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CHICAGO–November 17, 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 candidate Barack Obama ran for president he conducted a high-tech campaign that included e-mail, text-messaging and social networking sites. But as president, he may have to relinquish his ever-present BlackBerry. The president's e-mail can be subpoenaed by Congress and courts, and transmissions may be subject to public records laws. In addition, there may be security issues related to trackable mobile devices. Chicago-Kent Dean Harold J. Krent is a constitutional scholar and the author of Presidential Powers (New York University Press 2005). Dean Krent also served on the Illinois Institute of Technology team that examined the FBI’s e-mail surveillance system (formerly known as Carnivore) for privacy issues. He is available for interviews about the Presidential Records Act, which mandates that correspondence from the president and vice president become part of the public record and available for review. Dean Krent can also discuss executive privilege and the Presidential Records Act as it relates to documents that have been requested from President Bush and Vice President Cheney by members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence and Judiciary Committee.
What do transition team members do? President-elect Barack Obama has assembled a team to aid his transition into the White House. Chicago-Kent professors Evelyn Brody and Henry H. Perritt, Jr. served as members of the Clinton-Gore transition team after the 1992 presidential election. Professor Brody worked on the Treasury/Tax Policy Cluster. Professor Perritt was a member of the cluster that focused on the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and other issues related to telecommunications. He drafted principles for electronic dissemination of public information, which formed the core of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments adopted by Congress in 1996. During the Ford administration, Professor Perritt served as a member of the White House staff and as deputy undersecretary of labor.
As first lady, Michelle Obama has expressed an interest in working on issues related to military spouses whose loved ones have been deployed and how women balance work and family issues. Military law expert and Chicago-Kent professor Michael I. Spak is a co-author of Servicemember's Legal Guide: Everything You and Your Family Need to Know About the Law. He is available for interviews. Professor Martin H. Malin, director of Chicago-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Workplace, is also available for interviews.
More than 100 retired admirals and generals called today for a repeal of the military’s policy on gays in the military. According to data compiled by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, more than 12,000 people were discharged between 1994 and 2007 for violating the "don’t ask, don’t Tell" policy. Professor Michael I. Spak, an expert on military law, is available for interviews about the policy. 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 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Professor Spak is the author of the law review articles The U.S. Military Should Give Up Its Excuses and Change Its Policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" to a Policy of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Don't Ask (and) Don't Tell Don't Work: Now What? Also available is adjunct professor Vincent J. Samar, who teaches a course on sexual orientation and the law.
Will insider trading allegations against Mark Cuban hamper his bid to buy the Chicago Cubs? The Securities and Exchange Commission this week accused Cuban of selling his shares in an Internet search engine company in 2004 based on nonpublic information. Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham is the author of Larceny & Old Leather: The Mischievous Legacy of Major League Baseball and The Playmasters: From Sellouts to Lockouts--An Unauthorized History of the NBA. Professor Ham is available to discuss the possible impact on Cuban’s efforts to buy the Cubs. Experts from Stuart School of Business’ Center for Financial Markets and Chicago-Kent’s graduate program in Financial Services Law are also available.
Downtown Campus Events:
November 19: "Wet with Blood." Chicago-Kent distinguished professor and author Lori B. Andrews and Russell Lewis, vice president and chief historian at the Chicago History Museum, will discuss the historical, scientific, ethical and legal issues involved in using President Abraham Lincoln’s DNA to authenticate the museum’s Lincoln artifacts. The museum’s collection includes a cloak, allegedly worn by Mary Todd Lincoln on the night the president was assassinated, that may contain Abraham Lincoln’s blood. Questions to be addressed include whether it is appropriate to perform genetic tests on Abraham Lincoln’s DNA that might reveal the presence of diseases or disorders and whether such tests would violate the privacy of existing descendants. This program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. in the law school’s 10th floor event room. A reception will follow. "Wet with Blood" is the second in a series of programs sponsored by Chicago-Kent’s Institute for Law and the Humanities under the theme "Connecting to Chicago’s Cultural Institutions."
November 19: "Innovation in the Next Economy: Financial Innovation: Is It Still at Good Idea?" is the topic of a panel discussion moderated by Michael Gorham, Stuart School of Business professor and director of IIT’s Center for Financial Markets. Panelists include Andrew B. Busch, Global FX Market Strategist for BMO Capital Markets’ Investment Banking Division; Mark C. Kulpins, vice president for Mesirow Advanced Strategies Inc.; Richard R. Lindsey, president and CEO of the Callcott Group LLC and chairman of the International Association of Financial Engineers; and Jack Wing, former CEO of the Chicago Corporation and former chairman of ABN AMRO Inc. The program, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Stuart School of Business. The panel discussion will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium. A networking reception will follow. For more information, call (312) 906-6592.
November 23: "Knit One, Save One." Chicago-Kent students will make caps for newborn babies to donate to "Knit One, Save One," a grassroots initiative of the global humanitarian organization Save the Children and the Warm Up America Foundation. The project seeks to engage knitters and crocheters to take action for the 4 million babies who die each year within the first month of life in poor countries. The project is cosponsored by Chicago-Kent’s International Law Society, Kent Justice Foundation, and United Nations Association of the USA. Students will make caps in room 165 of the law school between 3 and 6 p.m. For more information, contact Judy Chan at jchan@kentlaw.edu.
December 11: 2008 Chicago-Kent Alumni Awards and Recognition Luncheon. Sportscaster and alumnus Bruce Wolf ’81 will serve as master of ceremonies as Chicago-Kent College of Law honors six law school alumni for their professional service and achievement. Dina Merrell ’95, associate director of the Chicago Bar Foundation, and Mary Anne Smith ’77, vice president and general counsel of Illinois Institute of Technology, will receive Distinguished Service Awards. Bruce Kohen ’79, managing partner at Anesi Ozmon Rodin Novak & Kohen Ltd., and Michael Marick ’82, partner at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP, will receive Professional Achievement Awards. Mark Cumba ’98, associate at Wilson Petty Kosmo & Turner LLP, and Margaret Firnstein ’99, associate at SmithAmundsen LLC, will receive Young Alumni Awards. The law firm of Franczek Radelet & Rose PC will receive the first Chicago-Kent College of Law Institutional Partner Award for its significant impact on the law school and the lives of alumni and students by furthering the growth and development of Chicago-Kent. Dozens of volunteers who have given their time to support law school endeavors during the past two years will also be recognized at the event. The event will be held at the Standard Club, 320 South Plymouth Court, in Chicago. The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m.; the luncheon will begin at noon. To register or for more information, please call (312) 906-5245 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/alums/lunch/ on the Web.
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