Lawyers.com Sept. 11, 2013
Professor Steven Schwinn's comments on the National Security Administration and Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions are back in the news now that Americans are learning about surveillance details through documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Chicago Tribune Sept. 11, 2013
Professor Hugh Mundy sees the Cook County State's Attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit as a "good start" in examining post-conviction issues.
Houston Chronicle Sept. 11, 2013
The Center for International Law is welcoming Irish Supreme Court Justice John Murray as its 2013 Distinguished International Jurist-In-Residence the week of Sept. 16, 2013.
Quad-City Times Sept. 11, 2013
Judge Jeffrey O'Connor (JD '74), who has served for 23 years on the bench in Illinois 14th Circuit Court.
SouthtownStar Sept. 12, 2013
Dan Calandriello, 28, a 2011 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, has been selected to fill a vacancy on the Orland Park Village Board. He will serve until the next election in 2015.
National Law Journal Sept. 12, 2013
John Marshall's MOOC on "Military Service and Civilian Law" is featured in this story on MOOCs in higher education.
The Crusader Sept. 13, 2013
John Marshall alumnus Timothy Evans (JD '69) has been elected to a fifth term as the chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, the largest consolidated court system in the world. He received overwhelming support from his fellow judges.
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Sept. 11, 2013
In his latest column, Professor Timothy P. O'Neill offers a broad look at the changes that have taken place in constitutional criminal procedure during the last half-century.
PR Web, Sept. 16, 2013
Joe Wagner served with the United States Marine Corps before returning to college. Now as a law student at The John Marshall Law School he spends time assisting veterans with their VA claims as one of more than two dozen students working at the Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic.
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 18, 2013
Professor Ann Lousin discusses President Barack Obama's proposed plan of “performance-based higher education funding" in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Letter to the Editor.
YouTube, Sept. 13, 2013
Legal Writing, which is part of John Marshall's Lawyering Skills Program, has been nationally ranked at 2nd in the country by US News & World Report. Watch the video of Associate Dean Anthony Niedwiecki, director of the Lawyering Skills Program, explain why John Marshall's program is among the best in the nation.
New York Times Sept. 23, 2013
The modern Supreme Court opinion is increasingly built on sand, mostly because the hyperlinks cited are broken. “It is disturbing that even at the Supreme Court, where creating and citing precedent is of the utmost importance, citations often fail to point the researcher to the authority on which the court based its decision,” Raizel Liebler and June Liebert, librarians at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, said in a published piece.
Professor Ann Lousin addresses the pension controversy in Illinois as lawmakers consider amending the Illinois Constitution. She believes the proposed amendment "appears to be an attempt to circumvent or abolish" existing protections.
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Redeye Sept. 23, 2013
Videos of crimes can be used against you. "It's a poor idea to break the law, but an especially bad idea to break the law and capture it on video," said Hugh Mundy, assistant professor at John Marshall Law School and former federal public defender.
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The Southern Illinoisan, Sept. 23, 2013
James Durkin, a 1988 graduate, has taken the reins as the minority leader in the Illinois House of Representatives.
StreetInsider.com Sept. 25, 2013
Students in the Human Rights Project at The John Marshall Law School offered their insights for a special report to the United Nations on the use of solitary confinement at immigrant detention centers.
Probate Sharks.com Sept. 25, 2013
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans (JD '69) has announced the formation of an Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division. Barry Kozak, director of John Marshall's Elder Law Program, was an advisor to the planning committee.
SFGate.com Sept. 26, 2013
At 11 a.m. today, the director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs joins with John Marshall representatives in cutting the ribbon to officially open the Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic space at 19 W. Jackson Blvd.