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July 2007

Golden Reunion for Northwestern Law Class of 1957

Alumni Relive Golden Memories
Classmates from the Class of 1957 celebrated their “Golden Reunion” at the Law School on June 9. The festive event included a five-star dinner, live music, a class photograph, and a “walk down memory lane” as alumni shared life experiences from the past 50 years. View pictures from the event online.

LAPD Chief to Speak at Criminal Law Program
William J. Bratton, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, will present the keynote address at the 2007 Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases taking place at the Law School July 23–26. More...

Inaugural Class of Executive LLM Tel Aviv Students Arrives in Chicago
On July 9, thirty-six students in our newest Executive LLM program arrived on the Northwestern Law campus to continue the one-year program they began in February. They have been taking courses in Tel Aviv taught by our faculty and by our partner, Tel Aviv University. The students will spend the next four weeks in Chicago completing four courses: Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Courts, Introduction to American Constitutional Law, and Environmental Law. More...

Northwestern Law Welcomes International LLM/Kellogg Students
On June 11 Northwestern Law officially welcomes a group of accomplished international attorneys as part of the Graduate Program in Law and Business (LLM/Kellogg) class of 2008. These 32 attorneys bring professional and cultural perspectives from a number of countries including Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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In the News


Alumni in the News

HE'S WRITING THE BOOK FOR LAWYERS OVERSEAS
T. Markus Funk (JD '95) in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, June 11, 2007

LOCAL LAWYER RECEIVES LEGAL AID AWARD
Andrew Block (JD '94) in The Clover Herald, June 02, 2007

STRICKLAND NAMES 7 UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES
Algenon L. Marbley (JD '79) and Sandra Anderson (JD '76) in The Columbus Dispatch, June 01, 2007

FORTECEO GROUP NAMES MICHAEL R. SHELIST CHAIRMAN
Michael R. Shelist (JD '61) in Market Wire, June 04, 2007

 


Faculty in the News

HIGH COURT 'PROS' AND STILL IN LAW SCHOOL
Sarah O. Schrup and Northwestern Law’s Supreme Court Practicum in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, June 29, 2007

INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO?
Anthony D’Amato in JURIST-Hotline, June 16, 2007

ANT-SIZE LOOPHOLES CAN PRODUCE BIG PROBLEMS
Steven Lubet in Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2007

GETTING GREEN LIGHT
David Dana in Chicago Tribune, June 10, 2007

GUANTANAMO'S FINAL NOTICE
Joseph Margulies in Los Angeles Times, June 02, 2007

READING THE CONSTITUTION RIGHT
Stephen Presser in City Journal, June 01, 2007

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Professional Education Programs

50th Annual Short Course for Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases
Dates: July 23 - 26
Location: Chicago
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62nd Annual Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys
Dates: July 23 - 26
Location: Chicago
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