College of Law, League of Women Voters release fourth annual Courtwatching Report
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Illinois College of Law and the League of Women Voters collaborated on a lengthy study of Champaign County Courts and released the 2007-2008 Champaign County Courtwatching Report at a press conference at the Champaign County Courthouse last Thursday. Appearing at the press conference announcing the findings in the Jury Assembly Room were College of Law Professors Steve Beckett and C.K. Gunsalus, Illinois law students Austin Kaplan and Greg Rubio, who participated in the survey collection, Roger Holland, Court Administrator, and Joan Miller, Chair of the Justice Committee for the League of Women Voters. The Courtwatching Report received significant local print and electronic media coverage. The Courtwatching Report will be featured on “Illinois Law” on Sunday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on WCIA-TV.
The Courtwatching Report details observations from Courtroom proceedings from Fall 2007, collected by more than 90 College of Law Trial Advocacy students enrolled in “Law 695, Fundamentals of Trial Practice” and the League of Women Voters’ standing corps of observers. The extensive courtroom observations are then aggregated and analyzed for statistical significance. The full Courtwatching Project results are available online.
Washington Post: Professor Colombo on Senator McCain’s charitable contributions
The Washington Post (April 19) -- "The raw dollar amounts (of presidential candidate John McCain's donations to charities) certainly are generous," said John D. Colombo, an expert on charitable-tax law and a professor at the U. of I. College of Law.
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ABA Journal, National Law Journal: Professor LeRoy on court review
Law.com (from The National Law Journal, April 21) -- According to a study by Michael LeRoy, a professor of labor and industrial relations at Illinois, court review is becoming “an insurance program that protects employers from costly awards.”
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Biloxi Sun Herald: College of Law study shows increase in bankruptcies after hurricane
Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss., April 21) -- A study at the U. of I. College of Law showed historically there is a tremendous increase in bankruptcies one and two years after a hurricane.
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National Law Journal: Professor Morriss on law school information and rankings
National Law Journal (April 14) -- The U.S. News law-school rankings would be far less influential, and produce fewer bad choices, if students had better sources of information, U. of I. law professor Andrew Morriss and a law professor at Indiana say.
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Coming up on “Illinois Law” this Sunday, April 27 … “Counter-terrorism” with University of Utah Professor of Law Amos Guiora, a former Israel Defense Forces JAG officer. Professor Guiora presented “Global Perspectives on Counter-terrorism” in Professor Susan Lauer’s Homeland Security Law class last week, along with a faculty lunch presentation in the Faculty Lounge and a general public lecture at the Hillel Foundation on campus. Professor Guiora will be on the WCIA-TV “Morning Show” this Thursday, April 24 at 7:05 a.m. with host Anne Dill.
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News Gazette |
“Funny or not, impossible…defame a group” (Gajda) |
4/13 |
National Law Journal |
“What rankings don’t say…costly choices” (Morriss) |
4/14 |
ISBA Bar News |
College of Law hosts 2008 Gala aboard Odyssey |
4/16 |
ISBA Bar News |
College of Law honors Rickert Award recipients |
4/16 |
ISBA Bar News |
College of Law hosts Van Arsdell Lecture |
4/16 |
ISBA Bar News |
College teams up with ABI to host “Debt” Conference |
4/16 |
ISBA Bar News |
Administrative changes – Tabb, Coates, Turner |
4/16 |
Inside Illinois |
Dean Cribbet honored with UI Street Banner |
4/17 |
Inside Illinois |
College hosts “A Debtor World” Conference |
4/17 |
Inside Illinois |
College of Law thanks employees |
4/17 |
Inside Illinois |
“Ginsburg honored for international achievement” |
4/17 |
Inside Illinois |
“Online textbooks target students…” (Murray) |
4/17 |
Inside Illinois |
“…Gloomy…Social Security rooted in myth” (Kaplan) |
4/17 |
News Gazette (front page) |
“White women lead jury makeup” (Courtwatching) |
4/17 |
Washington Post |
“McCain releases tax returns” (Colombo) |
4/19 |
News Gazette |
“States’ marital age statutes remain a puzzle” (Gajda) |
4/20 |
Biloxi Sun Herald |
“Coast bankruptcy numbers down” (COL study) |
4/21 |
National Law Journal |
“…Courts vacating…arbitration awards” (LeRoy) |
4/21 |
ABA Journal |
“…Courts vacating…arbitration awards” (LeRoy) |
4/21 |
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WGN-AM 720 |
“Legally Speaking” (Adamski, Conti) |
4/13 |
WCIA-TV |
“Illinois Law” – Indiana v. Edwards (Leipold) |
4/13 |
WILL-AM 580 |
“Legal Issues in the News” (Amy Gajda) |
4/14 |
WEFT-FM 90.1 |
The MidWatch – Yoo Torture (Boyle) |
4/16 |
WDWS “Penny…Thoughts” |
Counter-terrorism with Prof. Amos Guiora |
4/16 |
WBAI/Pacifica Radio Network |
“Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan” (Boyle) |
4/16 |
WDWS-AM 1400 |
College of Law releases Courtwatching Report |
4/17 |
WCIA-TV “Evening News” |
College of Law releases Courtwatching Report |
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