Chicago-Kent College of Law Archive

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro was a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and WGN’s Legal Face Off where she discussed recent and upcoming Supreme Court cases.

June 1, 2017
The Supreme Court is wrapping up the 2016–17 term at the end of June and during these final few weeks, the major decisions for the term are handed down.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis commented for the Indy Star about a recent Seventh Circuit decision in favor of a transgender student who challenged his school district’s restroom policy.

June 1, 2017
"That finding has incredibly huge implications, in both the Seventh Circuit and nationally," Anthony Michael Kreis told the Indy Star.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to the Chicago Tribune about Chicago law schools’ plan to consider accepting the GRE as a test alternative to the LSAT.

May 30, 2017
Law schools around the country are starting to consider accepting an admission test other than the LSAT. And Chicago-area schools are watching closely.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Greg Reilly spoke to Reuters about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that would tighten the rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed.

May 25, 2017
"This is a positive step for those who think there is a problem of a lot of poor-quality patents being enforced," Greg Reilly told Reuters.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to WTTW’s Chicago Tonight about a lawsuit against Backpage.com.

May 23, 2017
“The Communications Decency Act insulated or immunizes websites that just take content from their parties. So if you’re a bulletin board, if you’re a landing page, you have no liability for content that’s created outside your website,” said Harold Krent.
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Three Chicago-Kent College of Law Students Named 2017 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellows

May 18, 2017
Chicago-Kent College of Law students Aima E. Mori '19, Stephen I. Spector '19 and David Zumba '19 have been awarded 2017 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowships.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Henry H. Perritt Jr. spoke to IEEE Spectrum about the conflicts between FAA rules and local laws regulating drones.

May 16, 2017
"State and local regulation of drones is preempted by federal law—it’s absolutely clear," said Henry H. Perritt.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William Birdthistle spoke to the Washington Post about Republican attempts to prohibit states from creating retirement plans for private-sector employees.

May 10, 2017
By bringing together large groups of investors, the state plans can “achieve economies of scale and harness bargaining power to drive down the cost of fund fees,” William Birdthistle told Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Katharine Baker talks to the Chicago Sun-Times about recent changes to Illinois divorce law.

May 9, 2017
Katharine Baker explains how traditional child custody arrangements are evolving.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz spoke to Science magazine about a model he and his team created that predicts Supreme Court outcomes.

May 3, 2017
Artificial intelligence, like the model Daniel Martin Katz and his team created, often prevails at predicting Supreme Court decisions.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Archive

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro was a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and WGN’s Legal Face Off where she discussed recent and upcoming Supreme Court cases.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis commented for the Indy Star about a recent Seventh Circuit decision in favor of a transgender student who challenged his school district’s restroom policy.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to the Chicago Tribune about Chicago law schools’ plan to consider accepting the GRE as a test alternative to the LSAT.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Greg Reilly spoke to Reuters about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that would tighten the rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to WTTW’s Chicago Tonight about a lawsuit against Backpage.com.

Three Chicago-Kent College of Law Students Named 2017 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellows

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Henry H. Perritt Jr. spoke to IEEE Spectrum about the conflicts between FAA rules and local laws regulating drones.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William Birdthistle spoke to the Washington Post about Republican attempts to prohibit states from creating retirement plans for private-sector employees.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Katharine Baker talks to the Chicago Sun-Times about recent changes to Illinois divorce law.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz spoke to Science magazine about a model he and his team created that predicts Supreme Court outcomes.

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