Law Professor Named a Top Legal Innovator
Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz has been named among the 2026 Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia, which was recently published by National Law Review and Wickard. The list...
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Chicago-Kent Welcomes Its Most Selective Incoming Class
Chicago-Kent College of Law has welcomed its most academically selective incoming class in its history, with 279 students joining the J.D. program this fall, 40 of whom are evening students. The class...
Judicial Discretion: Chicago-Kent Professor Cited by Federal Judge
“It’s really an honor to know that your work has been valuable to a judge in evaluating a timely issue of really great importance,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Sarah Fackrell. “It’s...
Chicago-Kent Professor Wins Best Paper Award for New Theory Explaining the Hidden Power of Law
“I’m really excited,” Chicago-Kent Associate Professor Noah Smith-Drelich says. “It’s always good to get recognition. This is a project that I’ve been actively working on for over two years but really...
Chicago-Kent Professor James Tierney Elected to The American Law Institute
“Election to The American Law Institute is an extraordinary honor,” James F. Tierney says. “For generations, the institute has played a central role in shaping and clarifying American law, and I am...
Chicago-Kent Student Earns CHIWIP Scholarship
When Olivia (Villamagna) Staib (LAW 3rd Year) talks about the Chicago intellectual property community, she doesn’t start with patents or trademarks. She starts with the people. “Everyone is so warm...
A Chance for Upward Mobility, or an Unfair Deal?
TRANSCRIPT Illinois Tech Assistant Professor of Law Lucien Ferguson: Thinking about the Bears project, one way to think about it is that local economic development is a key vector in the, sort of...
‘Help Those People’: Chicago-Kent Celebrates Public Interest at 19th Annual Awards
According to the Law School Admission Council, a not-for-profit organization that is committed to promoting quality, access, and equity in law and education, 49 percent of 2024–25 LSAT takers were...
Law Student Honored by American College of Bankruptcy
The American College of Bankruptcy has chosen Rachel Lehmann ’26 as its 2026 Seventh Circuit Distinguished Student. The Distinguished Bankruptcy Student program aims to “identify and promote...
Labor and Employment Leaders: Spring 2026 Issue of Chicago-Kent Magazine Released
The spring 2026 issue of Chicago-Kent Magazine is now available online. This edition pays tribute to one of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s strongest and longest-standing programs: labor and employment...