For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, BUSINESS, POLITICAL, PLANNING, CITY DESK, FEATURES AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–September 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.
When the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes for its 2008-09 term next week, the justices will consider whether smokers can use state consumer protection laws to challenge what they call misleading labeling by cigarette manufacturers, or whether their claims are preempted by a federal law that gives the FTC regulatory control over all cigarette labeling and advertising related to the health risks of smoking. In another case, the justices will consider which union activities employees can be lawfully required to fund. The court will also hear oral arguments in a credit card dispute to determine if federal courts have the jurisdiction to enforce an arbitration agreement of state law claims. Constitutional scholar and Distinguished Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod is available for interviews about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term. He can also discuss the Roberts court, highlights of the 2007-08 term and important issues facing the justices.
November 4 is Election Day. Chicago-Kent and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss issues related to the economy, presidential power, foreign policy, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the environment.
What is a constitutional convention? In accordance with the state constitution, Illinois voters will be faced with a ballot referendum asking whether a constitutional convention should be called. Professor Mark D. Rosen, who teaches courses in state and local government and constitutional law, is available for interviews.
The candidates for Cook County state’s attorney will appear in separate question-and-answer noonday forums at Chicago-Kent. Republican candidate Tony Peraica will appear on October 16. Democratic candidate Anita Alvarez will appear on October 21. (See below.)
Approximately 70 judges are seeking to retain their seats on the Cook County Circuit Court bench. What do judicial evaluations mean? What are the criteria for evaluating judges? What is the difference between a rating of "highly qualified" and "well qualified"? Chicago-Kent professor and criminal defense attorney Daniel T. Coyne is president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, which evaluates candidates for judicial office. Professor Coyne is available to discuss the organization’s evaluation process.
The Internet has revolutionized the ways in which candidates connect with potential voters. Candidates have created profiles on social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, Eons, BlackPlanet.com, MiGente.com and GLEE to take their campaigns to where the potential voters are. Voters and supporters visit candidates' Web sites for news, information and to make contributions. Chicago-Kent professor Richard Warner is president of Standards Association for Elections Online (SAFE), a nonprofit organization that develops standards and practices for online campaign activity and endorses third-party monitors who certify campaign Web sites as abiding by SAFE standards. Professor Warner is available for interviews about campaign Web sites.
Downtown Campus Events
October 10: 2008 Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Lecture. Harold H. Bruff, the Charles Inglis Thomson Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder Law School, will discuss his award-winning book, Bad Advice: The President’s Lawyers in the War on Terrorism. Professor Bruff presents a political and historical analysis of the complex relationship between American presidents and their legal advisors--particularly in times of crisis. The book examines President George W. Bush’s unprecedented claims of unilateral executive power in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks through a discussion of the administration’s authorization of warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency, the detention and trials of "enemy combatants," and the methods of interrogation used on detainees. The author asserts that strict interpretation of the constitutional separation of powers by presidential legal advisors could lessen the tensions between national security interests and the rule of law. Professor Bruff has been a member of the University of Colorado at Boulder Law School since 1996. He received his B.A. in American history and literature from Williams College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Professor Bruff received his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was editor of the Harvard Law Review. The program, which begins in the Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom at 1 p.m., is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, please call Tasha Kincade at (312) 906-5006 or tkincade@kentlaw.edu.
October 15: 2008 Order of the Coif Lecture. Harvard Law professor David B. Wilkins, recently named Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Order of the Coif Distinguished Visitor for 2008, will address the topic "From Agents to Partners: Toward a New Model of the Corporate Attorney-Client Relationship." David B. Wilkins is the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law and the director of both the Program on the Legal Profession and the Program on Lawyers and the Professional Services Industry at Harvard Law School. Professor Wilkins is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation and a faculty associate of the Harvard University Center in Ethics and the Professions. A native Chicagoan, Professor Wilkins has been a member of the Harvard Law School faculty since 1986. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Professor Wilkins served as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Wilfred Feinberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals. The program begins at 3 p.m. in the Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom. The lecture is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested. A reception will follow the lecture. To R.S.V.P. for the lecture or for more information, please contact Insa Blanke at (312) 906-5003 or iblanke@kentlaw.edu.
October 15: "Patentable Subject Matter: Anything Under the Sun Made by Man . . . Really?" is the topic of the fifth annual Federal Circuit Clerk Roundtable. The roundtable, composed of former Federal Circuit clerks, is a discussion of current developments in patent law. Chicago-Kent professor Timothy R. Holbrook, who served as a clerk to the Honorable Glenn L. Archer Jr., former chief judge of the Federal Circuit, will serve as moderator. The program, which begins at 3 p.m., is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (312) 906-5128.
October 16: Cook County State’s Attorney Candidate Forum. Republican candidate Tony Peraica will participate in a question-and-answer forum cosponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. Peraica will present his positions on issues related to the Cook County Criminal Courts and take questions from a panel of experts and the audience. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the law school’s Governor Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. Attorneys who attend are eligible for one hour of Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit for each program attended. Reservations are requested. Please R.S.V.P. to ccl@chicagocouncil.org.
October 21: Cook County State’s Attorney Candidate Forum. Democratic candidate Anita Alvarez will participate in a question-and-answer forum cosponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. Alvarez will present her positions on issues related to the Cook County Criminal Courts and take questions from a panel of experts and the audience. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the law school’s Governor Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. Attorneys who attend are eligible for one hour of Illinois Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit for each program attended. Reservations are requested. Please R.S.V.P. to ccl@chicagocouncil.org.
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