Jill Brislin

With Megan Murphy and Kate Shaw President Trump and other politicians have painted the media as the “enemy of the people” — purveyors of fake news who use their platform as a ...

In late 2015, the docuseries Making a Murderer premiered on Netflix, quickly becoming a worldwide sensation. The series featured the case of Brendan Dassey, a client of the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s ...

With Professor Michael Kang As the November midterm elections loom, issues of election law continue to have a significant impact on the voting process. In this episode of Planet Lex, new ...

One of the jobs of a law professor is to look at long-held beliefs with a critical eye and offer insights that may change widespread understanding of pressing legal issues. Erin F. Delaney, ...

With Brett Kavanaugh’s ongoing confirmation battle, the Supreme Court and the partisan polarization of the nomination process has been fresh in the minds of many. Host Daniel B. Rodriguez ...

With Alexa Van Brunt The violence that grips the streets of Chicago has been the subject of news outlets and even the President’s tweets, but what is actually being done to address the issue? In ...

With Zach Fardon Gun violence in neighborhoods on Chicago’s south and west sides is a decades-long problem experiencing recently renewed media attention. Zach Fardon, a former U.S. Attorney ...

Mark Cohen and Eva Bruch The legal ecosystem is undergoing a massive transformation around the world, prompting some legal professionals to wonder if the industry is in crisis. As a prelude ...

It’s not unusual for lawyers to try their hand at writing fiction – just look at Scott Turow and John Grisham, who together popularized an entire legal thriller genre. But while these novelists ...