Alumnus David Canter (JD '58) Featured in David Axelrod Article
July 6 - Ruthfully Yours In a trajectory very similar to David Axelrod’s path, David Canter, born on the East Coast, attended college at the University of Chicago, where he specialized in politics and...
View ArticleProf. Steven Schwinn Comments on Mitt Romney's Stance on Obamacare
July 4 - PolitiFact "What Romney said is accurate on the political level, but not on the legal level," said Steven Schwinn, a law professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Read more: Prof....
View ArticleProf. Steven Schwinn Comments on Eminent Domain Home-Loan Plan Creating Ruckus
July 7 - San Francisco Chronicle "The courts have been very forgiving and deferential to governments in using their rights of eminent domain," says Steven Schwinn, an associate law professor with the...
View ArticleClinical Prof. Cynthia Bond Authors Article: Fear of a ‘Black’ President:...
July 2 - Mixed Race Studies This phenomenon of the conflation of Obama and Hitler channels racial anxieties, and even outright panic, about a ‘non-white’ president taking office. I situate this panic...
View ArticleFederal Three-Year Grant Assists the Fair Housing Legal Clinic at The John...
July 9 - Virtual Strategy Magazine With a 20-year history of working on behalf of those discriminated in their housing choices, The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic announces $840,000...
View ArticleTopco Associates LLC Names Alumnus Andrew Broccolo (JD '96) General Counsel
July 9 - BusinessWire Topco Associates LLC announced today that Andrew Broccolo (JD '96) has joined the company as General Counsel. In this new position Broccolo, 46, will report directly to Topco...
View ArticleCook County Assistant Public Defender and Alumna Kathy Ward (JD '90) Passes Away
July 10 - Daily Herald A tireless advocate for indigent clients who colleagues affectionately dubbed “bulldog,” Cook County Assistant Public Defender Kathy Ward died Monday after a long illness. The...
View ArticleAlumnus Brian Stephenson (JD '87) Believes Laughter to be the Best Medicine
July 9 - The Doings-Western Springs The 51-year-old father of four, attorney and volunteer for numerous causes considers humor an essential mind set for approaching and appreciating life. “I can’t tell...
View ArticleProf. Stuart Ford Posts Trial Complexity at ICTY Paper on SSRN
July 6 - International Law Reporter There has been relatively little empirical work done to understand or measure the complexity of international criminal trials. This Article seeks to remedy that...
View ArticleThe John Marshall Law School Fair Lending/Home Preservation Project to...
July 6 - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin The $97,000 award funds a program that trains students, attorneys and lenders on the legal rights of homeowners. Read more: The John Marshall Law School Fair...
View Article'The Quiet Revolution and Federalism: Into the Future' Featured in The John...
July 11 - Property Prof Blog This Article offers an examination of the federal role in land use planning and regulation set in the context of varying theories of federalism by presenting a historical...
View ArticleJohn Marshall Law Professors Garner Writing Awards for Columns in Chicago...
July 5 - Journal Sentinel Online Faculty members at The John Marshall Law School have been honored for their opinion pieces. Read more: John Marshall Law Professors Garner Writing Awards for Columns in...
View ArticleAlumnus Robert J. Kennedy (JD '51) Passes Away
July 11 - Chicago Tribune Robert J. Kennedy, age 91; U.S. Navy Veteran W.W. II. Practicing attorney for over 50 years. Associated with Dowd, Kennedy & Dowd. He received J.D. and L.L.M. degrees from...
View ArticleIllinois Senator Ira Silverstein (JD '85) Instrumental in New Fugitive Law
July 10 - Illinois Senate Democrats Illinois State Senator Ira Silverstein’s (D–Chicago) legislation making it illegal for family members of a known fugitive to aid that individual in escaping or...
View ArticleProf. Stuart Ford on the International Criminal Court Turning 10
July 6 - Jurist Stuart Ford says that although the International Criminal Court has encountered numerous obstacles during the first ten years of its existence, its reputation will ultimately be decided...
View ArticleHUD Grant Helps Extend Work on Predatory Lending/Home Preservation Initiatives
A program training John Marshall Law School students about predatory lending will be able to continue into its 10th year thanks to $97,133 in extended funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and...
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John Marshall Czech/Slovak Legal Institute Offers Insights on America’s...
John Marshall Law School faculty welcomed 23 Czech and Slovak attorneys for a summer reunion. The group met with judges and attorneys working in circuit, state and federal courts. The John Marshall Law...
View ArticleFaculty Activity and Publications
Professor Samuel Jones Activities He has been appointed to the 2012-2013 American Bar Association Section of Litigation Leadership as a member of the Human Trafficking Task Force in recognition of his...
View ArticleRonald Hem (JD '75) Appointed New Head of Aurora University Board
July 12 - The Beacon-News Attorney Ronald Hem is the new chairman of the Aurora University Board of Trustees. An AU trustee since 1985 and previous vice chairman, Hem replaced 1964 Aurora College...
View ArticleProf. Ann Lousin Comments on First Pension-Related Lawsuits Hitting Springfield
July 12 - Progress Illinois Ann Lousin, a professor at John Marshall Law School who worked on drafting the Illinois constitution, argues that the state should emerge victorious in these cases. “The...
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