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 15, 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/
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns
are seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the first
black heavyweight boxing champion. Johnson, who died in 1946,
was champion from 1908 to 1915. He was convicted in 1913 of violating
the Mann Act, a law banning the interstate transport of a woman
for immoral purposes, when he traveled cross state lines with
his future wife. Johnson's conviction was seen as a racially motivated
scheme to strip him of the title and punish him for his relationships
with white women. If granted by the Bush administration, the pardon
would be only the second granted posthumously. In 1999, President
Clinton issued a posthumous pardon for Henry O. Flipper, West
Point's first African-American graduate. Chicago-Kent dean Harold
J. Krent, author of Conditioning the President's Conditional
Pardon Power, is available for interviews about presidential
pardons. Adjunct professor and sports attorney Eldon L. Ham is
author of The 100 Greatest Sports Blunders of All Time.
Professor Ham is available for interviews about the conviction
of Jack Johnson.
A Cook County judge declared a mistrial in a murder case after
the jury was unable to reach a verdict after 13 hours of deliberation.
One juror refused to deliberate, sent a note to the judge and
locked herself in the bathroom before eventually voting not guilty
in the case of a Chicago woman accused of helping her sister rob
and kill a man in their basement. The judge declared a mistrial
one day after a separate jury convicted the woman's sister of
murder in the same case. Professor Nancy
Marder, an expert on juries and the author of Introduction
to the Jury at a Crossroad: The American Experience, is available
for interviews.
The Kerry-Edwards campaign announced that $3.3 million was
raised via the Internet during the first three days after
John Edwards was selected as John Kerry's running mate. 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 how supporters can determine whether
a campaign Web site is legitimate and how candidates can ensure
their Web sites promote ethical campaign practices.
Should hedge funds be regulated? The Securities and Exchange
Commission has approved a proposal that would require hedge fund
advisers to register with the agency. The proposal faces a 60-day
public comment period before the commissioners take a final vote.
Professor Keith
Black of the Center for Financial Markets at Stuart Graduate
School of Business is the author of a forthcoming book, Managing
a Hedge Fund. Professor Black is available for interviews.
Sustainable development is good business and community growth.
Professor George
Nassos, director of the Stuart School's graduate program
in environmental management and its Center for Sustainable Enterprise,
is available for interviews about the 2004 BELL conference, a
unique gathering of educators and business and community leaders
later this month.
Michael Gorham, former director of market oversight at the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been named
director of the Center for Financial Markets at Stuart Graduate
School of Business. Professor Gorham brings more than 25 years
experience, in a wide variety of domestic and international leadership
roles in financial markets, commodities and futures trading. At
the CFTC, he was the first director named for market oversight
of the nation's 12 futures exchanges. His division was responsible
for the designation of new exchanges, the review of new futures
and options products and the protection of markets from manipulation
and customer abuse. From 1998-2002, he served as the IIT Center
for Financial Markets' director of research and international
development and taught graduate-level courses in financial markets.
He has also served as an international consultant and trainer
in financial markets and derivatives, working with exchanges,
regulators and firms in the U.S., Asia, the Middle East and Latin
America. He is available for interviews about the Center for Financial
Markets and trade issues.
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.
Downtown Campus Events:
July 22-24: "Building a Sustainable City through Sustainable
Enterprise" is the theme of the 2004 Business, Environment,
Learning and Leadership (BELL) conference. Business leaders, educators
and community leaders will examine the impact of sustainability
issues on a city's economic vitality. Participants will explore,
develop and support enterprise models based on sustainability
principles. This unique program that attracts approximately 100
business schools from 20 countries gives professors the tools
to train the next generation of corporate leaders in sustainable
enterprise practices. The BELL conference is co-hosted by the
World Resources Institute and IIT's Stuart Graduate School of
Business in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago's
Institute for Environmental Science and Policy and Kellogg School
of Management--Northwestern University. For registration, a more
detailed agenda and information about guest speakers, visit the
conference Web site at: http://www.stuart.iit.edu/bell/index.html
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