Category: Student Organization Events

Recap: Design Series with Center for Design, Law, and Technology

This year our CDelta (c∆) Center for Design, Law, & Technology has hosted a series of talks bringing together lawyers and expert guests from other fields, from designers to a celebrated local chef.

Find the social recaps, full videos, photos and more in this recap of their 2018-2019 series on design & law:

  1. October 11: An Evening of Design
  2. February 11: “What is Design?” with Chef Edward Kim
  3. March 11: “What is Design?” with Felicia Ferrone

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Event Recap: Can I Ask That?

Can I Ask That? FlyerOn February 27, our students hosted an event to kick-start our annual diversity week with a panel of judges, attorneys, professors, and students.

Each speaker shared their professional journey and how they address diversity and cultural competence in the legal field. Students submitted questions in advance for the event and Joanna Martin, president of HLLSA, moderated the panel discussion.

Panelists:

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Event Recap: Family Separation

By Victoria Lozano, JD Candidate

On October 16, Chicago-Kent’s ACLU student chapter and the Immigration Law Society partnered to bring together Professor Carolyn Shapiro and Ed Yohnka, the director of communications for the ACLU of Illinois, to discuss misinformation surrounding immigration at our border and the use of family separation as a scare tactic to inhibit immigrants and asylum seekers from entering our country.

Student Leaders & Panelists
Student Leaders & Panelists

Over 40 students and faculty attended the event to hear how the ACLU is challenging the Trump administration and to gather more insight into how the administration plans to handle future immigration issues. Continue reading “Event Recap: Family Separation”

Event Recap: 3D-Printed Guns and the 1st & 2nd Amendments

flyer for 3D guns eventOn October 9, 2018, our Federalist Society hosted an event with Professor Josh Blackman of South Texas College of Law and Chicago-Kent’s Professor Mark Rosen to discuss the constitutional merits of using the First and Second Amendments to address 3D-printed guns.

Professor Blackman has represented Defense Distributed, the company that developed and released the files for the Liberator gun design, as they’ve been litigating the case over 5 years.

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Event Recap: White Nationalism & Immigration

Gabriel "Jack" ChinOn October 10, Our Immigration Law Society invited Professor Jack Chin of UC Davis School of Law to share research from his book Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965: Legislating a New America.

Looking over the history of immigration, he contrasted narratives of white nationalism with civil rights reforms that reduced racial discrimination in American citizenship. Continue reading “Event Recap: White Nationalism & Immigration”

Event Recap: What is IP Law?

By Victoria Lozano, JD Candidate

On September 20, 2018, Chicago-Kent’s Intellectual Property Law Society invited Chicago-Kent IP professors Greg Reilly and Graeme Dinwoodie to provide inspirational and important information for those who are interested in practicing intellectual property law.

Introducing What is IP Law event
Introductions at “What is IP Law?” event

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Event Recap – Supreme Court 2018: A Conversation with Dahlia Lithwick and Geoffrey Stone

ACS Flyer - 2018 SCOTUS PanelOn July 16, the American Constitution Society and Courts Matter Illinois co-hosted an event at Chicago-Kent featuring a discussion with Dahlia Lithwick of Slate.com and Professor Geoffrey Stone of the University of Chicago on recent Supreme Court rulings.

The event began with opening statements to offer context on the significance of the Supreme Court and the political trends they’ve seen in the current court.

The event continued with discussion of six key cases, followed by an open question and answer section that included discussion of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the implications of recent cases on other free speech and immigration issues.

You can find the full video of the event below, along with an outline of the cases they discussed and quotes from the live Twitter coverage of the event.

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Event Recap: Wendy Davis at Chicago-Kent

Texas State Senator Wendy DavisOur American Constitution Society hosted Texas Senator Wendy Davis on April 10, 2018. She spoke about her experiences filibustering for reproductive rights in the Texas Senate, the impact of gerrymandering, and other ways she has been fighting for voting rights and increased access to our democracy.

She emphasized the need for empathy in the law and for lawmakers, sharing the story of the impact Earl Warren’s role in the Japanese Internment camps had in his legal career and the Brown vs. Board of Education case. She encouraged students to look for opportunities to share their skills and experiences to increase civic participation and answered student questions after her talk.

Video:

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Event Recap: Chicago’s Gang Database and Deportation

This year the National Lawyers Guild’s 2nd annual event on mass incarceration focused on the intersection of mass incarceration with immigration. The panel discussion looked specifically at the targeting of immigrants for deportation using the Chicago Gang Database, officially known as the “Strategic Subject List.”

NLG Secretary Rosie O’Malley moderated the panel discussion with these speakers:

  • Irene Romulo from Organized Communities Against Deportation
  • Sheila Bedi from the MacArthur Justice Center
  • Claudia Valenzuela from the National Immigrant Justice Center

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Recap: Walk in Our Shoes with MLSA

MLSA Diversity Week 2018 FlyerDuring Diversity Week 2018, our Muslim Law Students Association featured a panel of members who shared their stories as law students about how their faith has motivated them to join the legal field. They also addressed the types of discussions and questions they encounter about their religious practices and beliefs.

Shahina Khan, MLSA President 2017-2018, moderated the panel.

Panelists:

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