Commencement 2026: A Milestone Moment
On Saturday, May 16, 2026, Illinois Tech’s 2025–26 graduating class of 2,972 students will celebrate the next milestone on their life’s journey during the university’s 157th Commencement ceremony at...
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Polarization and Punishment: Stanford Professor Awarded 2026 Palmer Prize
“The most sensible ways to approach criminal justice often are approaches that draw support from across the political divide,” says David A. Sklansky, Stanley Morrison Professor of Law at Stanford Law...
Trial by Fire
“I took advantage of every opportunity I could, but none of it would have been possible without the support of faculty, classmates, and of course, my family,” says Serena Napolitano (LAW ’26) As a...
Chicago-Kent Professor Daniel Martin Katz Co-Authors New Book on the History, Design and Governance of AI Agents
“We are moving into this world of increasingly autonomous systems operating on our behalf,” says Professor Daniel Martin Katz. “People need to know what that means.” Katz, with co-authors Michael...
Chicago-Kent Climbs to No. 7 in IP Law Rankings
Chicago-Kent College of Law has been ranked the 7th-best law school in the nation for intellectual property law by U.S. News & World Report in the publication’s 2026 Best Law Schools rankings. That is...
Skirting the Rules, or Above Board? Understanding Prediction Markets
Professor of Law Raff Donelson: Predictive markets are forums where parties, whether they’re individuals or groups, can make wagers, if you like, about future events. They usually involve some...
Copyright Controversy: Understanding the Olympic Music Copyright Issues
United States figure skater Amber Glenn may have won a gold medal in the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, but that didn’t stop her from skating into copyright issues with her performance music,...
Heading to Nationals—Again
The Chicago-Kent College of Law Trial Advocacy Team is heading back to the National Trial Competition after dominating the Midwest Regional for the third year in a row. This marks the fourth year of...
Migrant Mercy: Pedro Gerson Awarded Prize for Immigration Law Scholarship
“I was very surprised,” says Chicago-Kent College of Law Assistant Professor of Law Pedro Gerson. “I think more than anything, it’s the fact that the ideas in the paper resonated with someone.” Gerson...
Undressing the Law: Chicago-Kent Professor Breaks Down Grok Photo Scandal
“From a criminal law standpoint, AI-generated nude images might run afoul of the recently enacted Take It Down Act, which criminalizes the publication of certain digitally created ‘intimate visual...