For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS, AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, BOOK, INTERNATIONAL, BUSINESS, CITY DESK, FEATURES AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–April 30, 2008–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.
May 1 marks the 50th observance of Law Day. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first proclamation for what was then called "Law Day U.S.A." The president contended that "a day of national dedication to the principle of government under law would afford us an opportunity better to understand and appreciate the manifold virtues of such a government and to focus the attention of the world upon them." In 1961, May 1 was officially designated as "Law Day" by a joint resolution of Congress. The American Bar Association has selected "The Rule of Law: Foundation for Communities of Opportunity and Equity" as this year’s theme. Chicago-Kent experts are available to discuss the rule of law.
May is Older Americans Month. Chicago-Kent Professor Howard C. Eglit is an expert on law and aging. Professor Eglit is the author of Elders on Trial: Age and Ageism in the American Legal System and of a three-volume treatise, Age Discrimination. He can discuss legal issues faced by older Americans.
After several delays, singer R. Kelly is scheduled to go on trial May 9 on child pornography charges. Kelly was arrested in 2002 after a 1997 videotape he allegedly made of himself having sex with an underage girl was turned over to authorities by a Chicago Sun-Times reporter. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison. However, the trial may again be delayed while the Illinois Appellate Court decides whether Cook County Criminal Court Judge Vincent Gaughan was correct in refusing to allow attorney Sam Adam to be part of the defense team. One of Kelly’s attorneys, R. Eugene Pincham, died earlier this month. Chicago-Kent experts are available to discuss the case and the obstacles presented by the passage of time.
Downtown Campus Events
May 1: The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker. New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse will discuss his new book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker. Greenhouse’s book explores how economic, business, political and social trends--among them globalization, the influx of immigrants, and what he calls "the Wal-Mart effect"--have fueled "the big squeeze." The program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at noon. A reception and book signing will follow Greenhouse’s presentation. For more information, please contact Professor Mary Rose Strubbe, (312) 906-5288 or mstrubbe@kentlaw.edu.
May 1-2: Edward D. Kleinbard, chief of staff of the U.S. Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, will deliver the luncheon keynote address on the first day of Chicago-Kent’s 27th annual Federal Tax Institute. The two-day program will review recent developments in tax law. Participants will also discuss state and local tax developments, "Tax Planning for Healthy Corporations," and financial accounting issues. For more information or to register, call (312) 906-5090 or visit the Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle/.
May 18: Chicago-Kent Commencement. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will deliver the commencement address. Commencement ceremonies begin at 2 p.m. at the Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place’s Lakeside Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago. More than 300 students are expected to receive Juris Doctor degrees, and approximately 75 Master of Laws degrees will be conferred.
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