For more information,
please contact:
Gwen Osborne,
director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT,
LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- July 28, 2003--Chicago-Kent
College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business
and the Center for Law and Financial Markets have
experts available to discuss current issues. To reach
any of our experts, call Gwen
Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312)
906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories
are available on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/
Governor Rod Blagojevich has signed a bill that
toughens Illinois' sexual assault law by expanding
the definition of rape. Under the new law, a person
who consents to sexual intercourse can withdraw that
consent at any time. The proposal, which was sponsored
by State Sen. Dan Rutherford (R-53), is gender neutral.
It was prompted by a recent California Supreme Court
decision which considered the issue of consent. Prior
to the governor's action, Illinois law did not include
provisions for cases in which consent has been granted
and then withdrawn during the act. Chicago-Kent professor
Katharine K.
Baker, the author of What
Rape is and What It Ought Not Be and a number
of other legal articles on sexual assault, is available
for interviews.
L.A. Laker superstar Kobe Bryant will appear in
Eagle County (Colorado) Court August 6. It will
be his first court appearance since his July 4 arrest
on charges that he sexually assaulted a 19-year-old
Colorado woman. If convicted, he could be sentenced
to probation or between four years and life in prison,
and a fine of up to $750,000. Professor Katharine
K. Baker is available for interviews.
KOBE-TV: Eagle County Court Judge Fred Gannett
will allow one pool television camera and one still
photographer to record the proceedings. Judge Gannett
has approved a live audio feed of the hearing and
has not limited what visual media may film. Professor
and criminal defense attorney Richard
S. Kling can discuss the constitutional tension
between the First Amendment freedom of the press guarantees
and the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to an impartial
jury and a fair trial. Professor Kling can also talk
about the impact of pretrial publicity.
Kobe Bryant has withdrawn from the U.S. Olympic
qualifying team citing his recent shoulder and
knee surgeries. Training camp opens August 10. Bryant
says he still plans to play for the U.S. team in the
2004 Olympics in Greece if the Americans qualify.
Adjunct professor and sports attorney Eldon L.
Ham is available for interviews. Professor Ham
is author of The Playmasters:
An Unauthorized History of the NBA from Sellouts to
Lockouts.
McDonald's, Nike, Sprite, Spaulding and Upper Deck
have hired Kobe Bryant to endorse their products.
What impact will the criminal charges against him
have on Bryant's value to these companies? Professor
Joel
Goldhar, of IIT's Stuart Graduate School of
Business, can discuss personal branding issues.
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will meet
on August 12. What will policymakers at the Fed
do next to stimulate the economy? IIT's Stuart Graduate
School of Business professor Robert
Laurent is a former economist with the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago. He is available for interviews.
Chicago-Kent's state-of-the-art Judge Abraham Lincoln
Marovitz Courtroom on August 1 will be the setting
for a presentation on technology in the courtroom
during the National Lawyers Association annual convention
and educational conference. The Judge Abraham Lincoln
Marovitz Courtroom, named for the distinguished Chicago-Kent
graduate (‘25), integrates design features from
the best courtrooms and trial advocacy training facilities
in the nation. Features include computer network ports
for court clerks, attorneys and judges, as well as
voice-activated microphones and gallery display monitors.
The facility's CaseView system allows translation
of the court reporter's stenography into English text
that displays at the attorneys' and judges' desks.
Testimony can then be searched or uploaded to other
computer applications. Chicago-Kent experts are available
for interviews about the Marovitz Courtroom.
Downtown Campus Events:
July 30: "Strategic Positioning for Small Businesses:
Writing Business & Marketing Plans" is
the topic of a presentation by Paul
Prabhaker, associate dean and professor of
marketing, Stuart Graduate School of Business. The
seminar is organized by ¡Exito!,
a Spanish language newspaper published by the Chicago
Tribune, and co-sponsored by the Stuart School.
The program will be held at the West Side Technical
Institute, 2800 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. For
more information, please contact Rafael Alvarado at
(312) 906-6573 or alvarado@stuart.iit.edu
July 31-August 1: National Lawyers Association Annual
Convention and Educational Conference. Chicago-Kent
will host the NLA's educational conference activities.
Participants include: Hon. William J. Bauer, Senior
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit;
Thomas Sullivan, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern
District of Illinois, currently with Jenner &
Block, Chicago; Chicago-Kent Dean Harold J. Krent;
Illinois State Bar Association president Terrance
Lavin; and Hon. Justice Blanche M. Manning, Northern
District of Illinois. Registration is required. For
media information, contact Gwen Osborne, IIT Downtown
Campus, (312) 906-5251.
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