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CHICAGO--August 3, 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 is expected to debate and vote on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor this week. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hopes to hold a final vote on the nomination before the Senate begins its month-long recess on Friday. 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 Dean Harold J. Krent is available for interviews.
A pardon for Jack Johnson? Congress last week passed a resolution seeking a presidential pardon for John Arthur "Jack" Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion. Johnson, who died in 1946, was champion from 1908 to 1915. He was convicted in 1913 of violating the Mann Act, a law banning the interstate transport of a woman for immoral purposes, when he traveled across state lines with his future wife. Johnson's conviction was seen as a racially motivated scheme to strip him of the title and punish him for his relationships with white women. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Congressman Peter King (R-NY) earlier this year re-introduced the resolution. McCain, King and filmmaker Ken Burns unsuccessfully sought a pardon for Johnson from President George W. Bush five years ago. If granted by the Obama administration, the pardon would be only the second granted posthumously. In 1999, President Clinton issued a posthumous pardon for Henry O. Flipper, West Point's first African-American graduate. Chicago-Kent Dean Harold J. Krent, author of Conditioning the President's Conditional Pardon Power, is available for interviews about presidential pardons. Adjunct professor and sports attorney Eldon L. Ham is author of The 100 Greatest Sports Blunders of All Time. Professor Ham is available for interviews about the conviction of Jack Johnson.
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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