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-- March 23, 2005--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/
Terri Schiavo’s parents have vowed to take their case
to the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge James Whittemore
refused to order reinsertion of Schiavo’s feeding tube and
a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th
Circuit in Atlanta upheld his decision. The full court Wednesday
refused to reconsider the panel’s ruling. Professor Howard
C. Eglit is available for interviews about developments
in the case.
The Schiavo case has highlighted the importance of living
wills and medical powers of attorney. Experts from Chicago-Kent
College of Law are available for interviews.
Regulating hate speech on the Internet. Authorities in
northern Minnesota are looking for a motive in the shootings that
left 10 people dead and seven others wounded on the Red Lake Indian
Reservation. The 16-year-old gunman, Jeff Weise, apparently killed
himself and left no messages explaining the rampage. Police are
looking into the possibility that Weise frequented neo-Nazi forums
on the Internet and may have even made his intentions known there.
Professor Alexander Tsesis
-- who the author of the book, Destructive Messages: How Hate
Speech Paves the Way for Harmful Social Movements, and a law
review article, Hate in Cyberspace: Regulating Hate Speech
on the Internet -- is available for interviews.
The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee increased
interest rates by a quarter-percentage point for the seventh
consecutive time. In raising interest rates to 2.75 percent, policymakers
at the Fed expressed concern about inflation. 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.
President Bush is touring the country to garner support for
his “Strengthening Social Security” initiative.
Students at Stuart Graduate School of Business have begun an investment
club to develop the skills to become successful personal and professional
investment managers. The students are available for interviews
through their advisor, Professor Keith
Black.
Singer Michael Jackson is on trial in California for child
molestation, conspiracy and illegal use of alcohol with a minor.
Chicago-Kent professors Douglas
W. Godfrey and Richard
S. Kling are available for interviews. Professor Godfrey
is a former prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney's
office, where he served in the sex crimes and homicide bureaus.
Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney who teaches evidence
and forensic sciences courses.
Online gambling. "In Illinois and many other states
such wagers are against the law. But online gamblers can also
leave themselves open to identity fraud and credit card theft
by unscrupulous sites," says Dean Harold
J. Krent. He is available to talk about the dangers of
online gambling.
The 2005 Major League Baseball season begins April 3.
Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham, the
author of a forthcoming book, Larceny & Old Leather: The
Mischievous Legacy of Major League Baseball, is available
for interviews.
What role does age play in the legal process? Professor
Howard C. Eglit
is an expert on law and aging and the author of the new book,
Elders on Trial. Professor Eglit has served on the board
of the Illinois chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
and on the advisory committee for the Buehler Center on Aging,
McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University. He is available
for interviews about the interaction between the U.S. legal system
and the aging American population.
The Taxman Cometh. 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 at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/tax
has information about the program. Professor Decatorsmith is available
for interviews about the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, but is unable
to answer media queries for current tax filing stories.
Cook County residents with domestic relations disputes,
including 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
C. Feldman. He is available for interviews about the program.
Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Clinic is seeking
those who need legal assistance with immigration, asylum and nationality
matters. The clinic is supervised by Professor Matthew
I. Bernstein, whose practice includes advising corporations,
nonprofit organizations and individuals in all areas of immigration
law, including professionals; aliens of extraordinary ability
in the sciences, arts and business; individuals seeking immigration
benefits for family members; asylees; and individuals threatened
with removal from the United States by the government. Professor
Bernstein is available for interviews about the Immigration Law
Clinic. He is also available to speak with organizations about
immigration issues.
Summer Programs:
March 28 is the deadline for Chicago-Kent's Pre-Law Undergraduate
Scholars program (PLUS). The program is geared toward first-,
second- and third-year undergraduate students currently matriculated
in U.S. colleges and universities who are interested in careers
in law. The special four-week session is funded by a grant from
the Law School Admission Council to increase diversity among underrepresented
groups. Participants will take courses adapted from the law school's
curriculum, visit courts, and learn about the law school admissions
process. They will also participate in a mock trial and complete
a one-day "internship" in a legal setting. Applications
and information are available at www.kentlaw.edu/adm/plus/.
April 10 is the deadline for American law students interested
in applying for Chicago-Kent's summer abroad program in Mexico
with Tec de Monterrey, one of Mexico's leading private universities.
The ABA-approved, practice-oriented program is taught in English.
It gives U.S. law students an opportunity to study Mexican law
and U.S./Mexican legal issues. Classes will be held from May 30
through July 13, 2005.
Downtown Campus Events:
April 5: “The Aging of the American Workforce”
is the topic of the 27th annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture.
Sara E. Rix, a senior policy advisor with the economics
team of the American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARP)
Public Policy Institute, will examine the challenges facing an
aging workforce. She will also discuss shared responsibility of
government, business, labor and workers, in guaranteeing productivity
and promoting equal opportunities for workers of all ages. Commentators
include Attorney David D. Kadue, a partner in the Los Angeles
office of Seyfarth Shaw, LLP and Shaun O’Brien, assistant
director of the AFL-CIO’s public policy department. The
program is free and open to the public. For more information,
call (312) 906-5090 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle/piper/
on the Web.
April 14-15: 22nd annual conference on Section 1983 Civil
Rights Litigation. This two-day seminar provides a comprehensive
update, presented by leading practitioners and legal scholars,
on liability arising out of Section 1983 and other civil rights
statutes. Sexual harassment, municipal liability, individual immunities
and procedural defenses and recent cases before the U.S. Supreme
Court are among the topics to be explored. For more information,
call (312) 906-5090 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle/sect1983/index.html.
April 28-29: Cono R. Namorato, director of the Internal
Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility,
will deliver the luncheon keynote address on the first day of
Chicago-Kent’s 24th annual Federal Tax Institute.
The two-day program will review recent developments in tax law.
Participants will also discuss international provisions included
in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, corporate taxation
and executive compensation issues. For more information, call
(312) 906-5090 or visit the Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle/fedtax/index.html.
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