On April 21, 2025, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted an installation ceremony celebrating two faculty members’ scholarly accomplishments and their recent appointments to endowed professorships: Ajay K. Mehrotra as Stanford Clinton Sr. and Zylpha Kilbride Clinton Research Professor of Law and David L. Schwartz as William G. & Virginia K. Karnes Research Professor of…
Annelise Riles, Professor of Law, was inducted as a Chevalier in the Order des Palmes Academiques, or Order of the Academic Palms, of the Republic of France, for a lifetime contributing to diplomacy, legal science, and Franco-U.S. relations. Consul General of France in Chicago, Yannick Tagand pinned her with the regalia of the order on…
Life lessons learned while showing sheep at the Shawano County Fair in northeast Wisconsin have helped propel 2L student Lindsey Roloff, recipient of the Judge Floyd E. Thompson Memorial Scholarship at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, toward her likely career path in appellate litigation. As a third-grader attending the fair in Shawano, her hometown of…
Steven G. Calabresi, the Clayton J. & Henry R. Barber Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, recently released a book titled The Meese Revolution: The Making of a Constitutional Moment (2024, Encounter Books). Co-authored by Steve Calabresi and Gary Lawson, the book delves into the influential tenure of former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese…
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is excited to announce that Judge Michael Y. Scudder will deliver the convocation address to the Class of 2025. Convocation will be held on Friday, May 16, at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. “We are thrilled that Judge Scudder will deliver the convocation address to the Class of…
When thinking about the tax system, Americans often complain that the wealthy pay less than they should because they’re able to employ skilled advisors and complex structures that are not available to other taxpayers. In the newly released book, Untaxed: The Rich, the IRS, and a New Approach to Tax Compliance (Cambridge University Press, 2024)…
“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…
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law is home to an incredible group of faculty members working at the intersections of law and many other disciplines. Their research and scholarship has helped ...
Paul Gowder, professor of law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, recalls a time during his adolescent years imprinted in his memory. Part of California State University LA’s early ...
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law attracts students from across the United States and around the world. This year’s class, for example, hails from 37 U.S. states and 10 international ...
