This year's Chicago Law Foundation (CLF) auction had a sports theme.

CLF awards grants to law students who work in the public interest.

Professor Douglas Baird always serves as auctioneer.

Faculty, students, law firms, and others donate items.

Victorious bidders tend to get very excited.

Michael Lanahan, '14, mixes formalwear with a basketball jersey.

The auction is a longtime Law School tradition.

Professor Alison Siegler came to support the cause.

The event included an Oliver Wendell Holmes Mustache Competition

The auction is considered "the most fun night of the year" at the Law School.

Like almost all Law School events, the auction boasts plenty of food.

Before the live auction starts, students bid on silent auction items.

Some students bring their little ones for the fun.

By the night's end, more than $50,000 was raised.

The annual Chicago Law Foundation (CLF) public interest auction raised more than $50,000 to support students working in the public interest. CLF is a student-directed nonprofit that awards grants to law students who spend their summer working for public interest organizations, nonprofits, and government agencies. These entities can rarely compensate law students for their work, so CLF steps in to support these students and their work. CLF also offers bar exam grants to students who begin their careers with a public interest organization.

The 2014 auction was January 23, and the theme was "Sports."