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 6, 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.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that colleges and universities that accept federal funds can be penalized for barring military recruiters from their campuses. Chicago-Kent was part of a coalition of 31 law schools that challenged the Solomon Amendment, a federal law created to guarantee the military equal access to campuses and students. The coalition said hosting the recruiters on campus violated the schools’ anti-discrimination policy because the military excludes openly gay members. The justices rejected that argument and the schools’ claim that the Solomon Amendment imposed on their rights to free speech. Dean Harold J. Krent is available for interviews about the case.
Closing arguments have begun in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois governor George Ryan. Ryan, who did not testify in the five-month trial, faces 22 charges of conspiracy, lying to the FBI, mail fraud, racketeering and tax fraud. If convicted of all charges, he could receive maximum penalties of nearly $5 million and 95 years in prison. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas W. Godfrey and Richard S. Kling are available for interviews. Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor; Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney.
The death of Army specialist and former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Pat Tillman. General Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Army will re-examine the circumstances surrounding Tillman’s death in Afghanistan in April 2004. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Tillman left a lucrative pro football career to join the Army’s Special Forces. Early reports attributed Tillman’s death to enemy fire. However, the Army said a month later Tillman’s death was “a probable result of friendly fire when his unit was engaged in combat with enemy forces.” Professor Michael I. Spak, an expert on military law, is available for interviews. Professor Spak served on active duty with the U.S. Army in the Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1963 to 1969 and has remained in the U.S. Army Reserve. As Colonel Spak, he is currently liaison officer of the Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia.
What is in the First Amendment? According to a recent survey by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, more Americans can name the members of the animated Simpson family than can name the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. Constitutional scholars are available for interviews.
March is Women’s History Month. Chicago-Kent has experts available to discuss the impact of a variety of laws and court decisions on American women. Experts are also available to discuss issues related to women in the legal profession.
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 work under the supervision of Professor Ira Feldman, who is available for interviews about the program.
Downtown Campus Events
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.
March 28: Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, associate dean for research and Willard and Margaret Carr Professor of Labor and Employment Law at Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, will deliver the 28th annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture. Professor Dau-Schmidt will address the topic "The Future of Collective Bargaining." Commentators include Allison Beck, general counsel, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO; Nicholas W. Clark, associate general counsel, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union; and Michael A. Rodriquez, senior vice president-labor relations, AT&T Services, Inc. The program, which begins at 11:30 a.m., is free and open to the public. The lecture series, presented by Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law and the Workplace, explores current topics in labor law, and was established by a gift in memory of Kenneth M. Piper, a distinguished executive with Motorola, Inc., and Bausch & Lomb, Inc. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
April 4: The 17th annual Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law. Mitsuo Matushita, professor emeritus of law at Tokyo University and of counsel to Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu, will address the topic "Decision-Making in the WTO." The lecture series is funded by the Henry Morris Endowment, established in memory of Henry Crittendon Morris, who graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1889. Mr. Morris enjoyed a distinguished career as an international lawyer and diplomat. The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at noon. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
April 20-21: George K. Yin, Howard W. Smith Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, will deliver the luncheon keynote address on the first day of Chicago-Kent’s 25th annual Federal Tax Institute. He will address the topic "Prospects for Budget Control and Tax Reform." Professor Yin, who headed the staff of the U.S. Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation from 2003 to 2005, will share his insights regarding the likelihood of budget control and tax reform legislation in view of the current state of the law and legislative process. The two-day program also will review recent developments in tax law. Participants will also discuss tax planning for multinational corporations, corporate taxation and executive compensation issues. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
April 27-28: 23rd 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. Police misconduct, sexual harassment, municipal liability, individual immunities and procedural defenses, and recent and forthcoming cases before the U.S. Supreme Court are among the topics to be explored. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
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