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Thank you to our
#UChicagoLaw
alumni, faculty, students, staff, and friends for an incredible Giving Day! More than 450 generous donors helped us raise over $6 million to support the people and programs that bring our mission to life.
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We’re down to the wire on
#UChiGivingDay
and just got BIG news! David Hilliard ’62 raised our goal to 425 donors and boosted his match to $60K—unlocking up to $140K in matching funds thanks to our incredible alumni generosity.
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#UChiGivingDay
news: Degreed
#UChicagoLaw
alumni, faculty, and staff who make a gift of $20 or more before midnight CT will receive a special thank you: your choice of Giving Day socks! Support the Law School—and step up your sock game while you’re at it. 🧦 Make a gift:
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Today’s the day! 🎉
#UChiGivingDay
is here! Join the
#UChicagoLaw
community for 24 hours as we celebrate the power of collective philanthropy. Help us reach 400 donors and unlock a $100,000 match sponsored by a dedicated group of alumni. Donate now at
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How are courts approaching liability for social media platforms?
#UChicagoLaw
Prof. Omri Ben-Shahar weighs in on shifting legal frameworks in a new
@wsj.com
article.
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Meta Is in Risky Legal Territory After Back-to-Back Court Losses
Social-media giants are confronting a potential flood of litigation challenging the design of their products.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/do-back-to-back-courtroom-losses-herald-metas-big-tobacco-moment-57e6f227
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With ICE now operating in airport settings, what are the legal boundaries? Prof.
@nicolehallett.bsky.social
, Director of
#UChicagoLaw’s
Immigrants' Rights Clinic, weighs in on enforcement authority and its limits in a new
@washingtonpost.com
article.
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Here’s what travelers need to know about ICE officers in airports
ICE agents have arrived at U.S. airports amid TSA staffing shortages and hours-long security lines. Here’s what to know.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/ice-agents-tsa-airports/
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How should A.I. systems be governed?
#UChicagoLaw
Prof. Aziz Huq contributes to a
@newyorker.com
discussion exploring the evolving frameworks shaping A.I. development.
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Does A.I. Need a Constitution?
A new set of precepts is meant to make the chatbot Claude wise, decent, and safe. It also marks a striking transfer of public responsibility from constitutional government to private tech firms.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/30/does-ai-need-a-constitution
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What does it mean to be a lawyer in a world increasingly dominated by AI? A
#UChicagoLaw
course called Generative AI in Legal Practice takes a deep and critical dive into this question.
www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...
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A recent episode of
@lastweektonight.com
w/ John Oliver took a closer look at police sting operations—including an extended segment on litigation led by
#UChicagoLaw's
Federal Criminal Justice Clinic. 📸 Prof. Alison Siegler
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Prof. Martha C. Nussbaum explores the intersection of art and political thought on The Brian Lehrer Show. As she discusses in her new book, Republic of Love: Opera and Political Freedom, opera is far more than performance, it’s a lens for understanding democracy.
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Opera and Democracy | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Martha C. Nussbaum reflects on opera as an arm of the Enlightenment movement.
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Prof. Samuel Bray's "Beginning a Law Review Article" has been featured on Adam Liptak's "What I'm Reading" list in the
@nytimes.com
. In the piece, Prof. Bray offers practical guidance on making legal scholarship more clear, engaging, and accessible to readers.
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A Gift From Trump to the Supreme Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/the-docket-gift-trump-supreme-court.html
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How should bankruptcy judges use their broad discretion in business reorganizations? Drawing on Williamson & Hart, Prof. Vincent Buccola argues judges should focus less on pushing deals—and more on preventing value capture beyond pre-distress entitlements. 📄 Read more:
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18 days ago
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What does martial law look like and who decides when it begins? In a recent episode of Curious City from
@wbez.org
, Prof. Alison LaCroix offers historical and constitutional insight into these questions, drawing on the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire.
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Chicago came under martial law after the Great Fire. Did it help?
After the Great Fire in 1871, Chicago’s mayor declared martial law. The military occupation ended days later, after the death of a civilian.
https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/03/18/chicago-came-under-martial-law-after-the-great-fire-did-it-help
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When SCOTUS ruled last month that sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump were unlawful, two
#UChicagoLaw
alumni found themselves at the center of the landmark decision—one as a business owner, the other as a constitutional scholar. Read more:
www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicag...
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Pegah Banihashemi, a doctoral candidate at
#UChicagoLaw
, and
@profpaulpoast.bsky.social
dive into the evolving conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran and the factors that may shape its duration and consequences.
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The Bigelow Cup brings
#UChicagoLaw
students from across class years together to compete as Bigelow section teams. From relay racing to giant Jenga, students had a blast competing for the second year in a row. 🏆 See photos and read more:
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Bigelow Cup Brings Spirited Field Day Competition to UChicago Law | University of Chicago Law School
The Law School community came together on February 28 for the second annual Bigelow Cup, a high-energy afternoon of competition, camaraderie, and Bigelow section pride at the Henry Crown Field House…
https://buff.ly/Nyn6YJ1
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📸 Take a look at highlights from the Ninth Annual Parsons Legacy Dinner, hosted by the Law School's Black Law Students Association:
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Scenes from the 2026 James B. Parsons Legacy Dinner | University of Chicago Law School
The Law School community gathered on February 26 for the Ninth Annual Judge James B. Parsons Legacy Dinner to honor Judge Kai Niambi Scott of the United States District Court for the Eastern District ...
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/slideshows/scenes-9th-annual-james-b-parsons-legacy-dinner
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On the southern edge of Lake Michigan in Whiting, Indiana, a group of surfers began asking a simple but urgent question: what’s in the water? That’s when
#UChicagoLaw's
Abrams Environmental Law Clinic stepped in to help.
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For the Fun of the Surf
In northwest Indiana, there’s a 20-mile stretch of Lake Michigan that’s dominated by industry. It’s some of the dirtiest water in the lake, but it's also home to some of the biggest waves anywhere on ...
https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/podcast/points-north/2026-03-03/for-the-fun-of-the-surf
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"If a merger substantially reduces competition in any market, it's illegal," says Prof. Eric Posner. "But in practice, the Justice Department has discretion on whether to challenge these mergers. And the courts have discretion on whether to block them."
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Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more
The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.
https://www.wypr.org/wypr-arts/2026-02-27/paramount-and-warner-bros-deal-is-about-merging-studios-and-a-whole-lot-more
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Prof. Craig Futterman was recently featured in a
@commondreams.org
opinion article examining the leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi under President Donald Trump and changes within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. ⬇️ Read more:
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In her new scholarship, Prof. Sharon Fairley argues broader adoption of well-defined and more restrictive foot pursuit policies could reduce preventable harm to both officers and the communities they serve. 📄 Read more:
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Mark Joseph Stern
about 1 month ago
Last year, a note in the University of Chicago Law Review flagged a relatively obscure Supreme Court case as a potential threat to mail voting, noting that it could immunize the government from damages when postal workers steal or destroy mail ballots. Well, bad news ...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Clarence Thomas Just Created a Dangerous New Threat to Mail Voting
The Supreme Court handed down an alarming decision on Tuesday prohibiting Americans from suing the Postal Service for damages.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/supreme-court-analysis-clarence-thomas-mail-voting.html
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Profs. Sonja B. Starr and
@genevievelakier.bsky.social
examine how the second Trump Administration’s attacks on policies associated with diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] intersect with the constitutional guarantees of equal protection and free expression. 📄 Read more:
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In Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, the U.S. Supreme Court confronted one of the most consequential constitutional questions of the modern era: When can a President act without authorization from Congress? 📄 Read more from Prof.
@williambaude.bsky.social
:
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"There have been plenty of cases in the past where the Court has said that some action was unlawful or even unconstitutional, but for various reasons...people just don't get back the money that they've paid in those cases," Prof. Jonathan Masur via
@abc7.bsky.social
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Letter from Pritzker campaign, Chicago-area company in SCOTUS tariffs case demand refunds
A letter from JB Pritzker's campaign and a Chicago-area toy company, a plaintiff in the Supreme Court tariffs case who President Trump called "sleezebags," are demanding refunds from the government af...
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pritzker-campaign-letter-demands-86-billion-refund-illinois-families-scotus-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-tariffs/18626044/
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At a moment when remedies and judicial power are central to public debate, Prof. Samuel L. Bray's article offers a historically grounded and forward-looking account of how equity evolves. 📄 Read more:
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Dean
@adamchilton.bsky.social
has been nominated for the 2026 Antitrust Writing Awards for his co-authored article The Limits and Promise of Global Antitrust Law. 🗳️ Voting is open through March 3.
awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/20...
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"People tend to associate democratic erosion with election interference and violent police crackdowns. But there’s a quieter tell that a democracy is endangered: the dissolution of laws that protect public money," Prof. Aziz Z. Huq writes in
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Opinion | Trump Is Raising Billions in Federal Funds. That’s Not a Good Thing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/opinion/trump-federal-money-slush-fund.html
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Prof.
@genevievelakier.bsky.social
via ABC news: "This is completely lawless, as far as I can tell, to the extent that we don't even know what legal provision the government is relying upon."
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Trump administration halts $1 billion for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern, White House officials say
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell and $790 million to Northwestern.
https://abcnews.com/US/trump-administration-halts-1-billion-cornell-790-million/story?id=120653323
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Happy Presidents Day! 🇺🇸 Before he was the President of the United States,
@barackobama.bsky.social
was 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘖𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢 at
#UChicagoLaw
. He taught in Chicago for 12 years, until his election to the United States Senate in 2004.
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Prof. Eric Posner tells Adam Liptak of the
@nytimes.com
that AI can not only tell journalists what scholarship is newsworthy... it can write their articles too.
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On Trump’s Tariffs, Supreme Court Hurries Up and Waits
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/the-docket-tariffs-wait-game.html
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Inside
@dangelolawlib.bsky.social
, Maureen Moran has curated a growing collection of law-themed games—part of the University’s Year of Games initiative celebrating the culture of play at the University of Chicago.
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📣 A new SCOTUSblog analysis finds
#UChicagoLaw
Prof. Darrell A. H. Miller is the most-cited scholar in Supreme Court merits briefing between the 2015–16 and 2024–25 Terms.
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How academic briefs shape Supreme Court decisions
Updated on Feb. 10 at 11:40 a.m. Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide […]
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/how-academic-briefs-shape-supreme-court-decisions/
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In "When the Executive Has Unclean Hands,"
@williambaude.bsky.social
and Samuel L. Bray examine a classic maxim of equity in a modern public-law setting: what happens when the party seeking equitable relief is the government itself? 📄 Read more:
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“The state permits them to carry a firearm with a concealed carry license, but they know they are at risk of their life [for] just exercising that right. It definitely waters down the right," Prof. Darrell A. H. Miller tells @wbez.org:
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What to know about Illinois gun rights around federal immigration agents
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is raising questions about the rights and risks of bringing a firearm to a protest or a potential interaction with federal immigration officers.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/02/06/what-to-know-about-gun-rights-in-illinois-federal-immigration-agents-alex-pretti-ice-border-patrol
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Built by students. Powered by AI. Designed for justice. LeaseChat, created in UChicago Law’s AI Lab, helps renters understand their legal rights—at no cost. Since launching in December, it’s already assisting hundreds of users.
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Inside the Law School’s AI Lab | University of Chicago Law School
Marley McAliley, ’27, a former public relations professional at Google, didn’t imagine when she pivoted to law school that she’d be writing PR pitches for a tech product as part of one of her classes…
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/inside-law-schools-ai-lab
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“[Protesters] have to go through the ordeal and expense of defending themselves...which is no small matter.” Prof. Sharon Fairley discusses protest, free speech, and federal charging decisions in a new
@economist.com
article. 🔽
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Prof. Geoffrey Stone via SAN: “The First Amendment protects even allegedly false statements about an individual that would be seen as defamatory...People understood them as jokes, not as factual statements. And therefore, I think it’s utterly implausible that there could be a libel judgment.”
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Trump’s threat to sue Noah over a joke would face a tough crowd in court
President Donald Trump has threatened to sue comedian Trevor Noah over jokes Noah made while hosting the Grammys.
https://san.com/cc/trumps-threat-to-sue-noah-over-a-joke-would-face-a-tough-crowd-in-court/
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Prof. Craig B. Futterman via Chicago Suntimes: “Chicago is the capital of the code of silence. If you break with that code, you get crushed.”
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'Code of silence' no big secret in Chicago, where every cop is well-versed
I'm not sure why lawyers alleging police misconduct ever thought they'd need Rahm Emanuel to explain the tight lips of Chicago police. Everybody knows.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/01/rahm-emanuel-code-of-silence-testify-chicago-police
2 months ago
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During the Midway Dinner — a cherished tradition at
#UChicagoLaw
that marks the halfway point of 2L’s journeys — Prof.
@curtbradley.bsky.social
had three suggestions for the JD class of 2027: “Stay curious, be tentative in your views, and value community.”
www.law.uchicago.edu/news/be-curi...
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🎭 This week, M.L. Rantala of the Hyde Park Herald praised Prof. Martha C. Nussbaum’s captivating program essay for Mozart’s Così fan tutte, now on stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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A buoyant and beautiful ‘Cosi fan tutte’ at Lyric Opera
If it’s romance, laughter, amusing confusion and a happy ending you are after, Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte,” currently playing at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is just the opera for you.
https://www.hpherald.com/arts_and_entertainment/a-buoyant-and-beautiful-cosi-fan-tutte-at-lyric-opera/article_935f9941-436a-49c8-aa3b-5a3194cb10be.html
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Prof. Aziz Huq via the
@theatlantic.com
: When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.
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First Comes ICE, Then Come Lawsuits
When a direct path to justice is blocked, states must look for a legal work-around.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/minnesota-legal-response/685768/
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Several
#UChicagoLaw
faculty were named among the most influential voices in legal scholarship in new impact rankings from SSRN and HeinOnline. See where they ranked:
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UChicago Law Faculty Among Most Cited Legal Scholars of 2025 | University of Chicago Law School
Several UChicago Law faculty have been recognized among the most influential voices in legal scholarship, according to recent scholarly impact lists compiled by SSRN (the Social Science Research Netwo...
https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/uchicago-law-faculty-among-most-cited-legal-scholars-2025
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Prof.
@williambaude.bsky.social
weighs in on the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Trump v. Cook in a new NYT Opinion essay with Kate Shaw and Stephen Vladeck. “The court’s skepticism of the government’s position… was more than I expected.”
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Opinion | Has Trump Pushed the Supreme Court Too Far?
Sometimes the justices might actually have to say “no,” even to the president.
https://buff.ly/z2zT551
2 months ago
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Prof.
@jennifernou.bsky.social
tells
@nytimes.com
the census decision “can be broadly understood to stand for the proposition that the court does not take pretext lightly and can’t be blinded to the real world.”
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Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump’s Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook
The court is set to hear Ms. Cook’s case challenging her firing as the Justice Department investigates Jerome H. Powell, the central bank chair.
https://buff.ly/yhQPi7Z
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UChicago has announced that
#UChicagoLaw
Prof. Eric Posner will deliver the 2026 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture. The event will take place on April 16 at the David Rubenstein Forum, with registration opening in early March.
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Referring to the alliance as the “most important mutual defense treaty of the post-WWII era,” Prof.
@curtbradley.bsky.social
tells TIME that a U.S. exit would be surprising and that it’s far more likely we’ll see continued tensions rather than a formal withdrawal.
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Trump Refuses to Rule Out Leaving NATO Over Greenland
TIME spoke to legal experts about whether Trump could legally pull the U.S. out of NATO and the wider implications.
https://time.com/7346819/can-trump-pull-united-states-out-of-nato-legal-experts/
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🎧 Prof. Alison L. LaCroix appeared on The Stationary Bandit podcast hosted by
#UChicagoLaw
alum Isaac LaGrand ’24. Together they dove into the history of American federalism and the constitutional conflicts that defined the 19th century.
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Alison LaCroix on Varieties of American Sovereignty
In this episode I talk with Alison LaCroix, an intellectual historian and Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.
https://thestationarybandit.com/p/alison-lacroix-on-varieties-of-american-225
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In 1956, MLK delivered his first major Chicago speech at UChicago's Rockefeller Memorial Chapel—speaking of hope, justice, and moral courage. On Jan. 28, UChicago will host the 36th Annual MLK Commemoration Celebration in that same historic space. RSVP:
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3 months ago
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Prof.
@thelior.bsky.social
weighs in on the FTC’s lawsuit against an AI chatbot company accused of trapping users in unwanted subscriptions, noting that these practices persist because they remain profitable—even amid regulatory scrutiny.
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FTC sues AI chatbot startup Pearl over alleged deceptive billing practices
The lawsuit names San Francisco-based JustAnswer, which operates Pearl.com along with a network of related domains, including AskALawyer.com and AskWomensHealth.com. According to federal investigators...
https://www.techspot.com/news/110933-ftc-sues-ai-chatbot-startup-pearl-over-alleged.html
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