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Examining Torture: UN Expert on Torture Discusses Solitary Confinement
The treatment of detainees in jails and prisons in all areas of the world is receiving increased scrutiny. From anti-torture advocates to the U.S. President, stakeholders have been assessing practices...
View ArticleExperts Talk Fracking, Resources and Real Estate at Kratovil Conference
Proponents of fracking tout the practice as creating reservoirs of natural gas that offer a tool in combating climate change. But should these new supplies of gas negate the development of renewable...
View ArticleJohn Marshall Student Wins Inaugural FALA Scholarship Award
Jordannah Bangi, a student at John Marshall, has been awarded the Filipino American Lawyers Association (FALA) of Chicago Law Student Scholarship Award. The FALA of Chicago Law Student Scholarship –...
View ArticleOnline LLM Program at John Marshall Ranked Among Best in the Country
John Marshall offers one of the country’s best online graduate programs for practicing lawyers. That’s according to the New York Law Journal, whose readers voted John Marshall’s online LL.M. program...
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John Marshall Dedicates Memorial in Honor of Law School's Donors
On Sept. 25, John Marshall held a reception and dedicated a new wall honoring its donors. The first honoree to grace the wall is the Lucy Sprague Public Service Award Plaque, in recognition of the...
View ArticleLaw School Offers MJ Graduate Degrees for Professionals
Understanding the law is not just for lawyers anymore. More non-attorney professionals across a variety of industries – from tech start-ups to accounting and financial planning firms – need to...
View ArticleJohn Marshall Legal Clinics Space Earns Prestigious LEED Silver Certification
The clinical space at John Marshall has been awarded LEED Silver Certification. The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for buildings,...
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Internationally Renowned Jewish Studies Historian Discusses Holocaust Denial
For decades, Professor Deborah E. Lipstadt has fought – in and out of courtrooms and classrooms – to ensure that the truth about the atrocities of the Holocaust are not forgotten. On Sept. 24, the...
View ArticleRecent Alum Wins LGBT Judges Writing Competition
A number of U.S. states do not include protections against sexual orientation discrimination in their rules of professional conduct governing attorneys. That’s according to research conducted by Kevin...
View ArticleJohn Marshall student wins international LGBT judges writing award
WDRB News - Sept. 30, 2015 June 2015 John Marshall graduate Kevin Raasch won a writing competition hosted by the International Association of LGBT Judges. In his research, Raasch found that several...
View ArticleProfessor Lim named director of intellectual property program
MSN - Oct 5, 2015 John Marshall has named Associate Professor Daryl Lim director of the Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law. Read More
View ArticleAdjunct Professor Sterba shares tips on transitioning from law student to lawyer
Chicago Lawyer - Oct. 6, 2015 Adjunct professor and retired Illinois Appellate Court justice David Sterba gives advice to law school graduates transitioning into the legal profession. Read More
View ArticleProfessor Schwinn comments on Americans disapproval of USSC
WBEZ - Oct. 6, 2015 Professor Steven Schwinn discusses what cases will be before the United States Supreme Court this term and why the Court's current approval rating is so low among Americans. Read...
View ArticleProfessor Long talks digital piracy in 2015
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin - Oct 1, 2015 Professor Doris Long discusses the current state of digital piracy and how the issue is still a major problem for many countries around the world. Read More
View ArticleProfessor O'Neill says Eighth Amendment will play a big role in this USSC term
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin - Oct. 1, 2015 Professor Timothy P. O'Neill discusses five upcoming United States Supreme Courts cases, all which involve Eighth Amendment issues. O'Neill predicts this will...
View ArticleBook from John Marshall's Restorative Justice Project highlights successes of...
Reuters - Oct. 7, 2015 Restorative Justice Project Co-Directors Professor Michael Seng and Judge Sheila R. Murphy (ret.) served as editors of the book Restorative Justice in Practice: A Holistic...
View ArticleFour graduates named to prestigious young lawyers list
The accomplishments of four graduates from John Marshall have been highlighted in the 2015 edition of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch.” The selection committee for Law Bulletin Publishing...
View ArticleAdjunct Professor Livingston predicts trend of worker-friendly decisions from...
Crain's Chicago - Oct. 10, 2015 Adjunct Professor Bradford Livingston, who is also the chair of Seyfarth Shaw's labor relations practice, discusses how victories for workers at the National Labor...
View ArticleStealing Culture: Experts to Address Ownership, Human Rights in Wartime...
Yahoo Finance - Oct. 12, 2015 This year's Braun Symposium will address efforts to return art stolen during war, and the complicated legal questions of ownership and ethics that often arise. Read More
View ArticleJohn Marshall Offers Spring Enrollment for January 2016
San Francisco Gate - Oct. 13, 2015 John Marshall is the only law school in Illinois—and one of the only law schools in the country—to offer spring enrollment for incoming students. Read More
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