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--June 7, 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/advisory.
A jury of eight women and four men will decide Michael Jackson’s fate. The singer
is accused of child molestation, conspiracy and illegal use of alcohol with a minor. Professor Nancy
S. Marder, who teaches a course on juries, judges and trials, has written extensively about
the American jury system. Professor Marder is the author of a new book called Jury
Process. Her recent law review articles include Juries, Justice and Multiculturalism
and Juries and Technology: Equipping Jurors for the Twenty-First Century. Professor Marder
is available for interviews about the jury system.
More Michael Jackson trial experts. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas
W. Godfrey and Richard S. Kling, are also available
to discuss the trial. 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 science courses.
The U.S. Supreme Court still has rulings on public displays of the Ten Commandments, file-sharing,
jury bias, and whistle-blowing to hand down before the term ends. Professor Sheldon
H. Nahmod is available for interviews about key decisions and themes of the 2004-05 term.
SEC Chairman William Donaldson has resigned and President Bush has nominated California
congressman Christopher Cox to succeed him. Under Donaldson’s tenure, stricter rules related
to mutual funds, hedge funds and stock trading and pricing were enacted. Professor Keith
Black of Stuart Graduate School of Business' Center for Financial Markets is the author
of Managing a Hedge Fund: A Complete Guide to Trading, Business Strategies,
Risk Management, and Regulations. Professor Black is available for interviews about how hedge
funds work and the impact of Donaldson’s chairmanship on the hedge fund market.
Downtown Campus Events:
June 18: Stuart Graduate School of Business Commencement. Robert M. Janowiak, executive
director of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association, will deliver the
commencement address. Commencement exercises begin at 11 a.m. and will be held on the IIT Main Campus
in the Hermann Union Building (HUB), 3241 S. Federal Street, in Chicago.
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