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The fate of a multi-billion-dollar settlement addressing the devastating opioid crisis rested on a single paragraph in the Bankruptcy Code. At stake was not only justice for thousands of victims but also the broader ability of the courts to use bankruptcy as a mechanism to resolve mass-tort claims swiftly and equitably.
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David M. Rubenstein, ’73, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joseph R. Biden during a ceremony held at the White House on Saturday.
The Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed upon individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions in various fields.
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Last year’s protests against the war in Gaza produced a state of turmoil on college campuses not seen since the 1960s. The outcry also raised a question as central to that earlier era as to our own: What does free expression mean at a university?
2024 often felt manic, with assassination attempts on Donald Trump, war in the Middle East and the implosion of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. But there’s no reason to think 2025 will be any calmer.
That’s not just because Trump is likely to preside over a volatile second term in the White House. Based on his first term, that is to be expected. But there will also, undoubtedly, be unexpected shocks that no one can predict in advance.
Is human intelligence necessarily more rational and just than artificial intelligence? How involved should AI be in our law and government? Professor Aziz Huq of the University of Chicago School of Law joins for a fascinating conversation about everything from the “right to a human decision” to the dystopian terrors of Tinder.