News blog navigation Home Featured Title Date Popularity blog posts Sherkow paper: Congress must clarify limits of gene-editing technologies Oct 22, 2020 9:45 am21 views Mazzone previews the issues at stake in the new Supreme Court term for the News-Gazette Oct 9, 2019 2:30 pm27 views New paper in Science from Sherkow: DIY COVID-19 vaccines fraught with public health problems Sep 17, 2020 3:15 pm29 views Amar op-ed: Supreme Court nominees should weigh in on these rulings. You’re up, Judge Gorsuch. Mar 23, 2017 9:30 am30 views Who May/Should Preside Over Former President Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial? Feb 5, 2021 1:00 pm34 views Can Biden pass comprehensive immigration reform? Feb 15, 2021 4:00 pm35 views Thomas interviewed extensively in Slate about the jury selection process for the Derek Chauvin trial Apr 6, 2021 4:15 pm35 views Thomas and Sperino '99 co-author NY Times op-ed on harassment and the courts Dec 1, 2017 2:15 pm43 views Roseanne and NFL protesters: What are their speech rights? May 31, 2018 2:45 pm44 views Amar discusses juvenile life sentences on Illinois Public Media's The 21st Feb 1, 2019 4:30 pm45 views Brief that Kaplan joined is cited in SCOTUS decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. Jun 26, 2018 10:15 am45 views The 100-Year Anniversary of the First State Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment: Reflections on the Breadth of Freedom from Discrimination in the “Right to Vote” Jul 9, 2019 10:30 am45 views Thomas comments on jury selection in Ahmaud Arbery case for NPR Nov 5, 2021 3:15 pm45 views Aronson: What's behind surge in unaccompanied minors crossing southern U.S. border? Oct 18, 2019 4:45 pm48 views How the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals Weaknesses Not Just in America’s Public Health Systems But in Our Constitutional Doctrines Apr 17, 2020 3:00 pm50 views Reflections on the Pending Supreme Court Challenge to the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas: Part One in a Series Oct 9, 2020 9:30 am52 views Wilson op-ed: On deputizing private citizens as snitches, where do we draw the line? Feb 14, 2022 1:30 pm56 views Etienne featured in News-Gazette series on being Black in America Jun 15, 2020 2:45 pm56 views Thomas contributes essay to American Constitution Society project: “What’s the Big Idea? Recommendations for Improving Law & Policy in the Next Administration and in the States" Jan 15, 2021 12:30 pm57 views Lawless receives prestigious ABI Service Award Apr 26, 2019 11:00 am58 views Amar speaks to NPR, NY Times about how the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress Jul 11, 2022 5:00 pm58 views LeRoy: Can birthright citizenship be taken away? Nov 2, 2018 11:00 am58 views Thomas speaks to VICE News about likelihood of new El Chapo trial Feb 27, 2019 11:45 am59 views Sherkow quoted in NYT on Moderna and NIH dispute over COVID vaccine patent rights Nov 10, 2021 10:15 am59 views Wilson honored with Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award for her advocacy for LGBTQ affairs Dec 11, 2020 12:00 pm60 views Why September 17 Is Neither the Only nor Necessarily the Best Day to Celebrate America’s True Constitutional Tradition Sep 17, 2021 10:30 am61 views How First Amendment Speech Doctrine Ought to Be Created and Applied in the Colorado Baker/Gay Wedding Dispute at the Supreme Court Sep 25, 2017 4:30 pm63 views Law faculty leading projects that have been funded by The Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program for 2022-2023 Oct 24, 2022 10:15 am63 views Shapiro discusses Kansas newspaper raid with Illinois News Bureau Oct 26, 2023 2:00 pm64 views Shapiro discusses how to handle free speech issues in higher education and popular discourse May 9, 2023 11:00 am66 views Brubaker in NY Times: PG&E Struggles to Find a Way Out of Bankruptcy Nov 21, 2019 1:30 pm66 views Leipold participates in BBC Radio profile on SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh Sep 19, 2018 9:30 am67 views How has the #MeToo movement impacted the Kavanaugh nomination? Sep 28, 2018 3:00 pm67 views How much has #MeToo impacted gender equity in the workplace? Not much, says Wexler. Oct 30, 2019 9:30 am69 views Amar on understanding free speech controversies on college campuses May 8, 2018 10:00 am72 views Kaplan recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award Nov 27, 2024 9:00 am72 views Alam discusses importance of diversity in law schools for Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism's "Reimagining Law" video series Aug 10, 2020 9:45 am73 views First Monday Musings: What It Means for Newly Minted Lawyers to Take Their Oaths Dec 8, 2017 2:30 pm74 views Amar in The Atlantic: How to—Carefully—Surmount the Electoral College Feb 5, 2020 4:30 pm76 views Wilson weighs in on SCOTUS decision in Masterpiece Jun 8, 2018 11:45 am77 views Lawless on accessing justice in the bankruptcy system Oct 2, 2017 4:15 pm78 views Wilson named director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) Feb 11, 2020 12:00 pm80 views Leipold quoted in Boston Globe article about SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh Jul 17, 2018 2:15 pm80 views Murphy op-ed (Chicago Tribune) - To protect our democracy, remember: Our opponents are not our enemies Nov 6, 2020 12:15 pm81 views Thomas selected as a 2020 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) fellow by Kartemquin Films Jan 15, 2020 11:30 am85 views New paper from Lawless: Analysis of bankruptcy data reveals patterns that underscore broader social, economic trends Jan 21, 2022 3:45 pm87 views How should universities handle controversial speech? Aug 30, 2017 11:30 am90 views Finkin selected for highest campus honor, a Swanlund Endowed Chair Feb 7, 2019 11:45 am91 views Michael Strautmanis '94 profiled on his work with the Obama Presidential Center Nov 28, 2018 10:15 am92 views Amar quoted in NYT: SCOTUS should take up election law case to resolve independent state legislature theory Jun 15, 2022 9:15 am93 views view previous 1 view next More News
blog posts Sherkow paper: Congress must clarify limits of gene-editing technologies Oct 22, 2020 9:45 am21 views Mazzone previews the issues at stake in the new Supreme Court term for the News-Gazette Oct 9, 2019 2:30 pm27 views New paper in Science from Sherkow: DIY COVID-19 vaccines fraught with public health problems Sep 17, 2020 3:15 pm29 views Amar op-ed: Supreme Court nominees should weigh in on these rulings. You’re up, Judge Gorsuch. Mar 23, 2017 9:30 am30 views Who May/Should Preside Over Former President Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial? Feb 5, 2021 1:00 pm34 views Can Biden pass comprehensive immigration reform? Feb 15, 2021 4:00 pm35 views Thomas interviewed extensively in Slate about the jury selection process for the Derek Chauvin trial Apr 6, 2021 4:15 pm35 views Thomas and Sperino '99 co-author NY Times op-ed on harassment and the courts Dec 1, 2017 2:15 pm43 views Roseanne and NFL protesters: What are their speech rights? May 31, 2018 2:45 pm44 views Amar discusses juvenile life sentences on Illinois Public Media's The 21st Feb 1, 2019 4:30 pm45 views Brief that Kaplan joined is cited in SCOTUS decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. Jun 26, 2018 10:15 am45 views The 100-Year Anniversary of the First State Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment: Reflections on the Breadth of Freedom from Discrimination in the “Right to Vote” Jul 9, 2019 10:30 am45 views Thomas comments on jury selection in Ahmaud Arbery case for NPR Nov 5, 2021 3:15 pm45 views Aronson: What's behind surge in unaccompanied minors crossing southern U.S. border? Oct 18, 2019 4:45 pm48 views How the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals Weaknesses Not Just in America’s Public Health Systems But in Our Constitutional Doctrines Apr 17, 2020 3:00 pm50 views Reflections on the Pending Supreme Court Challenge to the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas: Part One in a Series Oct 9, 2020 9:30 am52 views Wilson op-ed: On deputizing private citizens as snitches, where do we draw the line? Feb 14, 2022 1:30 pm56 views Etienne featured in News-Gazette series on being Black in America Jun 15, 2020 2:45 pm56 views Thomas contributes essay to American Constitution Society project: “What’s the Big Idea? Recommendations for Improving Law & Policy in the Next Administration and in the States" Jan 15, 2021 12:30 pm57 views Lawless receives prestigious ABI Service Award Apr 26, 2019 11:00 am58 views Amar speaks to NPR, NY Times about how the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress Jul 11, 2022 5:00 pm58 views LeRoy: Can birthright citizenship be taken away? Nov 2, 2018 11:00 am58 views Thomas speaks to VICE News about likelihood of new El Chapo trial Feb 27, 2019 11:45 am59 views Sherkow quoted in NYT on Moderna and NIH dispute over COVID vaccine patent rights Nov 10, 2021 10:15 am59 views Wilson honored with Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award for her advocacy for LGBTQ affairs Dec 11, 2020 12:00 pm60 views Why September 17 Is Neither the Only nor Necessarily the Best Day to Celebrate America’s True Constitutional Tradition Sep 17, 2021 10:30 am61 views How First Amendment Speech Doctrine Ought to Be Created and Applied in the Colorado Baker/Gay Wedding Dispute at the Supreme Court Sep 25, 2017 4:30 pm63 views Law faculty leading projects that have been funded by The Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism & Social Injustice Research Program for 2022-2023 Oct 24, 2022 10:15 am63 views Shapiro discusses Kansas newspaper raid with Illinois News Bureau Oct 26, 2023 2:00 pm64 views Shapiro discusses how to handle free speech issues in higher education and popular discourse May 9, 2023 11:00 am66 views Brubaker in NY Times: PG&E Struggles to Find a Way Out of Bankruptcy Nov 21, 2019 1:30 pm66 views Leipold participates in BBC Radio profile on SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh Sep 19, 2018 9:30 am67 views How has the #MeToo movement impacted the Kavanaugh nomination? Sep 28, 2018 3:00 pm67 views How much has #MeToo impacted gender equity in the workplace? Not much, says Wexler. Oct 30, 2019 9:30 am69 views Amar on understanding free speech controversies on college campuses May 8, 2018 10:00 am72 views Kaplan recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award Nov 27, 2024 9:00 am72 views Alam discusses importance of diversity in law schools for Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism's "Reimagining Law" video series Aug 10, 2020 9:45 am73 views First Monday Musings: What It Means for Newly Minted Lawyers to Take Their Oaths Dec 8, 2017 2:30 pm74 views Amar in The Atlantic: How to—Carefully—Surmount the Electoral College Feb 5, 2020 4:30 pm76 views Wilson weighs in on SCOTUS decision in Masterpiece Jun 8, 2018 11:45 am77 views Lawless on accessing justice in the bankruptcy system Oct 2, 2017 4:15 pm78 views Wilson named director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) Feb 11, 2020 12:00 pm80 views Leipold quoted in Boston Globe article about SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh Jul 17, 2018 2:15 pm80 views Murphy op-ed (Chicago Tribune) - To protect our democracy, remember: Our opponents are not our enemies Nov 6, 2020 12:15 pm81 views Thomas selected as a 2020 Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID) fellow by Kartemquin Films Jan 15, 2020 11:30 am85 views New paper from Lawless: Analysis of bankruptcy data reveals patterns that underscore broader social, economic trends Jan 21, 2022 3:45 pm87 views How should universities handle controversial speech? Aug 30, 2017 11:30 am90 views Finkin selected for highest campus honor, a Swanlund Endowed Chair Feb 7, 2019 11:45 am91 views Michael Strautmanis '94 profiled on his work with the Obama Presidential Center Nov 28, 2018 10:15 am92 views Amar quoted in NYT: SCOTUS should take up election law case to resolve independent state legislature theory Jun 15, 2022 9:15 am93 views