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Jill Brislin

10.27.2020

COVID-19’s Impact on the 2020 Election

Michael Kang discusses COVID-19’s looming impact on the upcoming presidential election, the range of election-related litigation already in courts, and whether he thinks America will know ...

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08.19.2020

New Light on the History of Commercial Fraud

Emily Kadens, professor of law and a legal historian with a particular focus on medieval and early modern history of commercial law and practice, shares her research on the origins of commercial ...

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07.15.2020

Anti-Discrimination Laws vs. Religious Freedom

With Andrew M. Koppelman The United States has a long history of religious accommodation. But is it possible to exempt those who object to an anti-discrimination law without defeating the purpose ...

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06.17.2020

Juvenile Justice During the Coronavirus Pandemic

With Julie L. Biehl A criminal record can be an economic life sentence for those attempting to re-enter society. The cost of one year of incarceration of a child exceeds that of a four-year ...

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05.20.2020

Law in the Time of Coronavirus

With Daniel B. Rodriguez In the midst of a global pandemic, federal and state governments are tasked with addressing a public health emergency while steadfastly protecting civil liberties. In ...

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04.07.2020

Leading Edge of Legal: How In-House Attorneys Navigate Issues in High Profile Startups

With Myra Pasek (JD ’90) and Pete Cline (JD ’08) In this special live recording of Planet Lex at Northwestern’s San Francisco campus, host Jim Speta talks with Myra Pasek, general ...

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02.17.2020

Zachary Clopton Wins 2020 Civil Justice Scholarship Award

Zachary Clopton, professor of law, was named the recipient of the 2020 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the Pound Civil Justice Institute.

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01.13.2020

Solitary Confinement: Calling for Change in American Prisons

With David Shapiro and Daniel Greenfield Incarceration is the primary form of criminal punishment in the US today, and approximately 80,000 American prisoners are in some form of solitary ...

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12.17.2019

Innovation and Trends in Intellectual Property and Patent Law

By Laura Pedraza-Fariña and David Schwartz Professors Laura Pedraza-Fariña and David Schwartz discuss the study of innovation and the law in an era of rapid technological change. The guests share ...

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