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more information, please contact:
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ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL,
PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- June 25, 2004--Chicago-Kent College of
Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business and the Center for
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/
The U.S. Supreme Court says Vice President Dick Cheney does
not have to release the records of his energy task force meetings.
Cheney cited executive privilege in his refusal to turn over the
documents. In a 7-2 decision, the justices allowed the vice president
to keep his records, but sent the case back to the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia for reconsideration. Voting
with the majority, Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas
issued a separate opinion that said the trial court that initially
heard the case "exceeded its authority" and that the
appellate decision should be reversed. Chicago-Kent dean Harold
J. Krent is a constitutional scholar who explores the
issue of executive privilege in a forthcoming book on presidential
powers. Dean Krent is available for interviews about the decision.
Justice Antonin Scalia refused to recuse himself in the Cheney
case despite public calls for him to do so. Three weeks after
the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, the justice and the
vice president went to Louisiana together on a duck-hunting trip
as the guest of Wallace Carline, owner of an oil services company.
Despite calls for him to recuse himself, Justice Scalia participated
in oral arguments and co-authored a majority opinion in the case.
Experts are available to discuss the legal ethics issues.
The U.S. Supreme Court still has several rulings on key legal
issues to hand down before the term ends. Professor Sheldon
Nahmod is available for interviews about key decisions
and themes of the 2003-04 term.
The Bush administration is set to transfer power to the interim
Iraqi government on June 30. Chicago-Kent professor Henry
H. Perritt, Jr., says there are parallels between multilateral
intervention in Iraq and in Kosovo. Professor Perritt is a co-author
of a report on final status for Kosovo. He says, "If the
multilateral intervention in Kosovo fails after five years, that
failure will bode ill for the future of Afghanistan and Iraq."
Media copies of the report are available, and Professor Perritt
is available for interviews.
Online campaigning. Candidates are using the Internet
to reach potential voters and donors. How can supporters determine
whether a Web site is legitimate? How can candidates and their
campaigns ensure the integrity of their Web sites and promote
ethical campaign practices? Chicago-Kent professor Richard
Warner is president of Standards Association for Elections
Online (SAFE), a nonprofit organization that develops standards
and practices for online campaign activity and endorses third-party
monitors who certify campaign Web sites as abiding by SAFE standards.
Professor Warner is available to discuss trends in online campaigning
and SAFE.
My Life, the memoirs of former president Bill Clinton,
sold more than 400,000 copies in the United States on its
first day, setting a sales record for a nonfiction book. Experts
from Chicago-Kent and the Stuart School are available to discuss
legal, economic and foreign policy issues related to the Clinton
presidency.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has been sworn in
to a fifth four-year term. Greenspan was appointed by Ronald
Reagan in 1987. Only William McChesney Martin, who served from
1951 to 1970, held the position longer. Federal Reserve policymakers
will meet June 29. They are expected to raise interest rates by
at least 0.25 percent. Professor Robert
Laurent of Stuart Graduate School of Business served as
a senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where
he participated in regular briefings and policy recommendations
regarding U.S. monetary policy. Professor Laurent is available
to talk about monetary policy.
International perspectives on cloning will be presented
at a July 9 symposium presented by IIT's Institute on Biotechnology
and the Human Future at the National Press Club in Washington,
D.C. Participants will come from the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Professor Nigel Cameron, director of the Institute, is
available for interviews about the symposium.
The 2004 Summer Olympics will begin in Athens August 13.
Several American track stars are under investigation by the U.S.
Anti Doping Agency (USADA) for illegal steroid use. Olympic hopefuls
Tim Montgomery and Michelle Collins are among them. Although most
of the athletes suspected of illegal drug use have never failed
a drug test, the USADA said a negative test result is no longer
a defense because the substances they are accused of taking cannot
be detected by current tests. Sports attorney and adjunct professor
Eldon L. Ham, author of The 100 Greatest Sports Blunders
of All Time, is available for interviews.
Hedge funds now account for 25 percent of trading volume on
the New York Stock Exchange. What are hedge funds and how
do they work? Professor Keith
Black of Stuart Graduate School of Business' Center for
Financial Markets is the author of a forthcoming book, Managing
a Hedge Fund. Professor Black can discuss why investors are
attracted to hedge funds in this market environment, strategies
hedge funds use to make money in up and down markets, and how
the growth in hedge fund investments affects the stock and bond
markets.
Chicago-Kent's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic is seeking taxpayers
who have disputes with the IRS. Those who meet certain income
criteria may qualify for free assistance with their tax disputes,
including collection matters, audits, appeals and litigation before
the Internal Revenue Service, United States Tax Court, and United
States District Court. Students work under the supervision of
Professor Jonathan
Decatorsmith. The program Web site www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/tax/
has information about the program, and Professor Decatorsmith
is available for interviews.
Chicago-Kent's Family Law Clinic. Cook County residents
with domestic relations disputes, including matters of legal separation,
divorce, child support, child custody, visitation and guardianships,
may qualify for representation through Chicago-Kent's Family Law
Clinic. Clients will pay on a sliding scale fee basis, depending
on their financial circumstances. Students will work under the
supervision of Professor Ira
Feldman, who is available for interviews about the program.
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