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--April 19, 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.
Jurors who found former Illinois governor George Ryan and his co-defendant, Larry Warner, guilty of conspiracy, lying to the FBI, mail fraud, racketeering and tax fraud said they reached their verdict based on the prosecution’s evidence. Defense attorneys for the two men unsuccessfully tried to prove that the case was largely circumstantial. When Ryan and Warner are sentenced August 4, they could each 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.
Two whistleblowers in the Illinois Secretary of State’s office triggered an investigation more than a decade ago that ultimately led to George Ryan’s trial and conviction on corruption charges. More than 70 people have been convicted in the federal investigation that later became known as “Operation Safe Road.” Professor Martin H. Malin, director of Chicago-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Workplace, is available for interviews about state and federal laws that protect employees who report unethical or illegal activities that occur on their jobs.
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. He 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. (See below.)
The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) insurgency provides useful insight on the Iraqi insurgency, says Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr., the author of the forthcoming book, Kosovo Liberation Army: The Inside Story of an Insurgency. Professor Perritt, who analyzed the KLA insurgency and its impact against the backdrop of the theoretical literature about insurgencies, says, “The KLA was one of the most successful, but also one of the shortest, insurgencies in the 20th century. There are lessons to be learned.”
A federal grand jury investigating possible perjury charges against Barry Bonds has subpoenaed the San Francisco Giants’ head trainer. Bonds’ orthopedic surgeon has also been called to testify. In 2003, Bonds testified before a separate grand jury in the BALCO steroids case. He and other athletes were granted partial immunity and protected from prosecution as long as they told the truth. Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham is the author of Larceny & Old Leather: The Mischievous Legacy Of Major League Baseball. He is available for interviews about outfielder Barry Bonds and the continuing steroid controversy.
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; 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
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, and participants will discuss tax planning for multinational corporations, corporate taxation and executive compensation issues. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
April 21: "Civil Liberties in Illinois" is the topic of a presentation by Illinois Solicitor General Gary Feinerman. As solicitor general, Feinerman oversees civil and criminal appeals for the State of Illinois before the Illinois Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The program, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Chicago-Kent Chapter of the American Constitution Society. It will begin at 2 p.m. A reception will follow. For more information, call Professor Dan Hamilton at (312) 906-5192.
The Muslim/Jewish Initiative of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and Chicago-Kent College of Law presents its spring lecture series. Dr. Azim Nanji, inaugural visiting professor of Muslim/Jewish Relations and current director of the Ismaili Institute in London, will deliver three lectures.
April 21: "Rethinking Common Values of the Abrahamic Traditions" is the topic of a lecture at Beth Emet, The Free Synagogue, 1224 Dempster St. in Evanston. The presentation will be held in the main sanctuary immediately after the 8 p.m. services.
April 24: “Legal Pluralism in Muslim Contexts” is the topic of the lecture held in Chicago-Kent’s Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium, 565 West Adams St., in Chicago beginning at noon. A reception will follow Dr. Nanji’s remarks.
April 26: 2006: “Sustaining Identity: Jewish and Muslim Experiences in the New World” is the topic of Dr. Nanji’s presentation on the UIC campus. It will begin at 4 p.m. in the Student Center East Cardinal Room, 750 South Halsted St. A reception will follow.
The lectures are co-sponsored by the Institute for Law and the Humanities at IIT’s Chicago-Kent College of Law and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago and its Jewish Studies Program. All lectures are free and open to the public but reservations are requested. Please RSVP to (312) 413-2102 to indicate which lectures you wish to attend.
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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