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Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS, AND ASSIGNMENT, PLANNING, INTERNATIONAL, LEGAL, BUSINESS, CITY DESK AND FEATURES EDITORS
CHICAGO--July 20, 2009--Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach experts on IIT's Downtown Campus, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed its vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor until July 28. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says he hopes to hold a final vote on the nomination before the Senate begins its month-long recess on August 7. If confirmed, Judge Sotomayor, who currently serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, would replace retired Justice David Souter. Judge Sotomayor, 54, was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush and was named to the federal appellate bench in 1997 by President Bill Clinton. Chicago-Kent experts are available for interviews.
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch says women who take time off can still "have a nice career" but adds that their chances of reaching the top are greatly reduced. In remarks last month at the Society for Human Resource Management's annual conference, Welch said, "There's no such thing as work-life balance." Professor Martin H. Malin, director of Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law and the Workplace, is available for interviews about legal issues related to work-family conflicts. Professor Malin is the author of several law review articles, including Interference with the Right to Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and Fathers and Parental Leave Revisited.
Don't ask, don't tell. The Palm Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara earlier this month issued a legal memo outlining how the Defense Department can modify the enforcement of its ban on gays serving in the military while President Obama works with Congress to repeal the 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?
Chicago-Kent's Immigration Law Clinic is available to those who need legal assistance with immigration, asylum and nationality matters. The clinic is supervised by Professor Natalie Brouwer Potts, whose practice includes advising business entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals in all areas of immigration law. Professor Potts specializes in business immigration, employer audits and protecting companies from employer sanctions. She is available for interviews about the Immigration Law Clinic. Professor Potts is also available to speak with organizations and community groups regarding immigration law and policy issues.
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