The Honorable Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, will deliver the commencement address during the Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Jessica Fullilove (3L) Reflects on Year as a Peggy Browning Fellow
Third-Year law student Jessica Fullilove was awarded the highly competitive and prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship for 2021-22. Jessica was placed at the Chicago News Guild,
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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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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 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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Beverly Jones (’15) Joins Illinois Supreme Court as Judicial Law Clerk
Beverly Jones (’15) recently joined the Illinois Supreme Court as a Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable P. Scott Neville. She will be assisting Justice
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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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Asst. Dean Maddali Provides In-Depth Analysis of Book on Injustice and Immigration
NIU Law Assistant Dean Anita Maddali provided an in-depth analysis and review of J.C. Salyer’s Book Court of Injustice: Law Without Recognition in U.S. Immigration
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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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Judge Snyder (’88) Receives Justice John Paul Stevens Award
The Honorable James E. Snyder (‘88) received the prestigious 2021 Justice John Paul Stevens Award. This award is given by The Chicago Bar Foundation and
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NIU Law to Host Conversation on Cannabis and Restorative Justice
Join the NIU College of Law for the next Race and the Law Conversation on “Cannabis and Restorative Justice” on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00
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Prof. Omari Featured in Distinguished International Speaker Series
NIU Law Professor Jeffrey Omari presented, ‘Taking Aim at “Fake News”: Brazil’s Legislative Agenda for Online Democracy’ on October 27 as part of the Distinguished
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