Courts Take Different Stance on Gay Parenting Rights, Says Niedwiecki
March 27 - Yahoo! News The national narrative on the impact that gay parents have on their children is different from the fact-based evidence courts use, as demonstrated in the Tuesday, March 26,...
View ArticleReview of Intellectual Property Law Welcomes Legal Professionals to Social...
March 27 - The Times Weekly Social media is one of the newest forms of communication, but it also can have drawbacks. To help those in the legal profession best to deal with the ethical dilemmas raised...
View ArticleProf. Steven Schwinn Speaks about Marriage Equality on Chicago Tonight
March 27 - WTTW There are two interesting issues in this case. One is on the merits. The question there is, is the federal definition of marriage under the DOMA? It defines marriage as only between one...
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Two Students Named Lupel & Amari Scholars
Julie Tenuto (left) and Lisa Sterba are congratulated by Leonard F. Amari as the 2013 winners of the Lupel & Amari Scholarship. Two outstanding students, Lisa Sterba and Julie Tenuto, have been...
View ArticleTrial Competition April 4-7 Brings 20 Law School Teams to The John Marshall...
Students from 20 law schools from around the country will test their courtroom skills in Chicago April 4 through 7, 2013, for the National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition held at The John...
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Attorney Leads Discussion on Chinese IP Protection
The Chinese Intellectual Property Resource Center welcomed attorney Brandy Baker (center) for a discussion of “Progress of the Chinese IP Protection in the Last Five Years.” She is an American lawyer...
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Life as an IP Lawyer
Attorneys from Nixon Peabody LLP in Chicago were welcomed by Nello Gamberdino (far left), employer outreach coordinator for the Career Services Office, to discuss with students a day in the life of an...
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Health Care Reform
Monique Rodgers (right), a joint JD/LLM student in the Employee Benefits Program, welcomed Julie Jagla as a guest speaker for the Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefit’s March 20, 2013, program....
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Pro Bono Program Welcomes Anderson
Linda Anderson has joined The John Marshall Law School Pro Bono Program as a staff attorney. She will work with Katie Anderson, program coordinator, supervising the mortgage foreclosure project and...
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Non-Profit Law
Donna Gayden (right), MS Tax Law student, welcomed Michael Mosher (right), of Mosher & Associates to a Tax Law CLE Lunch & Learn Series lecture on March 27, 2013. Mosher discussed ethical...
View ArticleFaculty Activities and Publications
Professor Steven Schwinn Activities The week of March 25, he discussed the California Prop 8 case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court for “The Morning Briefing” on Sirius XM Radio, the new New York...
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Spring Herzog Winners Announced
Congratulations to the students who placed in the Dean Fred F. Herzog Moot Court Competition at The John Marshall Law School during the spring 2013 semester. Five students placed in the 2013 Herzog...
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Team Takes First Place
Third-year law students Janshaly Roman (left) and Iveliz Orellano (right) won first place in the Hispanic National Bar Association 18th Annual Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition. Roman and...
View ArticleKelly Navarro (JD '96) Comments on Pendleton Case
March 29 - Daily Press Kelly Navarro, who spent 16 years as a Cook County prosecutor, said returning an indictment with dozens of counts is a move that most veteran criminal defense attorneys...
View ArticleJohn Marshall Hosts Debate on Affirmative Action
March 29 - Progress Illinois The event, held at the John Marshall Law School, featured UCLA Law Professor Richard Sander, whose 2005 article in the Stanford Law Review is credited for bringing...
View ArticleGreg F. Belatti (JD '13) Joins Taylor English Duma as Corporate and...
March 29 - CityBizList Greg F. Belatti joins the Firm as a member of the Corporate & Business and Resort, Hotel & Hospitality practice groups. He is a 2013 graduate of John Marshall Law School...
View ArticleProfessor Steven Schwinn Discusses States' Rights in the Question of Gay...
March 29 - Chicago Tribune "It's almost certain that one state would have to give full faith and credit to a state court judgment of another state that respects a same-sex marriage in the second...
View ArticleDaniel Brown (JD '84) a Candidate for District 118 Board
March 31 - Commercial-News "I’ve served on the board for nearly eight years. I’m very proud of District 118 and the opportunities it provides to the students, their parents and the community. Over the...
View ArticleTimothy Eavenson (JD '08) to Host a Discussion about Social Media in the...
March 29 - Aurora Business and Professional News "Social-media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become an integral part of our lives and workplaces," Eavenson said. "We can now meet, talk,...
View ArticleProf. Doris Long Says 'Fair Use' Could be Getting a 21st Century Face-Lift...
March 29 - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin One of the most popular phrases in copyright law today is "fair use." In lockstep with ever-advancing technology, fair use has become the most resonant legal...
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