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Chief Judge Diane P. Wood — only the second woman to sit on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — was the lone female professor at the University of Chicago Law School when she joined the faculty in 1981.

By Sarah Mansur

Investigation, decrees among state’s legal fees in 2019

Investigation, decrees among state’s legal fees in 2019

Illinois paid out nearly $26 million in legal fees during the last fiscal year, according to state financial records, a figure that included nearly $600,000 for Schiff Hardin LLP’s investigation of sexual harassment claims at the statehouse.

By Andrew Maloney

A century afloat for the Jones Act

A century afloat for the Jones Act

For the last century, a key federal law has kept workers on waterways protected from on-the-job injuries.

By Jordyn Reiland

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Voting rights are hardly history

This year’s Law Day theme is “Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100.” In the century since the women’s suffrage movement successfully fought for women’s right to vote, other reform movements have followed a similar playbook.

By Marc Karlinsky

Kristy M. Gonowon

Letter: Supporting Asian-Americans in the legal profession

One hundred years ago, our country fought over whether women had the right to be heard.

By Kristy M. Gonowon and Sang Yup Lee

Law Day ★ 2020

Voting rights are hardly history

This year’s Law Day theme is “Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100.” In the century since the women’s suffrage movement successfully fought for women’s right to vote, other reform movements have followed a similar playbook.
By Marc Karlinsky
A century afloat for the Jones Act

For the last century, a key federal law has kept workers on waterways protected from on-the-job injuries.
By Jordyn Reiland
Investigation, decrees among state’s legal fees in 2019

Illinois paid out nearly $26 million in legal fees during the last fiscal year, according to state financial records, a figure that included nearly $600,000 for Schiff Hardin LLP’s investigation of sexual harassment claims at the statehouse.
By Andrew Maloney
Stories behind the data

Chief Judge Diane P. Wood — only the second woman to sit on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — was the lone female professor at the University of Chicago Law School when she joined the faculty in 1981.
By Sarah Mansur
Women before the Supreme Court: What it takes

When Northwestern Pritzker School of Law professor Sarah O’Rourke Schrup appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court last October for oral argument, she cemented her place in court history.
By Jordyn Reiland
Letter: Supporting Asian-Americans in the legal profession

One hundred years ago, our country fought over whether women had the right to be heard.
By Kristy M. Gonowon and Sang Yup Lee

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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.

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State Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, sits at his desk on the final morning of the lame-duck session at the Bank of Springfield Center on Jan. 13. A bill that would have eliminated tax deductions for Illinois business owners created under the federal CARES Act was one of several measures that failed to pass during the 101st General Assembly.

Clock ran out on lame-duck session bills

The University of Maryland has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the parents of football player Jordan McNair, who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018. The amount was made public on Friday in a meeting agenda released by the Maryland Board of Public Works.

U.-Md. reaches $3.5M deal with parents of killed football player

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman swears in new attorneys to the Illinois bar in a short virtual ceremony on Thursday from the courthouse in Springfield.

High court swears in 1,590 new attorneys

State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, takes the oath of office to become Speaker of the House for the 102nd General Assembly at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday.

Illinois House names Welch speaker