United States Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas, along with the Interim Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt of the Department of Justice – Criminal Division, announced the charges made against a Texas wom...
What Happens if State Election Results Are Contested After November 3?
Challenges to ballots and ballot-counting could push the outcome of the 2020 election beyond Election Day. A panel of election experts discuss ways in which election results from states and localities might be challenged, what will happen if they are...
Senate Confirmation Hearings and the Instructional Necessity of Case-Specific Questioning
Dean and Professor Vikram Amar address the arguments made by Supreme Court nominees and others that Court nominees are constrained, in their Senate hearings on possible confirmation, from expressing their specific views on legal issues and cases of t...
Police Reform - A Discussion Series: "Defunding the Police, Redefining Public Safety"
This year-long series features prominent experts discussing ways to reform police practices so as to better protect individual rights while also ensuring the safety of communities. Professor Jocelyn Simonson (Brooklyn Law School) presents her talk on...
Renowned presidential scholar Saikrishna Prakash speaks about the origins of the presidency, changes in the President’s roles over time, the benefits to and risks of strong executive authority, and possible responses to presidential overreaching or...
Illinois Law student Paige Rhodes talks about what she enjoyed most about spending her summer working at Illinois Legal Aid Online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual CLE Recording: The U.S. Supreme Court's 2019 Term
A panel of faculty experts from the University of Illinois College of Law will discuss some of the cases the Court has decided or will decide this term and preview other issues that might soon reach the Court arising from governmental responses to th...
Faculty, staff, and students at the College of Law provide an overview of what to expect when you enroll in our summer course, The Best of American Case Law.