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Prof. Aziz Huq: “At its core lie two mutually reinforcing values: that ordinary people can look to the law to predict accurately the consequences of their actions; and that the same law will render predictable the behavior of officials wielding the awesome powers of the state.”
Trump Is Canceling the Rule of Law – and US Democracy
Aziz Huq sees the administration’s lawlessness as a threat to everything America has stood for.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Prof. Aziz Huq: “At its core lie two mutually reinforcing values: that ordinary people can look to the law to predict accurately the consequences of their actions; and that the same law will render predictable the behavior of officials wielding the awesome powers of the state.”
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On the hit podcast Supreme Betrayal, @genevievelakier.bsky.social, @marktushnet.bsky.social, and Louis Michael Seidman discuss whether we need the courts to protect free speech.
A Conversation with Genevieve Lakier
Podcast Episode · Supreme Betrayal: How the Supreme Court and Constitutional Law Have Failed America · 12/05/2025 · 58m
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December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
On the hit podcast Supreme Betrayal, @genevievelakier.bsky.social, @marktushnet.bsky.social, and Louis Michael Seidman discuss whether we need the courts to protect free speech.
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At the Law School's Dewey Lecture in Law and Philosophy, Lea Ypi argued that capitalism shapes our choices through fear, inequality, and economic pressure—what she calls “structural domination.”
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Lea Ypi Explores “How Capitalism Undermines Freedom” in Fall 2025 Dewey Lecture | University of Chicago Law School
Can we experience true freedom in our capitalist society? According to Professor Lea Ypi, the answer is no. She argues that structural forces restrain us from being able to make choices…
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December 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
At the Law School's Dewey Lecture in Law and Philosophy, Lea Ypi argued that capitalism shapes our choices through fear, inequality, and economic pressure—what she calls “structural domination.”
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📚 This year’s reading picks are in. Explore the books capturing our faculty’s curiosity — from law and history to fiction and beyond:
What We Are Reading 2025 | University of Chicago Law School
What started as a simple question—What’s the last good book you read?—has become a favorite annual tradition. This year’s faculty picks are diverse, spanning genres, eras, and ideas. Whether rooted…
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December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📚 This year’s reading picks are in. Explore the books capturing our faculty’s curiosity — from law and history to fiction and beyond:
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In a new episode of the Past Precedent, Prof. Alison LaCruix explores the era between the War of 1812 and the Civil War — and how it reshapes our understanding on constitutional meaning and change.
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The Interbellum Constitution (Professor Alison LaCroix)
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December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In a new episode of the Past Precedent, Prof. Alison LaCruix explores the era between the War of 1812 and the Civil War — and how it reshapes our understanding on constitutional meaning and change.
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The November Emerging Technologies Update is available! This update discusses the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s new Illinois Attorney’s Guide to Implementing AI, a new study on generative AI hallucinating metadata, and more. Read at www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/n...
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The November Emerging Technologies Update is available! This update discusses the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s new Illinois Attorney’s Guide to Implementing AI, a new study on generative AI hallucinating metadata, and more. Read at www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/n...
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What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one now?
Prof. Alison LaCroix joins A Conversation with Carl to discuss the lessons history offers in moments of national uncertainty.
Prof. Alison LaCroix joins A Conversation with Carl to discuss the lessons history offers in moments of national uncertainty.
Are we in a Constitutional Crisis? Season 1 Episode 10
As we begin to delve into our series 250 Years of America, @UChicagoLawSchool Professor Alison LaCroix joins the conversation speaking to the profound lessons that history teaches us about living…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What is a constitutional crisis and are we in one now?
Prof. Alison LaCroix joins A Conversation with Carl to discuss the lessons history offers in moments of national uncertainty.
Prof. Alison LaCroix joins A Conversation with Carl to discuss the lessons history offers in moments of national uncertainty.
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Should corporations speak out or stay silent? In the latest UChicago Law School Record, @hajinkim.bsky.social, @tonycasey.bsky.social, @genevievelakier.bsky.social, @tomginsburg.bsky.social, and M. Todd Henderson weigh in on the risks and responsibilities in today’s climate: buff.ly/7KI3HXZ
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Should corporations speak out or stay silent? In the latest UChicago Law School Record, @hajinkim.bsky.social, @tonycasey.bsky.social, @genevievelakier.bsky.social, @tomginsburg.bsky.social, and M. Todd Henderson weigh in on the risks and responsibilities in today’s climate: buff.ly/7KI3HXZ
Proud moment for the @dangelolawlib.bsky.social —Café D’Angelo was featured in the Law School Record by
@uchicagolaw.bsky.social! Huge thanks to Scott Vanderlin for making the library warm and welcoming, one cold brew at a time. Read more: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/cafe-da...
@uchicagolaw.bsky.social! Huge thanks to Scott Vanderlin for making the library warm and welcoming, one cold brew at a time. Read more: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/cafe-da...
Café D’Angelo: Building Community, One Cold Brew at a Time | University of Chicago Law School
Walk into the D'Angelo Law Library early morning on a Thursday and you’ll find something special brewing in the back conference room on the first floor. Students stream in and out of the tucked-away s...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Proud moment for the @dangelolawlib.bsky.social —Café D’Angelo was featured in the Law School Record by
@uchicagolaw.bsky.social! Huge thanks to Scott Vanderlin for making the library warm and welcoming, one cold brew at a time. Read more: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/cafe-da...
@uchicagolaw.bsky.social! Huge thanks to Scott Vanderlin for making the library warm and welcoming, one cold brew at a time. Read more: www.law.uchicago.edu/news/cafe-da...
The October Emerging Technologies Update was posted on Halloween! This update discusses a new study on the effect of generative AI tools on billable hours, an update to the University of Chicago’s PhoenixAI tool, and more. Check it out here www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/o...
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The October Emerging Technologies Update was posted on Halloween! This update discusses a new study on the effect of generative AI tools on billable hours, an update to the University of Chicago’s PhoenixAI tool, and more. Check it out here www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/o...
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Profs. @tomginsburg.bsky.social and @cfloed.bsky.social (Yale Law) discuss sanctions and the UN Human Rights system on the latest episode of the "Entitled" podcast.
Silencing the Special Procedures: Sanctions and the UN Human Rights System
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October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Profs. @tomginsburg.bsky.social and @cfloed.bsky.social (Yale Law) discuss sanctions and the UN Human Rights system on the latest episode of the "Entitled" podcast.
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In a newly filed amicus brief, Prof Jonathan Masur and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (Stanford Law) said the Federal Circuit should revive an insulation product maker's patent infringement lawsuit against a competitor, @Law360.com reports.
Profs Back Bid At Fed. Circ. To Revive Insulation Patent - Law360
The Federal Circuit should revive an insulation product maker's patent infringement lawsuit against a competitor, according to a pair of legal scholars who say third-party sales of a product by…
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October 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In a newly filed amicus brief, Prof Jonathan Masur and Lisa Larrimore Ouellette (Stanford Law) said the Federal Circuit should revive an insulation product maker's patent infringement lawsuit against a competitor, @Law360.com reports.
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Come join us for the next installment of our Dean's Dialogues virtual discussion series, "Innovating Legal Education with AI." Dean @adamchilton.bsky.social will host a discussion with Kimball Dean Parker, '13, who teaches #UChicagoLaw's new AI Lab course. To register: buff.ly/YJyVzWe
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Come join us for the next installment of our Dean's Dialogues virtual discussion series, "Innovating Legal Education with AI." Dean @adamchilton.bsky.social will host a discussion with Kimball Dean Parker, '13, who teaches #UChicagoLaw's new AI Lab course. To register: buff.ly/YJyVzWe
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The University of Chicago Law School’s Business Law Review will convene its 2025 Symposium, “Rethinking Going Public: Innovation, Access, and Accountability in Modern Capital Markets," this Friday (10/24)
Business Law Review Symposium to Explore Consequences of Start-ups Going Public | University of Chicago Law School
This Friday the University of Chicago Law School’s Business Law Review will convene their 2025 Symposium titled: “Rethinking Going Public: Innovation, Access, and Accountability in Modern Capital…
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October 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The University of Chicago Law School’s Business Law Review will convene its 2025 Symposium, “Rethinking Going Public: Innovation, Access, and Accountability in Modern Capital Markets," this Friday (10/24)
In honor of Open Access Week, we’re excited to spotlight Chicago Unbound—the institutional repository of the University of Chicago Law School. Check out our news post about Chicago Unbound here www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/c... #OAweek
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In honor of Open Access Week, we’re excited to spotlight Chicago Unbound—the institutional repository of the University of Chicago Law School. Check out our news post about Chicago Unbound here www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/c... #OAweek
With spooky season in full swing, make sure to see our October Resource of the Month - The Salem Witch Trials: Legal Resources web exhibit! Find out more about the exhibit here www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/2...
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
With spooky season in full swing, make sure to see our October Resource of the Month - The Salem Witch Trials: Legal Resources web exhibit! Find out more about the exhibit here www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/2...
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Prof. @williambaude.bsky.social recently discussed with the @NYTimes.com how the Court has done with its shadow (or interim) docket over the summer
Opinion | ‘Hypercharged’ Is the Only Word for This Supreme Court
Three legal experts on an action-packed Supreme Court as it enters a new term.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Prof. @williambaude.bsky.social recently discussed with the @NYTimes.com how the Court has done with its shadow (or interim) docket over the summer
The September Emerging Technologies Update is available! This month’s update discusses counteracting “workslop”—wordy AI-generated that fails to advance a given task, criticisms of the new Bluebook rule on citing generative AI, and more. Read at www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/s...
October 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The September Emerging Technologies Update is available! This month’s update discusses counteracting “workslop”—wordy AI-generated that fails to advance a given task, criticisms of the new Bluebook rule on citing generative AI, and more. Read at www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/s...
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“There has been a long history of the FCC using their power to push and prod television broadcasters and maybe that power needs to be cabined or constrained in some way,," says Prof. @genevievelakier.bsky.social on the "We the People" podcast buff.ly/zhrQQDb #freespeech #freeexpression
Podcast | Can Government Officials Pressure Private Companies and Universities to Restrict Speech?
In this episode, Genevieve Lakier of the University of Chicago Law School and Eugene Volokh of the UCLA School of Law join to discuss the recent suspension of Jimmy Kimmel by ABC and the broader…
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September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“There has been a long history of the FCC using their power to push and prod television broadcasters and maybe that power needs to be cabined or constrained in some way,," says Prof. @genevievelakier.bsky.social on the "We the People" podcast buff.ly/zhrQQDb #freespeech #freeexpression
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Today we welcomed to the first day of classes the 204 members of the Class of 2028—selected from a record-breaking pool of 6,500+ applicants. They hail from 35 states, 77 colleges, and 35 majors, speaking 40 languages. They have a median LSAT of 174 and a median GPA of 3.97. Story: buff.ly/AQU9vnp
September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today we welcomed to the first day of classes the 204 members of the Class of 2028—selected from a record-breaking pool of 6,500+ applicants. They hail from 35 states, 77 colleges, and 35 majors, speaking 40 languages. They have a median LSAT of 174 and a median GPA of 3.97. Story: buff.ly/AQU9vnp
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Prof. Craig Futterman, speaking at the #UChicagoLaw entering students dinner, says while it's a uniquely challenging and polarizing time, it's also “the most important time to enter law school.” buff.ly/ILvFNuV
September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Prof. Craig Futterman, speaking at the #UChicagoLaw entering students dinner, says while it's a uniquely challenging and polarizing time, it's also “the most important time to enter law school.” buff.ly/ILvFNuV
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"If judges are applying federal law unevenly across the country, we have [a] two-tiered system of justice," Prof. @alisonsiegler.bsky.social, director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic tells Law360.
Sen. Ossoff Pushes Fed. Courts To Uphold Access To Counsel - Law360
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., has urged the Judicial Conference to take further action to ensure that all defendants, particularly low-income ones, have access to counsel for their initial appearance in…
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September 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"If judges are applying federal law unevenly across the country, we have [a] two-tiered system of justice," Prof. @alisonsiegler.bsky.social, director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic tells Law360.
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“It could end up being maybe the biggest blockbuster case of the term in terms of presidential power," Prof. @curtbradley.bsky.social said of the worldwide tariffs case before the US Supreme Court.
Supreme Court to decide fate of Trump's worldwide tariffs
President Trump is relying on the tariffs to raise revenue, spur manufacturing and exert political pressure on other countries.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“It could end up being maybe the biggest blockbuster case of the term in terms of presidential power," Prof. @curtbradley.bsky.social said of the worldwide tariffs case before the US Supreme Court.
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“We as law professors should be asking ourselves, not ‘what is the average case doing in the law?,’" says Prof. @williamhjhubbard.bsky.social at a recent symposium at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social. "We should say, ‘what are the hard cases? What are the cases that challenge us?"
‘Iqbal at 15’ symposium grapples with a seminal decision’s impact
The conference, co-hosted by the California Law Review, gathered academics, judges, and lawyers who’ve dealt with the fallout of Ashcroft v. Iqbal.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“We as law professors should be asking ourselves, not ‘what is the average case doing in the law?,’" says Prof. @williamhjhubbard.bsky.social at a recent symposium at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social. "We should say, ‘what are the hard cases? What are the cases that challenge us?"