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--February 13, 2006--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.
February is Black History Month. Chicago-Kent has experts available to discuss a number of legal issues related to the African-American experience.
Section 1983, perhaps the most important federal civil rights/civil liberties statute ever enacted, is found in Title 42 of the United States Code. Dating from 1871, it provides damage remedies for persons deprived of their constitutional rights by state, city and county officials and by local governments. Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod is a leading expert on constitutional law, civil rights and the law of Section 1983. Professor Nahmod is the author of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation: The Law of Section 1983. For the past 23 years, he has convened the Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference at Chicago-Kent. Professor Nahmod is available for interviews about Section 1983 and about this year’s conference, which will be held April 27 and 28.
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment conferred citizenship on former slaves and the 15th Amendment gave them the right to vote. Professor Daniel W. Hamilton is a legal historian who researches and writes primarily on American property ideology and the legal and constitutional issues raised by the Civil War. He is the author of The Limits of Sovereignty: Legislative Confiscation in the Union and the Confederacy, forthcoming from University of Chicago Press. Professor Hamilton is available to discuss emancipation and the Constitution during the Civil War, and the historical background of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments.
"Something New," a film starring Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker, focuses on the theme of interracial dating. Forty years ago, 16 states still had anti-miscegenation laws that prohibited marriages between persons of different races. Richard and Mildred Loving successfully challenged Virginia’s law when, in 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional. Despite the decision, Alabama did not officially repeal its law until 2000. Experts are available to discuss Loving v. Virginia.
"A Raisin in the Sun," Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning 1959 drama, was inspired by a legal challenge by the playwright’s father to restrictive covenants in Chicago real estate sales that prevented African-Americans from living in certain neighborhoods. The U.S. Supreme Court heard the case, Hansberry v. Lee, in 1940. Chicago-Kent professor Dan Tarlock, who teaches courses in property law, is available to talk about the Supreme Court decision and about racially restrictive covenants in Chicago prior to 1948.
"Operation Slapshot." Actress Janet Jones Gretzky, wife of NHL hall of famer Wayne Gretzy, allegedly bet hundreds of thousands of dollars on football games. Jones Gretzky’s bets were discovered during a lengthy investigation of a nationwide gambling ring allegedly run by Phoenix Coyotes’ assistant coach Rick Tocchet and two New Jersey men. Wayne Gretzky is coach and a part-owner of the Coyotes. Tocchet will be arraigned in New Jersey February 21. Gretzky has denied betting with the ring or having his wife gamble on his behalf. The NHL strictly prohibits players and coaches from betting on hockey but has no rules governing gambling on other sports. Sports law attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham is available for interviews.
Should former Illinois Governor George Ryan take the stand in his own defense? Ryan faces 22 charges of conspiracy, lying to the FBI, mail fraud, racketeering and tax fraud. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas W. Godfrey and Richard S. Kling are available for interviews about legal strategies. Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor in the Kings County district attorney's office; Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney.
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 C. Feldman, who is available for interviews about the clinical program.
Downtown Campus Events
February 28: Terence M. O’Sullivan, general president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, will deliver the 7th annual Distinguished Labor Leader Lecture. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. The Distinguished Labor Leader Lecture series presents addresses by leading labor leaders on critical issues in the workplace. The program is co-sponsored by the Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law and the Workplace. For more information, call (312) 906-5090 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle on the Web.
March 9: “The Next Little Thing: Nano, Business and Society for the 21st Century” is the theme of a half-day conference co-sponsored by IIT’s Center for Nanotechnology and Society at Chicago-Kent, the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, and Chicago-Kent’s Global Law and Policy Initiative. Keynote speaker Aatish Salvi, vice president of the NanoBusiness Alliance, will discuss his group’s current agenda for addressing the nanotechnology industry’s most pressing issues. Participants will also examine issues related to nanotrade, nanoregulation and nanoethics in the United States and Canada. The conference is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. For more information or to RSVP, contact Sarah Gillooly at (312) 906-5134 or sgillooly@kentlaw.edu.
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