Fortunately, the legal system is not powerless in the face of such overreaching: Federal district courts have the authority, and the obligation, to recognize that patient-physician dealings are akin ...

Erica Zunkel is a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago law school and directs the criminal and juvenile justice clinic. She worked on Walker’s case while trying to get compassionate ...

AI can be a powerful research tool in your legal job search toolbox, but it’s important to understand how best to use AI to maximize its effectiveness and minimize potential pitfalls. There are a few ...

In recent Supreme Court terms, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson have issued defiant dissents that push back against a seemingly endless cascade of conservative opinions ...

LaCroix discussed the evolving nature of federalism and states' rights. She explained that federalism involves distributed power among national, state, and local governments, tracing its roots to the ...

Clinical Professor Miller William Baude, the Harry Kalven Jr. Professor of Law, and Judith Miller, Clinical Professor of Law ...

Adam Chilton, the Howard G. Krane Professor of Law and the Walter Mander Research Scholar, took the reins of the Law School as its 15th dean on July 1. (Former Dean Thomas J. Miles, the Clifton R.

Reed Smith, a global law firm, announced that Rebecca Fike, an accomplished Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and enforcement attorney, has joined the firm’s Global Regulatory ...

For many legal scholars, being cited even a single time in a judicial decision is a rare and validating achievement. That’s what made June 27 an especially momentous day in the career of new ...