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 20, 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.
Today is President’s Day. Chicago-Kent dean Harold J. Krent, the author of Presidential Powers, is available for interviews about Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which outlines the authority of the executive branch and how several presidents have defined the power of the office.
The federal corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan continues. 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 New York district attorney's office; Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney.
Conflicting media reports suggest San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds may retire after the 2006 MLB season. The 41-year-old last year played only 14 games and was sidelined by three knee operations. In his 20-year career, Bonds has hit 708 home runs. He is only seven away from breaking Babe Ruth’s record and 48 shy of Hank Aaron’s 755 homers. As spring training begins, adjunct professor and sports attorney Eldon L. Ham is available to discuss the 2006 baseball season. Professor Ham is also available to talk about his book, Larceny and Old Leather: The Mischievous Legacy of Major League Baseball.
Donald Trump and Martha Stewart are at odds over the demise of her reality TV show. He says her show didn’t have the right tone. She says his refusal to give up his show led to the cancellation of her version of "The Apprentice." Stewart, who spent five months in jail and another six under house arrest after her conviction for conspiracy, making false statements and obstruction of justice, is trying to rebuild her empire. Ratings for her daytime talk show are lower than expected. The shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia are trading at half their value prior to Stewart’s release. However, Sirius Satellite Radio has launched a Martha Stewart channel, and a new magazine is in the works. Stuart Graduate School of Business professor Joel Goldhar is available to discuss issues related to the Martha Stewart and Donald Trump brands.
February is Black History Month. Chicago-Kent has experts available to discuss a number of legal issues related to the African-American experience.
From the Chicago-Kent Timeline: In 1894, Ida Platt graduated with honors from what was Chicago College of Law. Platt soon became the first black woman admitted to the Illinois bar -- and only the second woman of color admitted to practice law in the United States. She later helped establish the Cook County Bar Association, the nation’s oldest African-American bar association.
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.
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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