For Chicago-Kent College of Law and
Stuart School of Business
2008
July August September October November December
Summaries of media placements and interviews are presented by
month below (in reverse chronological order).
December 2008
Dean Harold J. Krent was a guest on WBEZ-FM's "Eight Forty Eight" to discuss presidential pardons. Dean Krent was also interviewed about presidential pardons by Viewpoints, a nationally syndicated radio public affairs program heard on 350 commercial stations in the U.S.
Professor Matthew I. Bernstein was a guest on WVON-AM. The topic was president-elect Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship.
Dean Harold J. Krent was interviewed by WBBM-TV about the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court might take a case that challenged president-elect Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship.
Professor Edward Kraus and Julie Burger, associate director of Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law, Science and Technology, were quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about "a growing movement" of parents of school-age children with diabetes who want stronger laws and policies to help them manage the disease. The story also mentioned Chicago-Kent's pro bono legal clinic that protects the rights of students with diabetes.
Professor Mark Rosen was interviewed by WMAQ-TV today regarding the Illinois state constitution's gubernatorial succession provision in the wake of the federal corruption allegations against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Professor Rosen was a guest on "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," a nationally syndicated radio program with 8 million listeners in more than 110 markets in the U.S. He was also interviewed by the Illinois Radio Network, which is heard on 50 stations around the state.
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in a Chicago Daily Herald story about the possible impact of the allegations against Gov. Rod Blagojevich on former Gov. George Ryan's bid for clemency. The story was picked up by The Hotline, a news digest distributed by the National Journal Group.
Professor Richard Kling was interviewed by WBBM-AM and WLS-TV about the allegations against Gov. Blagojevich. Professor Daniel Coyne was interviewed by CLTV about the case. Dean Harold J. Krent was interviewed about the matter by WDCB-FM, an NPR affiliate at the College of DuPage.
Professor Douglas Godfrey was a guest on "The Cliff Kelley Show" on WVON-AM and was interviewed by WMAQ-TV about the case.
Professor Douglas Godfrey was quoted in a front-page Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about how Gov. Blagojevich's legal woes is creating what the newspaper called "a boom time for lawyers." The story profiled attorney Sheldon Sorosky who represented the governor at the bail hearing and mentioned the two major law firms have worked on his behalf for the past two years, and outlined how constitutional lawyers, federal prosecutors, investigators, and election law practitioners are working on various aspects of the charges against the Gov. Blagojevich.
Professors David Erickson, Daniel Coyne and Richard Kling appeared in a WBBM-TV story about possible defense strategies should the case against Gov. Blagojevich go to trial.
Professor Mark Rosen was quoted in a front-page Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story that questioned whether Illinois Supreme Court Rule 382 allows the governor to be removed from office by the state supreme court for reasons other than incapacitation or disability.
Professor Douglas Godfrey was quoted in a Chicago Daily Herald story about the likelihood that the governor's wife--who is quoted in the criminal complaint against Gov. Blagojevich--might be charged as a co-conspirator.
Professor Mark Rosen was interviewed by CLTV about state and federal constitutional issues related to gubernatorial succession. Professor Rosen was also interviewed by BNA about provisions in the Illinois Constitution and the Seventeen Amendment to the U.S. Constitution governing gubernatorial succession and the appointment of a temporary successor to President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
Professor Richard Kling was a guest on "Perri and Friends" on WVON-AM to discuss former Illinois governor George Ryan's apology to the people of Illinois for his mistakes.
Professor Mark Rosen was quoted in a front-page Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan's "unprecedented step" of asking the Illinois Supreme Court to temporarily remove Gov. Blagojevich from office and to issue a TRO to relieve him of many of his duties while his fitness to remain in office is determined. Professor Rosen discussed the use of Supreme Court Rule 382. Professor Richard Kling was interviewed about the attorney general's actions on WBBM-AM.
Professor Mark Rosen was interviewed by ABC-7 Chicago about the Illinois impeachment process.
Dean Harold J. Krent was a guest on First Business Morning News, a nationally syndicated business television program. The topic was the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Altria v. Good, a case to determine whether federal labeling law protects cigarette manufacturers from lawsuits that accuse them of defrauding consumers by suggesting in its advertising that "low-tar" or "light" cigarettes are less hazardous than higher tar brands. Three years ago, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a $10.1 billion class-action verdict against Philip Morris U.S.A. on the same issues considered in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Professor Evelyn Brody was quoted in a Daily Princetonian story about the settlement of "the largest donor-intent lawsuit in U.S. history. Under the terms of the agreement, the Robertson Foundation will be dissolved and its assets will be transferred to Princeton University to create an endowed fund. Princeton will reimburse the Robertson family $100 million in legal fees and establish a new charitable foundation.
Professor Felice Batlan was interviewed by First Business Morning News, a nationally syndicated business television program. The topic was Bernard Madoff and his investment firm, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, which has been charged with securities fraud by the SEC for "a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme.
Professor Richard Kling was a guest on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" to discuss possible defense strategies that could be used should the case against Gov. Blagojevich go to trial.
Dean Harold J. Krent was a guest on "The Cliff Kelley Show" on WVON-AM to discuss the Fourth Amendment and the use of wiretaps in the Blagojevich case.
An op-ed by Dean Harold J. Krent urging the Illinois Supreme Court to stay out of the controversy surrounding the governor by rejecting the attorney general attempts to have him removed from office by the court was published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
NPR and WLS-TV interviewed Dean Harold J. Krent about the Illinois Supreme Court's refusal to hear the attorney's general request to remove Governor Blagojevich from office.
Professor Mark Rosen was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor story about efforts by the General Assembly and the Attorney General to remove Governor Blagojevich from office.
Professor Richard S. Kling was interviewed by WBBM-AM about U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's request to a federal judge to allow the release of some of the incriminating recorded evidence against Gov. Rod Blagojevich to the Illinois House Committee looking into impeaching the governor.
Dean Harold J. Krent was interviewed by WMAQ-TV, WLS-TV and National Public Radio about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. He was also a guest on "The Cliff Kelley Show" on WVON-AM and quoted in a Chicago Daily Herald story about the legal issues surrounding the appointment.
Professor Daniel Coyne was quoted in two Associated Press stories about whether Gov. Blagojevich's appointment of an African American to fill the seat vacated by Presdient-elect Barack Obama was an attempt to curry favor with black politicians, voters or potential jurors. The stories was published and broadcast nationally.
Professor Mark Rosen was interviewed by WVON-AM about constitutional issues surrounding the governor's appointment of former Illinois attorney general Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate. Professor Rosen discussed whether Illinois Secretary of State Jesse can legally refuse to process the appointment and whether the U.S. Senate can legally refuse to seat Burris.
Professor Richard Kling was interviewed by WBBM-AM, WFLD-TV and WLS-TV about Gov. Blagojevich's continuing political and legal troubles.
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog about President Bush's revocation of the unconditional pardon he granted to real estate developer Isaac Toussie. An article about the Toussie pardon on the Web blog Concurring Opinions cites Dean Krent's 2001 law review article in the California Law Review, "Conditioning the President's Conditional Pardon Power."
Professor Daniel Coyne was interviewed by Medill News Service about Cook County Bond Court.
U.S. News and World Report mentioned Dean Harold J. Krent's interview with WMAQ-TV about the appointment of Roland Burris in its compilation of media stories about Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
November 2008
Dean Harold J. Krent was a guest on NPR's "All Things Considered" to discuss possible pardons to be issued during the last days of the Bush administration. Dean Krent was also quoted in a Pensito Review story about presidential pardons.
Professor Martin H. Malin was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about any influence president-elect Barack Obama may have in labor negotiations between the airlines and their unions.
Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr.'s column in The New Kosovo Report approved the government of Kosovo's rejection of the "Six-Point plan," which he says subverts the country's independence.
Adjunct Professor Eldon L. Ham was interviewed by WLS-TV about how the SEC's insider trading allegations against Mark Cuban might impact his bid to buy the Chicago Cubs. Professor Ham was also interviewed about the allegations on WSCR Radio.
Chicago-Kent's Help Desk at the Daley Center was mentioned in an "Apartment Watch" Q& A column in the Chicago Sun-Times about landlord's five-day notices.
Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr. was a guest on WVON-AM to discuss president-elect Obama's transition team and cabinet appointments. Professor Perritt served as a member of President Clinton's transition team. During the Ford administration, he served as a member of the White House staff and as deputy undersecretary of labor.
Chicago-Kent students Asiya Salejee, Tracy Gruber, Elisa Rodriguez, Jennifer Schaffer, Rebecca Rangel and Kurt Iselt were quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article about how law students with children juggle their responsibilities as parents. The students attended a panel discussion on "Surviving law School With Kids" sponsored by Chicago-Kent's Parents as Law Students organizations.
Chicago-Kent student Christopher Bailey Woon was interviewed on WLS-AM about the Kent Justice Foundation's Knit One, Save One project. Students knit infant caps to donate to Save the Children.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin mentioned a staged reading of "You Took Away My Flag," a musical about Kosovo by Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr. at the Theatre Building in Chicago.
A Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about local law students who have won moot court competitions mentioned Kara Schuur, who won the Ilana Diamond Rovner Competition and teammates Casandra Rdzak and Sarah Buck, winners of the National Health Law Moot Court Competition.
October 2008
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about the Illinois bar exam passage rates. Dean Krent was pleased that 96 percent of Chicago-Kent grads who took the bar exam for the first time passed and that the law school's passage rates continue to rise each year.
Immunity, the third book in Professor Lori Andrews' Alexandra Blake mystery series, was the focus of stories in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, Chicago Sun-Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Professor Daniel Coyne was quoted in a front-page Chicago Tribune story about the legal differences between self-defense and vigilantism in the case of a Waukegan grocery store clerk who killed an armed robber escaping on a bicycle.
Professors Felice Batlan and Sheldon Nahmod were quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about the Institute for Law and Humanities, Professor Batlan's appointment as co-director and the institute's upcoming programming.
Professor Richard Kling and Chicago-Kent were mentioned in a Topeka-Capital Journal (Kansas) profile of alumnus Chad Taylor.
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about the softening of the job market for lawyers.
Professor Daniel Coyne was a guest on WVON-AM. The topic was the retention of Cook County judges.
September 2008
Chicago-Kent was featured prominently in the Chicago Lawyer's special "Law School Bonus" section. Third-year student Theresa Williams, who participated in a student roundtable discussion, was pictured on the front page of the pullout section and in the article. Dean Harold J. Krent and professors Ronald W. Staudt and Henry H. Perritt, Jr., and second-year student David Kim were quoted in the feature, "Chicago-Kent Connects Technology and the Law." Professor Staudt and the Berkson Reading Room were pictured in the article. Dean Krent also wrote a column, "The Role of Technology." "By understanding how technology has changed the law, students will become better lawyers in the future," he said.
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a story about the establishment of the Ralph Brill Endowed Chair.
Professor Lori Andrews was a guest on WGN-AM's "Noon Show with Bob Sirott." Professor Andrews discussed her new novel, Immunity and her presentation "Forensics 101: Science, Law, Ethics and Fiction" hosted by the University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies.
Professors Cesar Rosado Martin, Nicole A. Martinez and Joshua M. Dickman were mentioned in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about new faculty at Chicago-Kent.
A Maryland Daily Record story featured Chicago-Kent's Access to Justice & Technology web site and noted that Maryland's Legal Aid Bureau uses the site to help self-represented litigants.
Elizabeth Turley, assistant dean for institutional advancement, was quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about the unveiling of the Lewis Collens Atrium.
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a mention of the selection of University of Colorado professor and author Harold Bruff as the winner of the Roy C. Palmer/Chicago-Kent College of Law Civil Liberties Prize.
Jeanne Kraft, assistant dean for career services, was quoted by Chicago Lawyer on the current job market on recruiting and hiring aspiring lawyers.
Second-year student Sarah Kaplan was mentioned as a "contender" in a Chicago Tribune story about the greenest Chicagoans.
Professor Michael Gorham was quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times story about the market volatility and the impact on the exchanges.
August 2008
Dean Harold J. Krent was quoted in a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about 69 U.S. law school deans who signed a letter in support of the rule of law in the Caucasus region and "in opposition to the efforts by Russia to undermine the governmental structure of the Republic of Georgia" sent to the State Department, congressional delegations and politicians and academicians in Georgia.
Professor Martin H. Malin was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about the court battle between United Airlines and its pilot's union.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a story about the selection of 2008 graduates Meghan J. Paulas and Charity Morgan to receive the Fleischman Family Award for Excellence in Criminal Clinic.
Professor Daniel Coyne was quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times article about the so-called "Plumber Rapist."
Professor Michael Gorham of the Center for Financial Markets was a guest on American Public Media's "Marketplace Morning Report." The topic was CME's acquisition of NYMEX. "Marketplace Morning Report" is broadcast on nearly all American Public Media radio stations nationwide and on XM Satellite Radio. Professor Gorham also discussed the NYMEX acquisition on WBEZ-FM's.
July 2008
Dean Harold J. Krent was interviewed by WFLD-TV about red-light cameras in Chicago.
Professor Dan Tarlock was quoted in a stateline.org article about the possibility of drought-stricken cities in the South and West siphoning off water from Great Lakes.
Dean Harold J. Krent was mentioned in a Slate Magazine article about "pre-emptive pardons" – the increasing number of applications for presidential pardons received by the Bush administration during the last months of his term in office.
Professor Evelyn Brody was quoted in a New York Times story about Berea College's endowment and the debate over university endowment spending.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a mention that first year student Gwynne Kizer received the 2008 SmithAmundsen Excellence in Legal Writing Award.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin published a mention about the establishment of the Fleischman Family Award in Criminal Law Clinic.
Stuart professor John Paul Kusz was quoted in Plastics and Rubber Weekly about the importance of businesses adopting sustainable practices.
Student Adam Joffe was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about the benefits of taking naps. The story was reprinted in the Red Eye.
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