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12.19.2024

Closing the Tax Gap: Book Co-authored by Northwestern Pritzker Law Professor Targets Noncompliance by the Wealthy

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 ...

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12.18.2024

Outstanding New Faculty Hires at Northwestern Pritzker Law

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 ...

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12.17.2024

The Rent Eats First: Northwestern Pritzker Law’s Eric Sirota Pens Poetry on Housing and Justice

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 ...

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12.06.2024

Professor Daniel Rodriguez’s Book Examines Government’s “Police Power”

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, ...

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11.21.2024

Veterans Day Conversation with Judge John F. Lyke

On Veterans Day 2024, the Veterans Law Association and Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion hosted a conversation with the Honorable John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr. who serves in the Criminal ...

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11.12.2024

U.S. Senate Confirms April Perry (JD ’03) for District Court Judge

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 ...

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11.01.2024

Incoming Class Continues Tradition of Excellence at Northwestern Pritzker Law

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 ...

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10.31.2024

Bipartisan Experts Discuss Presidential Campaigns, Third Parties, and Voter Engagement at Knox Conversations

On October 17, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law held its annual Knox Conversations, a discussion series featuring a bipartisan panel of incisive political thinkers and legal practitioners. ...

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10.25.2024

The Shifting Regulatory Landscape: MSL Panel Explores Impact of Supreme Court Decisions

In June 2024, the Supreme Court overturned the doctrine of Chevron deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The doctrine, established in 1984 in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural ...

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