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–September 6, 2006–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
Former Illinois governor George Ryan will appear before U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer for sentencing today. Ryan and his co-defendant, Larry Warner, were convicted of conspiracy, lying to the FBI, mail fraud, racketeering and tax fraud. Although his attorneys have asked for leniency, Ryan could receive maximum penalties of nearly $5 million and 95 years in prison. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas W. Godfrey, (312) 906-5283, and Richard S. Kling, (312) 906-5075, are available for interviews about Ryan’s sentencing. Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor; Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney.
A rose is a rose is a rose? On Saturday, Marshall Field & Company stores will officially change the name the chain has held for more than a century. Federated Department Stores Inc. acquired Field’s as part of the May stores in August of 2005 and announced the stores will become Macy’s. Professor Joel Goldhar of Stuart School of Business is an expert on branding issues. He is available to discuss the impact of the name change on the local stores and their customers. His number is (312) 906-6526.
The "Marshall Field’s Special," a turkey, Swiss cheese and bacon sandwich served by a Chicago diner, isn’t going down well with the owners of the Marshall Field department store. Federated Department stores says Eleven City Diner’s sandwich infringes on the company’s trademark and has asked it to stop using the name and "remove it from all menus, advertising and promotional materials." According to the retailer, Marshall Field’s Walnut Room offered its "Field Special" for more than 60 years. Chicago-Kent professor Timothy Holbrook is available to discuss trademark protection issues. His number is (312) 906-5297.
Experts are available to assist with stories related to the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and their impact on the U.S. economy, civil liberties, the military, international relations, privacy, immigration policies and financial markets. They can also discuss issues related to the USA Patriot Act, workplace discrimination, human rights, transportation security, electronic surveillance, and student visas.
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
September 13: Chicago-Kent’s 2006 Centennial Lecture. Professor Hendrik Hartog, Class of 1921 Bicentennial Professor in the History of American Law and Liberty, professor of history and director of the Program in American Studies at Princeton University, will address the topic "Planning for Old Age: The Work of Promises Before Social Security." The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in the Governor Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. For more information, contact Tasha Kincade at (312) 906-5006.
September 13: An Evening with Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt, director of the Rabbi Donald A. Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies at Emory University. Dr. Lipstadt, a historian and leading authority on Holocaust denial, will discuss her six-year legal battle with Holocaust denier David Irving that resulted in a landmark libel case in England. She will sign copies of her book, History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving. This program is sponsored by the Holocaust Remembrance Board, the young leadership group of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m., with a book signing immediately following. There is a $20 fee to attend lecture and reservations are required. For more information, contact Julie Avchen at javachen@hmfi.org or call (847) 491-0905.
September 15: The Future of Judicial Selection in Illinois. Should the judicial selection system in Illinois be reformed? If so, how can reform be accomplished and what form should it take? These are among the questions a panel of experts will consider in a discussion sponsored by the Chicago Council of Lawyers and the Chicago Law Chapter of the American Constitution Society. Panelists include: Hon. Benjamin Miller, former chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court; Cook County Board Commissioner Larry Suffredin; Lonny Ogus and Zeophus Williams, Chicago attorneys and co-chairs of the Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening; Shira Goodman of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts; Deborah Goldberg of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law; and Rachel Caufield of the American Judicature Society, Drake University. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the 10th floor event room. RSVPs are required no later than September 13 to Chicago@acslaw.org.
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