The NIU Women’s Law Caucus (WLC) is a law school student organization that prides itself on providing members with support in adjusting to the law
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NIU Law to Host Riley Lecture & PILS Auction on 4/1
NIU Law will host its 28th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism which will be given on Friday, April 1 from 4-5 pm at
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NIU Law to Hosts Panel on Historic Supreme Court Nomination on 3/29
Join the Northern Illinois University College of Law for a panel discussion, “The Historic Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court”
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Jessica Fullilove (3L) and Carletta Sanders (3L) Receive BWLA Book Scholarships
Third-year NIU College of Law students Jessica Fullilove and Carletta Sanders were recipients of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association (BWLA) of Greater Chicago, Inc. Fall
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NIU Law Review to Host Symposium on Space Law on 4/8
The Northern Illinois University Law Review will host its 2022 Symposium on “Sustainable Development in Space Law: Ethical and Economic Considerations of Settlement in Outer
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NIU Law to Host Book Signing for Prof. Bernick on 3/3
Join the NIU College of Law to celebrate Professor Evan Bernick’s new book, The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit on
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NIU Law Honored as a 2021 Pro Bono Leader by ABA
The Northern Illinois University College of Law was honored as a 2021 Pro Bono Leader on ABA Free Legal Answers by the American Bar Association
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NIU Law to Host Race and the Law Conversation on Immigration on 2/23
Join the NIU College of Law for the next Race and the Law Conversation, “Immigration and Racial Disparities” on Wednesday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m.
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Abigail Cabanin (3L) Honored by ABA Business Law Diversity Clerkship Program
NIU College of Law student Abigail Cabanin (3L) was honored at the virtual American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting for her participation in
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Chessick Scholarship Recipients Recognized for Academic Excellence
Northern Illinois University College of Law students Katie Goldsmith (3L), Robert Harden (2L), Izabella Kanoza (2L), and Steward “Chip” Lyman (2L) were selected as the
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Carletta Sanders (3L) Receives DSF Public Interest Advocate Scholarship
Carletta Sanders received the 2021 Public Interest Advocate Scholarship from the Diversity Scholarship Foundation (DSF). This scholarship is awarded to a law student who is
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NIU Law Students Recognized on Veterans Day
In honor of Veteran’s Day, the NIU College of Law thank all veterans and those currently serving in the military, especially its faculty, staff, alumni,
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