Chicago-Kent College of Law Archive

New Paper in “Science” Describes How to Bring Tools of Complexity Science to Bear on Improving Law

April 5, 2017
In a paper that appeared in the March 31 issue of Science, Vanderbilt law professor J. B. Ruhl, Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz, and Chicago-Kent College of Law researcher Michael J. Bommarito II proposed that the legal profession apply the tools of complexity science to help improve legal systems.
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Chicago-Kent College Clinical Professor of Law Richard Kling is quoted in Illinois News Network about Drew Peterson’s legal defense costs.

April 5, 2017
Richard Kling says that, while he appreciates the fact “that the government wants to lower costs,” it would be nearly impossible to determine how much a case should, or would, cost.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to NBC 5 Chicago about Congress voting to overturn broadband privacy rules.

April 4, 2017
Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules, what does that mean for you?
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Nancy Marder spoke to “The Takeaway” radio show about efforts to improve jury instructions.

April 3, 2017
Nancy Marder has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases since 2003.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Elizabeth De Armond Wins National Legal Writing Award

March 31, 2017
Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Elizabeth De Armond is a winner of the 2017 Annual Writing Competition of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Martin Malin comments on the dispute between AFSCME and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner for WTAX Newsradio.

March 31, 2017
Martin Malin says there's a "battle mindset on both sides," but he doesn't expect the state employees represented by AFSCME to strike anytime soon.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis is quoted in OZY where he discusses the state of LGBT rights in Illinois.

March 30, 2017
Two laws currently being considered in Illinois show how the state has become “a good barometer for the future of LGBT rights in a post-marriage world,” says Anthony Michael Kreis.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro is mentioned in the Washington Post and MSN.com about Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

March 29, 2017
Carolyn Shapiro is co-director of Chicago-Kent College of Law's Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States and formerly served as solicitor general of Illinois.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Richard Kling spoke to ABC 7 Chicago and DNAInfo about additional charges filed against a police officer in the shooting death of an African-American teenager.

March 27, 2017
Chicago police officer Jason van Dyke was charged with an additional 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm—one for each shot fired at Laquan McDonald in 2014.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro is a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight where she discusses U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

March 22, 2017
The second day of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a marathon session.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Archive

New Paper in “Science” Describes How to Bring Tools of Complexity Science to Bear on Improving Law

Chicago-Kent College Clinical Professor of Law Richard Kling is quoted in Illinois News Network about Drew Peterson’s legal defense costs.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to NBC 5 Chicago about Congress voting to overturn broadband privacy rules.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Nancy Marder spoke to “The Takeaway” radio show about efforts to improve jury instructions.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Elizabeth De Armond Wins National Legal Writing Award

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Martin Malin comments on the dispute between AFSCME and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner for WTAX Newsradio.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis is quoted in OZY where he discusses the state of LGBT rights in Illinois.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro is mentioned in the Washington Post and MSN.com about Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Richard Kling spoke to ABC 7 Chicago and DNAInfo about additional charges filed against a police officer in the shooting death of an African-American teenager.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro is a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight where she discusses U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

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