Northwestern Law Features

“This fall, Northwestern Pritzker Law welcomed a number of outstanding faculty hires: Professors Molly Brownfield, Kristina DeGuzman, Monica Haymond, Kara Ingelhart, Andrea Lewis Hartung, Priyanka Motaparthy, Eric Sirota, and our inaugural Marti Family Fellow Priyanka Goonetilleke. Their scholarship and teaching has already made an enormous impact on our community,” said Dean Hari Osofsky. “The Law…

During the public health crisis spawned by COVID, the extent of government’s “police power”—the legal ability to compel citizens to take (or not take) certain actions in the name of health, safety, welfare and the overall public interest—received renewed scrutiny and controversy. Actions such as governors’ shutdown orders and social distancing or mask requirements imposed…

In October, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Director of Tenant Advocacy Clinic and Professor Eric Sirota published The Rent Eats First, a book that analyzes capitalist systems and systemic inequality in verse form. Growing up in Evanston, the son of two lawyers, Sirota began developing his parallel interests in poetry and law early. He recalls…

The newest class of Northwestern Pritzker Law JD students have already distinguished themselves as an extraordinary, diverse group of people with an impressive range of accomplishments. These students are already making a positive impact in the Law School’s vibrant intellectual community of scholars, advocates, and future legal leaders. Selected from over 6,300 applicants, the Law…

UPDATE, November 12, 2024: The Senate voted 51-44 on Tuesday to confirm April Perry as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. On April 24, President Biden nominated April Perry as a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. The president had previously nominated Perry to serve as…

In May 2024, Ryan Whalen (JD-PhD ’16), director of the University of Hong Kong’s Center for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, helped organize the school’s first “Law &…” conference on interdisciplinary legal research. “The goal was to get people from as many different places in as many different backgrounds who would talk about the benefits and the challenges…

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is pleased to announce that 21 distinguished alumni will be honored at the annual Alumni Awards dinner. The awards serve to highlight the achievements and service of Northwestern Pritzker Law’s extraordinary alumni community. “Congratulations to our 2024 alumni awardees on their extensive accomplishments throughout their careers,” said Dean Hari Osofsky.…