“From a first amendment perspective, one hopes you learn from the past, but to be repeating it is distressing,” Prof. Genevieve Lakier told The Guardian. buff.ly/4dF392j

Sabrina Huang, ’26, and Sahar Omer, ’25, are among recipients of the 2024 Susman Godfrey Prize. buff.ly/3WFiOZh

“I’m sure that the government is going to want to prove that everything Menendez is saying is correct,” Prof. Sharon Fairley told New York Post as Sen. Bob Menendez faces trial. buff.ly/4aptHSv

NEW: Should gender apartheid be an international crime? On our newest ep., hosts Claudia Flores & tomginsburg talk to Yale Law School's M. Musa Mahmodi & Zahra Motamedi and Michigan Law School's Karima Bennoune about what it would mean to create this legal designation and assign it to Afghanistan. ♀️

“The idea that a merger should be approved if it is efficient, if it lowered prices — that turned out to be a big mistake,” Prof. Eric Posner told Washington Post Opinions in an op-ed on Lina Khan and the FTC. buff.ly/4bD2Tz0

Caleb Jeffreys, ’24, participated in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic this past year, where he was part of the legal team that achieved a not-guilty verdict in a juvenile trial case. In this Q&A, he talks about the work he did for the case. buff.ly/4dKcNAE

Prof. Lee Fennell will receive William & Mary Law School’s Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize. buff.ly/3QNG17R

“[I]n Delaware the value of the best CEOs is in doubt. The collectivist notion that no single person can make a huge difference suffuses the opinion,” wrote Prof. Todd Henderson and Yale Law School’s Jonathan Macey in Wall Street Journal Opinion. buff.ly/3K0pyJM

Free to read at the link: The FTC rule banning non-competes is based on a mountain of empirical evidence showing that such restrictions harm workers, consumers, innovation, and employee mobility, writes UChicago Law School's Eric Posner. bit.ly/4ahyzsu

Antigone Davis, ’93, is named to 'Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People of 2024' List by @Washingtonian buff.ly/3UCMxQd

Richard Robbins, ’91, has joined Reed Smith as Director of Applied AI. In this role, he will lead the design and development of generative AI, predictive AI, data science and other disciplines for the delivery of the firm's legal and business services.
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.UChicago Law School Exoneration Clinic helps wrongfully convicted clients receive certificates of innocence.
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Prof. Alison LaCroix tells Scripps News that the Trump presidential immunity case is likely the most impactful matter yet to be decided by the US Supreme Court this year (starting at 1:38 of the video) buff.ly/3UBWkWn

Christiana Burnett, ’25, has been appointed to the council of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. buff.ly/4dwpfny

NEW: Jonathan Masur and Eric Posner (both at UChicago Law School) argue that the FTC's recent ban on noncompete clauses is lawful under the plain language of the FTC Act, longstanding court precedent, and well-established administrative law principles.

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Wendell H. Adair Jr., ’69, 1944-2024. buff.ly/49UGYCh

Prof. Geoffrey Stone told The New York Times that while the First Amendment protects the right to “say things that scare other people,” students “should try not to do that. You should communicate your message in a civil and respectful manner.” buff.ly/4b6XsbF

Prof. Genevieve Lakier told the The New York Times that closing Al Jazeera’s Israel offices was “a broad attack on press and speech freedom” and “inconsistent with a commitment to democratic values.” buff.ly/4b3DBu9

Prof. Geoffrey Stone told Inside Higher Ed that universities are “designed to challenge and to explore and to question what was thought to be accepted wisdom.” buff.ly/3y1FAQR

Liz Glazer, ’04, tells ABA Journal about her journey from law school to stand-up comedy. buff.ly/3Umm3Cn