For Chicago-Kent College of Law and
Stuart School of Business
2007
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December 2007
Professor Eldon L. Ham was quoted in a Southtown Star story about the release of the “Mitchell Report” on the use of performance-enhancing substances by Major League Baseball players released by former Senator George Mitchell.
Chicago Tribune sports columnist Rick Morrissey wrote about Chicago-Kent student Sean Wieber’s work as a citizen drafter of legislation to mandate the placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at all outdoor physical fitness facilities in the state. The bill received nearly unanimous support from both houses of the General Assembly was signed by the governor.
The Chicago Tribune covered a forum sponsored by the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice’s release of a report on the Cook Country Criminal Courts held at Chicago-Kent. Professor Daniel Coyne, president of the Chicago Council of Lawyers and the Appleseed Fund, was quoted in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s story about the report.
Professor Richard S. Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Drew Peterson who has been named as a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Stacy.
Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr. was quoted in a story on dtt-net.com (Brussels, Belgium) about Kosovo’s declaration of independence.
Professor Daniel Coyne was quoted in a Dallas Morning News story about administrative changes made by the new Dallas (TX) County district attorney’s office.
Professor Lori Andrews was quoted in a Chicago Tribune about ethical issues related to genetic testing. The story was reprinted nationally.
Professor Richard Kling was interviewed by WMAQ-TV about Sixth Amendment issues and the “media circus” related to the allegations surrounding Drew Peterson and the death of one of his ex-wives and the disappearance of his current wife, Stacy.
Professor Douglas Godfrey was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about a DuPage County judge’s ruling that DNA evidence taken from the defendant’s toothbrush by authorities when he was in a downstate jail on unrelated charges was admissible.
A Chicago Daily Law Bulletin “Law Notes” column about law school student newspapers mentioined stories in the December issue of The Commentator.
Chicago-Kent library acquisitions manager Robert Martin was mentioned in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article about his uncle, Benjamin Martin, executive director of the Cook County Law Library.
Professor Richard S. Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Herb Whitlock, whose conviction for the 1986 murder of a Paris, Ill. couple has been overturned. The story was distributed nationally.
November 2007
Professor Ronald Staudt was quoted in an ABA Journal article about increasing number of law professors who are banning the use of laptops in their classrooms.
Professor Douglas Godfrey was quoted in a Chicago Daily Herald story about evidentiary rulings in the trial of one of the defendants accused of the Brown’s Chicken murders.
Professor Vivien Gross and Family Law Clinic director Richard Marcus were quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about collaborative law.
Professor Richard Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about the impact of a judge’s ruling that a key prosecution witness in the R. Kelly case will not be allowed to testify.
A Chicago Daily Law Bulletin “Law Notes” column covered a Chicago-Kent forum moderated by Chicago-Kent graduate and adjunct professor William Kling and alumna Lindsay K. Hansen in which alumni State Senators Kwame Raoul, Arthur J. Wilhelmi and Randall M. Hultgren, Chicago aldermen Thomas Allen and Scott Waguespack, State Representative Kurt Granberg and Judy Martinez of the mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs discussed how law school prepared them for their public service careers.
Professor Lori B. Andrews was quoted in a University Wire story about ethical issues related to gene patenting. The story was published by university newspapers throughout the country.
Professors Richard Kling and Douglas Godfrey were quoted in a Chicago Daily Herald story about a Cook County judge’s order for NBC 5 to preserve all its notes and television footage related to an interview with the former girlfriend of a man scheduled to go on trial in the 1993 Brown’s Chicken murders.
Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod was interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court by Viewpoints, a nationally syndicated radio public affairs program heard on 350 commercial stations in the U.S.
Professor Daniel Coyne was quoted about the constitutionality of the death penalty in a story in Salt of the Earth, an online magazine published by the Claretians.
Professor Nancy S. Marder was quoted in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about anonymous juries.
Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod was interviewed by WLS-TV about the Seventh Circuit’s refusal to allow former governor George Ryan to remain free on bond while the U.S. Supreme Court considers his appeal.
Professor Richard S. Kling was interviewed by WJBC Radio in Bloomington, IL about former Gov. George Ryan’s appeal of his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. He was also quoted in the Chicago Daily Herald on the subject.
October 2007
Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod was interviewed about former governor George Ryan’s appeal of his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court by WLS-TV.
Professor Daniel Coyne and third-year student Meghan Paulas were quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin stories about students in the Criminal Defense Clinic who successfully convinced the Appellate Court to grant Rule 308 review for a sexually violent person’s case being litigated.
Professor Richard Kling was interviewed by WBBM-AM about former governor George Ryan’s attempts to delay is report to prison.
Chicago-Kent was included in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about July bar exam pass rates.
Professor Richard Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story Will County judge’s order sealing documents in the case against a man charged with murdering his wife and three children.
Professor Daniel Coyne was interviewed by NPR’s All Things Considered about how students are often distracted by the use of their laptops for personal reasons during class.
Professor Richard S. Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Atty. General Lisa Madigan’s refusal to retry Herb Whitlock, whose conviction for the 1986 murder of a Paris, Ill. couple has been overturned. The story was distributed nationally.
Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about an atheist’s challenge of the constitutionality of Illinois’ moment of silence law.
Professor Lori Andrews was quoted in a Missouri Lawyers Weekly article about gene patenting.
Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about an FTC lawsuit challenging the claims made by author Kevin Trudeau in ads to promote his best-selling book The Weight Loss Cure. The story was distributed throughout the country by the McClatchy-Tribune Business News wire.
September 2007
Professor Ed Kraus was quoted and pictured in a Chicago Tribune story about Chicago-Kent’s receipt of significant funding for diabetes research and legal advocacy through a $5 million cy press award to IIT.
Dean Harold J. Krent was also quoted in the story that was distributed nationally by the McClatchy Tribune Business News wire service. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin also ran notice of the award.
Professor Ronald Staudt was quoted in a Chicago Tribune feature story about the A2J Author developed by the Center for Access to Justice. The story was distributed throughout the country by the McClatchy-Tribune Business News wire service.
Professor Richard S. Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Herb Whitlock, whose conviction for the 1986 murder of a Paris, Ill. couple is unraveling because of faulty evidence. Professor Kling and attorney Susana Ortiz represent Whitlock. The story was distributed nationally by McClatchy-Tribune news service.
Professor Mark Rosen was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Gov. Blagojevich’s lawsuit to force the legislature into special sessions.
Professor Douglas Godfrey was quoted in an Associated Press story about O.J. Simpson’s arrest in Las Vegas on kidnapping and armed robbery charges. The story was distributed nationally and internationally.
Third-year student Daniel Attaway, was quoted in a Lawyers USA article about the impact of gay-friendly policies on law firms’ “bottom line.” The story was distributed nationally.
Professor Richard Kling was quoted in a Chicago Daily Herald story about former governor George Ryan’s appeal of his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Professor Richard Kling was quoted in Chicago Tribune and Red Eye stories about another postponement of R. Kelly’s trial on child pornography charges.
Professor Lori Andrews was quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times story about gene patenting.
August 2007
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin “Law Notes column about former IIT president and Chicago-Kent dean Lewis Collens’ return to the law school faculty.
July 2007
Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod was quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2006-2007 term.
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in an Associated Press story about privacy rights and the use cameras in public areas.
Professor Evelyn Brody was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education story about “insider deals” made between large nonprofit organizations and their board members. This is the second in a two-part series.
Professor Katharine Baker was quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times story about an alienation of affection suit filed by a Northbrook man.
Professor Richard Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Craig Stebic being named a “person of interest” in the disappearance of his wife, Lisa. Professor Kling was also quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times story about the definition of the term “person of interest.”
Chicago-Kent students David Burciaga, Dan Pylman and Ray Steadmon were quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about seven law students working at Corboy & Demetrio as summer clerks.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin mentioned the establishment of a new diversity scholarship for Chicago-Kent students by the law firm of Levenfeld, Pearlstein LLC at Chicago-Kent.
Professor Richard Kling was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about Christopher Vaughn who is accused of murdering his wife and three children.
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