News blog navigationHomeFacultySort by Title Date Popularity blog postsNew paper by Sherkow: "The Role of Patents and Licensing in the Governance of Human Genome Editing: A White Paper"Aug 2, 2021 10:30 am5 views Amar: Resuming In-person Law School Instruction in the Face of the Delta COVID-19 VariantAug 2, 2021 10:15 am2 views Sherkow: Should the government implement a vaccine passport system?Jul 29, 2021 3:30 pm6 views Does making masks only optional in schools court lawsuits? Wilson comments for Daily Herald.Jul 29, 2021 2:45 pm2 views Sherkow quoted in Labiotech.eu article on how startups can protect their intellectual propertyJul 23, 2021 2:00 pm27 views 4 College of Law faculty awarded grants for the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism and Social Injustice Research ProgramJul 23, 2021 9:15 am122 views New Texas Abortion Statute Raises Cutting-Edge Questions Not Just About Abortion but About the Relationship Between State and Federal CourtsJul 16, 2021 3:45 pm30 views Sherkow featured in Voices of Biotech leaders profile in Nature BiotechnologyJul 2, 2021 9:45 am42 views Wexler: #FreeBritney and Believe WomenJul 2, 2021 9:45 am7 views Aronson op-ed: Biden Could Protect Tens of Thousands of Abused Immigrant Children from Deportation With One Small FixJul 2, 2021 9:15 am7 views Can/Should A Federal Court Order the Creation of a Bipartisan Districting Commission in Illinois? Evaluating the Claims for Remedy in McConchie, the Republican Challenge to Illinois’s Recently Adopted Redistricting PlanJun 29, 2021 3:45 pm12 views Wexler: Reforming the Vatican’s Code of Canon law, #MeToo Insights, and Zero ToleranceJun 25, 2021 9:45 am20 views Sherkow in WaPo: Why waiving vaccine patents isn’t enough to end the pandemicJun 25, 2021 9:30 am6 views Amar and Mazzone: Evaluating the Republican Federal Court Challenge to Illinois’s Recently Adopted Redistricting PlanJun 25, 2021 9:15 am8 views New paper by Robbennolt and Winship: Perceptions of SettlementJun 24, 2021 9:15 am6 views Wilson quoted in WaPo article on SCOTUS decision in Fulton v. PhiladelphiaJun 18, 2021 12:30 pm14 views Aronson: Are we experiencing another unaccompanied child 'crisis' at the southern US border?Jun 18, 2021 12:00 pm1 views Sherkow publishes chapter in forthcoming book about COVID-19 and the lawJun 18, 2021 11:30 am5 views Kaplan: Are the ultrawealthy breaking the law in avoiding taxes?Jun 18, 2021 11:30 am19 views Lawless in WSJ: Black People Are More Likely to File for Personal Bankruptcy, Choose Repayment OptionJun 18, 2021 11:00 am7 views Series of Recent Statements from Rutgers University Illustrates the Complexity of Institutional Speech in Higher EducationJun 8, 2021 3:45 pm0 views Justice Kagan’s Unusual and Dubious Approach to “Reliance” Interests Relating to Stare DecisisJun 2, 2021 3:45 pm3 views Thomas quoted in Bloomberg on the relevance of vaccination status of prospective jurorsJun 2, 2021 3:15 pm37 views New paper by Sherkow published in eLifeJun 1, 2021 5:30 pm15 views Alam clarifies how HIPAA does not apply to employers seeking vaccination statusMay 28, 2021 2:45 pm9 views Between religious and LGBTQ rights, what does fairness look like? Wilson discusses in Christian Science MonitorMay 27, 2021 4:30 pm22 views Murphy co-authors piece on countering radicalization for Alchemist MagazineMay 17, 2021 4:45 pm37 views Lawless quoted in Bloomberg article on professional fees in Purdue bankruptcy caseMay 17, 2021 4:30 pm6 views Szala gives presentation on 2020 election results and their effect on IllinoisMay 17, 2021 4:30 pm3 views Sherkow discusses COVID-19 vaccine patents on Chicago TonightMay 17, 2021 4:15 pm4 views McDade speaks about rare book heist on BYU Radio's Constant Wonder podcastMay 5, 2021 2:30 pm38 views Murphy quoted extensively in Foreign Policy article on transitional justiceMay 4, 2021 1:15 pm2 views Sherkow discusses COVID-19 vaccine patents on Marketplace Morning ReportMay 3, 2021 11:45 am11 views Thomas discusses takeaways from Derek Chauvin trial on WGN Radio's Legal Face-OffMay 3, 2021 11:15 am4 views Murphy discusses transitional justice and healing racial wounds on podcastApr 30, 2021 9:30 am47 views Lawless in ABF Journal: What Racial Discrepancies in Consumer Bankruptcy Might Say About the Commercial SectorApr 27, 2021 2:15 pm19 views Wexler on Military #MeToo Justice: a Two-Part SeriesApr 27, 2021 12:30 pm3 views Analyzing the Recent Sixth Circuit’s Extension of “Academic Freedom” Protection to a College Teacher Who Refused to Respect Student Gender-Pronoun PreferencesApr 23, 2021 4:30 pm25 views Murphy named a receipient of an LAS Impact Award for her efforts during the COVID-19 pandemicApr 23, 2021 4:15 pm7 views N. Sharpe selected by Senators Durbin and Duckworth to sit on screening committee for U.S. Attorney And U.S. Marshal positionsApr 23, 2021 4:00 pm206 views Research by Lawless featured extensively in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episode focused on bankruptcyApr 23, 2021 2:30 pm10 views Thomas in Slate: No, Maxine Waters Did Not Violate Derek Chauvin’s Right to a Fair TrialApr 22, 2021 4:00 pm3 views Johnson speaks to WLS-AM 890 about the charges brought against Minnesota police officer in the shooting of Daunte WrightApr 21, 2021 10:30 am13 views New paper by Sherkow: "Innovation Institutions and COVID-19"Apr 21, 2021 9:45 am11 views Thomas quoted in ABA Journal: What is a lawyer's ethical duty to check out a client's claim before filing an action?Apr 21, 2021 9:30 am6 views COVID-19 and access to justice research project spearheaded by Mazzone and Wilson leads to op-ed in The HillApr 21, 2021 9:00 am33 views Murphy selected as a 2021–22 Humanities Research Institute Andrew W. Mellon FellowApr 19, 2021 1:15 pm8 views Sherkow: How can Congress create infrastructure for the next pandemic?Apr 14, 2021 2:30 pm12 views Thomas participates in virtual discussion with the Fully Informed Jury AssociationApr 14, 2021 2:15 pm2 views Kar cited in opinion issued by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitApr 13, 2021 8:00 am8 views view previous1 view next More News
blog postsNew paper by Sherkow: "The Role of Patents and Licensing in the Governance of Human Genome Editing: A White Paper"Aug 2, 2021 10:30 am5 views Amar: Resuming In-person Law School Instruction in the Face of the Delta COVID-19 VariantAug 2, 2021 10:15 am2 views Sherkow: Should the government implement a vaccine passport system?Jul 29, 2021 3:30 pm6 views Does making masks only optional in schools court lawsuits? Wilson comments for Daily Herald.Jul 29, 2021 2:45 pm2 views Sherkow quoted in Labiotech.eu article on how startups can protect their intellectual propertyJul 23, 2021 2:00 pm27 views 4 College of Law faculty awarded grants for the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism and Social Injustice Research ProgramJul 23, 2021 9:15 am122 views New Texas Abortion Statute Raises Cutting-Edge Questions Not Just About Abortion but About the Relationship Between State and Federal CourtsJul 16, 2021 3:45 pm30 views Sherkow featured in Voices of Biotech leaders profile in Nature BiotechnologyJul 2, 2021 9:45 am42 views Wexler: #FreeBritney and Believe WomenJul 2, 2021 9:45 am7 views Aronson op-ed: Biden Could Protect Tens of Thousands of Abused Immigrant Children from Deportation With One Small FixJul 2, 2021 9:15 am7 views Can/Should A Federal Court Order the Creation of a Bipartisan Districting Commission in Illinois? Evaluating the Claims for Remedy in McConchie, the Republican Challenge to Illinois’s Recently Adopted Redistricting PlanJun 29, 2021 3:45 pm12 views Wexler: Reforming the Vatican’s Code of Canon law, #MeToo Insights, and Zero ToleranceJun 25, 2021 9:45 am20 views Sherkow in WaPo: Why waiving vaccine patents isn’t enough to end the pandemicJun 25, 2021 9:30 am6 views Amar and Mazzone: Evaluating the Republican Federal Court Challenge to Illinois’s Recently Adopted Redistricting PlanJun 25, 2021 9:15 am8 views New paper by Robbennolt and Winship: Perceptions of SettlementJun 24, 2021 9:15 am6 views Wilson quoted in WaPo article on SCOTUS decision in Fulton v. PhiladelphiaJun 18, 2021 12:30 pm14 views Aronson: Are we experiencing another unaccompanied child 'crisis' at the southern US border?Jun 18, 2021 12:00 pm1 views Sherkow publishes chapter in forthcoming book about COVID-19 and the lawJun 18, 2021 11:30 am5 views Kaplan: Are the ultrawealthy breaking the law in avoiding taxes?Jun 18, 2021 11:30 am19 views Lawless in WSJ: Black People Are More Likely to File for Personal Bankruptcy, Choose Repayment OptionJun 18, 2021 11:00 am7 views Series of Recent Statements from Rutgers University Illustrates the Complexity of Institutional Speech in Higher EducationJun 8, 2021 3:45 pm0 views Justice Kagan’s Unusual and Dubious Approach to “Reliance” Interests Relating to Stare DecisisJun 2, 2021 3:45 pm3 views Thomas quoted in Bloomberg on the relevance of vaccination status of prospective jurorsJun 2, 2021 3:15 pm37 views New paper by Sherkow published in eLifeJun 1, 2021 5:30 pm15 views Alam clarifies how HIPAA does not apply to employers seeking vaccination statusMay 28, 2021 2:45 pm9 views Between religious and LGBTQ rights, what does fairness look like? Wilson discusses in Christian Science MonitorMay 27, 2021 4:30 pm22 views Murphy co-authors piece on countering radicalization for Alchemist MagazineMay 17, 2021 4:45 pm37 views Lawless quoted in Bloomberg article on professional fees in Purdue bankruptcy caseMay 17, 2021 4:30 pm6 views Szala gives presentation on 2020 election results and their effect on IllinoisMay 17, 2021 4:30 pm3 views Sherkow discusses COVID-19 vaccine patents on Chicago TonightMay 17, 2021 4:15 pm4 views McDade speaks about rare book heist on BYU Radio's Constant Wonder podcastMay 5, 2021 2:30 pm38 views Murphy quoted extensively in Foreign Policy article on transitional justiceMay 4, 2021 1:15 pm2 views Sherkow discusses COVID-19 vaccine patents on Marketplace Morning ReportMay 3, 2021 11:45 am11 views Thomas discusses takeaways from Derek Chauvin trial on WGN Radio's Legal Face-OffMay 3, 2021 11:15 am4 views Murphy discusses transitional justice and healing racial wounds on podcastApr 30, 2021 9:30 am47 views Lawless in ABF Journal: What Racial Discrepancies in Consumer Bankruptcy Might Say About the Commercial SectorApr 27, 2021 2:15 pm19 views Wexler on Military #MeToo Justice: a Two-Part SeriesApr 27, 2021 12:30 pm3 views Analyzing the Recent Sixth Circuit’s Extension of “Academic Freedom” Protection to a College Teacher Who Refused to Respect Student Gender-Pronoun PreferencesApr 23, 2021 4:30 pm25 views Murphy named a receipient of an LAS Impact Award for her efforts during the COVID-19 pandemicApr 23, 2021 4:15 pm7 views N. Sharpe selected by Senators Durbin and Duckworth to sit on screening committee for U.S. Attorney And U.S. Marshal positionsApr 23, 2021 4:00 pm206 views Research by Lawless featured extensively in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episode focused on bankruptcyApr 23, 2021 2:30 pm10 views Thomas in Slate: No, Maxine Waters Did Not Violate Derek Chauvin’s Right to a Fair TrialApr 22, 2021 4:00 pm3 views Johnson speaks to WLS-AM 890 about the charges brought against Minnesota police officer in the shooting of Daunte WrightApr 21, 2021 10:30 am13 views New paper by Sherkow: "Innovation Institutions and COVID-19"Apr 21, 2021 9:45 am11 views Thomas quoted in ABA Journal: What is a lawyer's ethical duty to check out a client's claim before filing an action?Apr 21, 2021 9:30 am6 views COVID-19 and access to justice research project spearheaded by Mazzone and Wilson leads to op-ed in The HillApr 21, 2021 9:00 am33 views Murphy selected as a 2021–22 Humanities Research Institute Andrew W. Mellon FellowApr 19, 2021 1:15 pm8 views Sherkow: How can Congress create infrastructure for the next pandemic?Apr 14, 2021 2:30 pm12 views Thomas participates in virtual discussion with the Fully Informed Jury AssociationApr 14, 2021 2:15 pm2 views Kar cited in opinion issued by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitApr 13, 2021 8:00 am8 views