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Professor Alison Siegler, Founding Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, had an opportunity to help shape the future of federal drug sentencing policy by participating in a distinguished invitation-only roundtable discussion last fall in Washington, DC hosted by the United States Senten
In society today, more and more people are paying for goods and services that they do not enjoy, and that in fact, may cause harm to their wellbeing. From high heels to neckties to social media, people are spending a great deal of their time and money on things that to some degree they wish did not exist. What drives this behavior?
Editor’s Note: This spotlight is part of a Q&A series focusing on UChicago Law alumni whose career paths have taken them into public service.
Scholars from across the country will convene at the Law School on Friday, January 31 to examine how international law is keeping pace with the rapidly growing technological innovations that are fundamentally changing the way we interact with and operate in the world.
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President Donald Trump has suggested a plan for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and relocate its Palestinian residents to nearby countries like Egypt and Jordan.
Law school applications are up across the country, with nearly 20% more applicants competing for a seat in the class of 2028. But law school leaders and deans aren’t quite sure why.
More residents in the Northeast, Mid-south, and Pacific Northwest regions are applying to law school, according to data gathered and updated daily by the Law School Admissions council, with the highest number of applicants in the country coming from the northeast, defined as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.
How does the patent system work? “Through the marketplace,” explained Professor Jonathan Masur when we sat down to discuss the complex intersection of law, economics and innovation in today’s global technology landscape.
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Participating faculty: Jacob Goldin