Baude: On its own terms, Justice Barrett’s opinion is excellent. Sophisticated, careful, clear and correct. Giving the lower ...

The former first lady says she’s done being a Democratic Party spokesperson and will focus on her podcast. Because podcasters ...

Alison Siegler has been named the Lillian E. Kraemer Clinical Professor in Public Interest Law, effective July 1. Siegler is the founding director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic (FCJC), the ...

Although some appreciate Obama’s behind-the-scenes candor — now that she’s been relieved of first lady duties and is an empty-nester— fully supporting that it’s her time to finally shine. Others say ...

After a decade of service as the Law School’s fourteenth dean, Thomas J. Miles will hand over leadership reins on June 30 and return to full-time teaching and scholarship on the Law School faculty.

Though Congress acted after the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam to restrain presidents in their use of military force, recent ...

At least five current and former University of Chicago students now work at the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Christopher Sweet, a third-year in the College; ...

Martinez said he was “standing up for what’s right” when he resisted high-interest borrowing to pay for the new Chicago Teachers Union contract and city pension payment.

While that didn’t quite reach the 13.3% growth of the Am Law 100 overall, the firms here more than doubled the growth rate of the cohort on a per-lawyer and per-partner basis, increasing revenue ...

Obama drew attention to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was established in 2012 during his tenure. "DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of immigrants and ...

The “audacity of hope” presidency has given way to the fierce lethargy of semi-retirement.

A City Hall veteran is leaving the Johnson administration to join the Obama Foundation. John Roberson, the city’s chief operating officer, was announced as executive vice president at the Obama ...