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Anthony Casey, ’02, did not have academia on his mind when he graduated from the Law School. About six years into practice, as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis focused on bankruptcy and corporate litigation, Casey began to consider his long-term career goals.

Hal Conick

Artificial intelligence

This hands-on seminar combines practical training with strategic reflection on how to responsibly harness AI in legal practice

What does it mean to be a lawyer in a world increasingly dominated by AI? A UChicago Law course called Generative AI in Legal Practice takes a deep and critical dive into this question.

Nadia Alfadel Coloma

Learning Resources CEO Rick Woldenberg, ’86, and constitutional scholar Michael McConnell, ’79, both made key contributions to the case, but in very different ways

When the US Supreme Court ruled last month that sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unlawful, two Law School alumni found themselves at the center of the landmark decision—one as the business owner whose company challenged the tariffs, the other as a constitutional scholar helping argue the case before the Court.

Mark A. Cohen

The graduates will serve four different justices across the Court’s ideological spectrum

Five University of Chicago Law School alumni will clerk at the US Supreme Court during October Term 2026, serving four different justices.

The alumni will clerk for Justices Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Two of the five will serve in Justice Gorsuch’s chambers.

Mark A. Cohen

Team Hall took the win in the second annual event held on February 28

The Law School community came together on February 28 for the second annual Bigelow Cup, a high-energy afternoon of competition, camaraderie, and Bigelow section pride at the Henry Crown Field House on the UChicago campus.

Padraig Pearlman

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Omri Ben-Shahar on lawsuits against social media giants

The California case was the first trial of thousands of consolidated lawsuits filed by teenagers, school districts and state attorneys general against Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap. More trials are scheduled for this year. TikTok and Snap settled the first case but are on the hook for the others.

Omri Ben-Shahar, a law professor at the University of Chicago, said the verdicts reflect an expansive view on tech companies’ liability for their products.

“What is new is the addiction element,” he said. “That could create a very broad liability.

Nicole Hallett on immigration enforcement in airports

Can ICE agents ask for proof of citizenship? The airport is no different from any other public space, said Nicole Hallett, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago...

“If they are acting in their capacity as ICE agents at the airport, then they essentially have the same duties and responsibilities that they would have in any place, which is to say if you were on a public street, they could walk up to you and ask you questions,” Hallett said.

Albert Alschuler on investigations into ICE

The State’s Attorney’s Office said the "investigative responsibilities" for a shooting in Franklin Park would rest with the Franklin Park Police Department.

Albert Alschuler, a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago Law School, said that while it would be unusual for the State’s Attorney’s Office to initiate an investigation, he would be "surprised if there’s any legal restraint" barring them from doing so.