, which you can read online now. ▶️ news.illinois.edu/fda-required...

We're honored to announce that Prof Jason Mazzone is part of a team of Illinois faculty that has been awarded a Sawyer Seminar grant to study challenges to democracy and academic freedom confronting US universities. Learn more about the grant on the LAS website. ▶️ las.illinois.edu/news/2026-02...

Coffee, cocktails, maybe even Benny the Bull: We have a great slate of events on tap for Alumni Week 2026. Check out all that's in store and register to join us. ▶️ web.cvent.com/event/33b064...

Replacing animal testing for drug trials is promising, but Professor Sara Gerke believes caution is warranted before adopting change. She detailed her latest paper on the topic for the Illinois News Bureau. ▶️ news.illinois.edu/animal-testi...

Professor Robert Lawless recently joined the Ballard Spahr Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast to discuss his latest book, "Debt's Grip." Listen to the conversation with Lawless and his co-authors online. ▶️ www.ballardspahr.com/insights/blo...

"This is not the moral and ethically driven America we studied and grew to admire in history classes," writes Professor Lauren Aronson in a passionate letter to the editor. Read more of her letter in the Chicago Sun-Times. ▶️ chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...

There's a fallacy behind all justifications for originalism, and Professor Bill Watson digs into the issue in his latest paper: The Plain-Meaning Fallacy. Read it in the Boston College Law Review now. ▶️ bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/10....

The core premise of the Illinois law to create civil liability for federal agents who violate the Constitution is supported by Prof. Jason Mazzone and former dean Vikram Amar, and a Reuters article about lawsuits against ICE agents cites their work in this area ▶️ www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Join us Thursday for "Democracy as a Determinant of Health," the 2026 David C. Baum Memorial Lecture on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, presented by Dayna Bowen Matthew. 📅 Feb. 12 🕕 Noon 📍 Law Building 🌐 calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5714?...

We're looking for someone with excellent writing and analytical skills, an outstanding law school record, and legal practice experience to teach legal writing. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please share or apply by February 19. ▶️ illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Working with a team of interdisciplinary researchers, Professor Arden Rowell recently co-authored a public comment on nuclear regulation that led to the withdrawal of a proposed rule. Read more about their democratic efforts on our website. ▶️ law.illinois.edu/rowell-files...

Professor Sara Gerke has a new article in the AMA Journal of Ethics examining ambient listening and transcription technologies powered by artificial intelligence in physicians' offices. Read the full text online. ▶️ journalofethics.ama-assn.org/sites/joedb/...

This month we welcomed 23 new grad students to the College of Law. These students represent Chile, China, Colombia, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, USA, Uzbekistan, and Tanzania. We're so excited to have you and see the great things you'll accomplish!

"Infringement by label spotlights the Federal Circuit’s misunderstanding of drug labeling at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration," writes Professor Jacob Sherkow in his latest scholarly research. Read the full paper in the Stanford Law Review. ▶️ www.stanfordlawreview.org/print/articl...

The last 100 years have brought much progress, but the weight of society’s expectations of working moms on a normal day is crushing, Professor Lauren Aronson writes. Read her op-ed in Ms. Magazine about the burdens mothers still face. ▶️ msmagazine.com/2025/12/22/w...

Congrats to Amanda Malawski (2L) and Alexandria Wilson (3L), on being selected as 2026 scholarship recipients from the Diversity Scholarship Foundation. They and the other honorees were celebrated at the annual Unity Award Gala in Chicago on January 22.

The AALS Section on Jurisprudence selected Professor Bill Watson for its Future Promise Award, which is given annually to a scholar whose work reflects future promise in both philosophy and law. Watson was honored at the AALS annual meeting in early January. #IlliniPride

The executive order ending birthright citizenship "is plainly unconstitutional," Professor Jason Mazzone writes for the News-Gazette. Read more of his preview of Trump v. Barbara, which he says will have the biggest impact in this Supreme Court term. ▶️ www.news-gazette.com/news/local/u...

We're honored to be one of Law Crossing's top schools in terms of return on investment. Find out more about what went into these rankings on their website, and learn more about how Illinois Law can help you achieve your goals by visiting law.illinois.edu. ▶️ www.lawcrossing.com/law_school_r...

A philanthropist and pillar of the community, Dave Downey was likely also the only Illinois Law student to ever turn down the NBA in order to earn a JD. We send our condolences to his family and friends. Read more about Downey's remarkable life on our website. ▶️ law.illinois.edu/illinois-law...

In a new article published in The George Washington Law Review, Professor Suja Thomas compares the U.K.'s tribunal system to the U.S.'s jury trials in employment discrimination cases. Read the full article online now. ▶️ www.gwlr.org/employment-d...

Professor Meghan Brinson has a unique background, coming to the law after earning her MFA in creative writing. In the latest Illinois LawCast, she talked about her work with undergraduate students and her reading recommendations. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. ▶️ rss.com/podcasts/ill...

California's own brand of insulin will begin distribution this month. The San Jose Mercury News spoke to Professor Jacob Sherkow about how this has affected insulin prices everywhere. ▶️ law.illinois.edu/mercury-news...

The season of giving is winding down, but our crowdfunding campaign for student organizations is going strong. If you would like to support a specific group or the general fund, donate today and help enrich the education of Illinois Law students. ▶️ www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

Federal grand juries have twice declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, dealing the Trump administration a blow. Professor Andrew Leipold is quoted in a recent Harlem World article about the case. ▶️ www.harlemworldmagazine.com/grand-jury-d...

Can Illinois's Bivens Act survive constitutional scrutiny? Professors Jason Mazzonne and Vikram Amar dig into that question and more in a new Justia Verdict article. ▶️ verdict.justia.com/2025/11/14/t...

You can help our students pursue their passions within the law. Donate now to our crowdfunding campaign, give to a specific group or to the general fund to play a part in enriching the educational opportunities for Illinois Law students. ▶️ www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

“We should be wary of monolithic interpretive theories that purport to apply across the board,” Professor Bill Watson asserts in his new article. The article examines "meta-interpretive" questions about what legal interpretation debates are truly about. ▶️ www.bu.edu/bulawreview/...

Jennie Pahre's latest, published in Texas A&M's Journal of Property Law, compares U.S. and Canadian policies towards Indigenous populations, noting how they "failed to meet their obligations to support Indigenous communities in North America properly." ▶️ scholarship.law.tamu.edu/journal-of-p...

Our crowdfunding campaign supporting student organizations helps our students pursue their passions within the law. You can donate now to a specific group or to the general fund to play a part in enriching the educational opportunities for Illinois Law students. ▶️ www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...

If you need a little caffeine to boost your studies, Sinclaire's coffee has your back. Special hours this weekend for the final exams push. Check out their menu online: sinclairescoffee.com

In an effort to generate hundreds of millions of dollars or more for Chicago public transit, Illinois considered a "billionaire" tax on "unrealized" asset gains. Professor Jason Mazzone spoke to Legal Newsline about the constitutionality of such a measure. ▶️ www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-...

This #GivingTuesday, you can provide free meals and necessities to students facing food insecurity. Visit go.illinois.edu/GivingTuesday2025 to support students as they pursue their dreams.  If you are a current student in need of assistance, visit: campusrec.illinois.edu/wellness/foo...

From the Illinois Law family, wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Recent changes in the rules governing nuclear power reactors were enacted to expand nuclear energy technology, but several issues threaten to derail progress. In a new editorial, Prof Arden Rowell and her co-authors examine questions facing the nuclear energy industry. ▶️ www.ans.org/news/2025-11...

Congratulations to Mary Clayton Coleman for being the recipient of the 2025 McLean County Bar Association Community Service Law School Scholarship. Coleman is a 3L who plans to practice law in McLean County after graduation, working in public defense. 🔶 #IlliniPride 🔷

Congratulations to the Anderson Center Trial Team who were semifinalists in the National Trial Competition, sponsored by the Syracuse College of Law. Ashley Bussell, Annie Fulgenzi, Alan Kennedy, and Jeff Wright only missed the championship by a tie breaker; Bussell was named Best Overall Advocate.

Professor Richard Ross was recently a featured guest on the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness podcast. He discussed the creation of the legal concept of the people with the right to overthrow their government.  ▶️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Last week, Prof Michael LeRoy filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals on behalf of women athletes in NCAA v. House. LeRoy and co-authors argue the settlement, which awards >90% of damages to men, violates federal rules and goes against precedent. ▶️ law.illinois.edu/leroy-co-aut...

The ABLJ Roundtable recently hosted a panel discussion of "Debt's Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy," co-authored by Professor Robert Lawless. Stream the conversation at the link. 📺 vimeo.com/1127642542

"It's not how we expect government officials to operate." Professor Jason Mazzone was unequivocal when speaking about Texas judges who decline to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies. Read his full comments in KERA's article. ▶️ www.keranews.org/government/2...

Learn more about our newest full-time faculty, including Professor Sarah Lawsky, on the latest episode of Illinois LawCast. Available now where you find podcasts and on YouTube. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yrw...