The panel of distinguished constitutional law and Supreme Court experts and practitioners will discuss the 2008-2009 Supreme Court term. Panelists include Colleen Connell, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois; Gary Feinerman, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP and Former Solicitor ...[continued]

The program will feature a panel of judges discussing crucial aspects of state and federal court clerkships and the application process. The program, co-sponsored by PILI, will feature Judge Joan B. Gottschall, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Judge Peter Flynn, Circuit Co ...[continued]

The Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth program will host its Sixth Annual My Hero Awards Luncheon on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago. The luncheon will recognize leadership in and commitment to one-on-one tutoring and mentoring programs. A reception will be held ...[continued]

The panel will feature attorneys who use the principle of environmental justice (the concept that all persons should have fair treatment and involvement in the development and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations) in their practices. The program will explore the potential for greater ap ...[continued]

The program will feature Derek Evans, Actor and Producer of the TR! Show. The program will be a presentation of Constitutional issues as seen through the lens of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, with commentary examining the notion of presidential power which Teddy Roosev ...[continued]

The discussion will examine whether a state Supreme Court justice who case the deciding vote in favor of the defendant should have recused himself after receiving over $3 million in campaign contributions from the defendant, and whether the plaintiff was thereby denied due process under the Constitu ...[continued]