Odette Wilkens to Speak...

Odette Wilkens of the Equal Justice Alliance will speak at Chicago-Kent College of Law about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. Passed by Congress in November 2006, the AETA is aimed at suppressing speech and advocacy surrounding certain industries by criminalizing First...

(dis)Orientation 2012

Chicago City-wide National Lawyers Guild presents: (dis)ORIENTATION *2012* It’s not you, it’s law school. Date: September 29, 1pm-6pm, Lunch included. Location: Northwestern Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave., RB 150 Panels Include: *Student Tips & Tricks–Surviving Law School without...

Smart Phones, Dumb Laws

Will Your Cellphone Make You a Criminal? A forum on the rising wave of repression against people who document dissent and police misconduct. In Illinois, it is a major criminal offense to use a cell phone to audio record the police – EVEN IN A PUBLIC SPACE!  You can be sentenced...

Mass Incarceration Symp...

Mass Incarceration Symposium Saturday, November 5th, 11:00 a.m. – 3 p.m. At the John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Court, Room 420 Agenda: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Panel Featuring Defense Attorney MiAngel Cody; State’s Attorney...

FA 2011 Kick-Off Meetin...

GENERAL MEETING   CHICAGO-KENT NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD SEPT 15TH|6:00PM|Room 570 followed by: Social at Haymarket Pub & Brewery 737 West Randolph (Randolph & Halsted)   Join us, Save your lefty-bleeding heart from law school! Participate in organizing and planning this...

Justice for Reynolds Wi...

Come learn about the only juvenile, first-time offender in the United States who is serving a mandatory federal life sentence for a non-violent drug offense. Reynolds Wintersmith received a federal sentence of life without parole for a drug offense committed when he was 17. He remains in...