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Official account of DePaul's College of Law. Over 100 years of legal education in the heart of #Chicago.
On Nov. 7, 2025, DePaul Law Prof. Alberto Coll spoke with NBC Telemundo about the Trump administration’s military operations in the Pacific, allegedly aimed at intercepting a suspected drug-trafficking vessel. Watch here: https://ow.ly/33lv50XtF1B
18.11.2025 21:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We mourn the passing of Professor Vince Vitullo, a beloved DePaul Law professor for 40+ years. Join us for a Celebration of Life on Feb. 7, 2026, at 11 a.m. at First Unitarian Church of Chicago.
We honor his lasting impact: https://ow.ly/XxQ550Xt8MS
DePaul Law Professor Alberto Coll reflects on working with former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney at the Pentagon in this Telemundo interview, syndicated in 100+ countries and 35+ languages. Watch here: https://ow.ly/s5rC50Xr44g
13.11.2025 15:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
DePaul Law Prof Karl Lockhart was quoted in a Nov. 7 Bloomberg Govt article, "NY Lawmaker Wants to Regulate Prediction Market Providers," discussing how legal challenges around prediction markets could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more (Sub req.): https://ow.ly/qwMF50XquMt
12.11.2025 15:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
For 25+ years, DePaul Law’s IP/IT Program has successfully trained future leaders in law, business and technology with an innovative curriculum, real-world experience and extensive career support.
Explore the full program here: https://ow.ly/ZTJI50XmLyt
DePaul Law Professor Monu Bedi was quoted in The Real Deal article, “How a multifamily investment ended in neglect, foreclosure and an ICE raid,” explaining that landlords have limited power to stop law enforcement from entering.
Read more here: https://ow.ly/a88b50Xmy40
A new article from The Atlantic quotes DePaul Law Professor Karl Lockhart in explaining how today’s markets blur the line between investing and gambling and why prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are forcing regulators to rethink it. Read more here: https://ow.ly/28Eq50Xj5xO
28.10.2025 20:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
DePaul Law’s top-ranked Health Law Program trains students to tackle today’s legal, ethical and policy challenges in health care. Now under the leadership of Professor Valerie Koch, the Jaharis Health Law Institute continues its impact. https://ow.ly/2npu50XjeMl
28.10.2025 17:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
DePaul Law Professor Gregory Mark was interviewed by NBC Chicago on October 22 about former FBI Director James Comey’s legal strategy, noting why Comey turned to longtime friend and former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald for his defense.
Read more here: https://ow.ly/mBrk50XinUL
At DePaul Law, students “learn by doing” through our Experiential Learning Program—tackling real legal challenges in Chicago under the guidance of expert attorneys and faculty.
Explore our 2024–2025 Experiential Learning highlights here: https://ow.ly/cKYp50XgWRH
DePaul Law Dean Geoffrey Rapp contributed a chapter to "Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame" on James “Orator Jim” O’Rourke, a Yale Law grad known for his eloquence on and off the field.
Read more (subscription required): https://ow.ly/LPlI50XgAlV
Professor of Law Joshua Sarnoff and eight fellow law professors filed a amici brief urging SCOTUS to take up a case marked by doctrinal confusion. They say it’s “an opportunity to resolve a fundamental issue affecting every patent claim.”
IP Watch Dog: ipwatchdog.com/2025/10/12/a...
This year marks an exciting new chapter for DePaul Law. Under the leadership of Dean Geoffrey Rapp, we continue to advance academic excellence, innovation and public engagement.
We invite you to read about all of our 2024-2025 achievements here: ow.ly/QQNa50Xb8LA
Professor of Law Joshua Sarnoff, with fellow IP law professors and Yetter Coleman LLP, filed an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to take MSN v. Novartis—a case that could reshape how patents apply to technologies that didn’t exist when filed.
Read it here: ow.ly/m4pF50X9eE4
As the government shutdown continues, millions face losing health coverage if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire.
Professor Wendy Epstein explains what’s at stake and why this fight is not just about policy, but people.
Read it here: tinyurl.com/mh5hzwbc
Professor of Law Mark Weber warns that the Trump administration’s plan to end the 7% disability employment goal for federal contractors is collateral damage of the broader war on DEI, and threatens progress in inclusive hiring.
Read more: ow.ly/Fmp850X15ow
Grateful to all who joined us for the 2025 Enlund Scholar-in-Residence Lecture. Prof. David M. Rabban delivered a powerful talk on “The Meaning of Academic Freedom as a First Amendment Right,” sparking timely conversations on free expression in higher ed.
22.09.2025 18:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Join us Oct. 14 for DePaul’s 2025 Family Law Symposium: Vicarious Trauma and its Impact in Family Law. Explore how trauma affects attorneys, strategies for navigating high-stress cases and approaches to self-care. In-person & online | 10–3 CST. ow.ly/sOCP50WO7G2
17.09.2025 16:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Professor of Law Josh Sarnoff discusses AI and artists' rights, as Wheaton illustrator says AI ripped off his unique style on ABC7 News.
Watch it here: ow.ly/1pGw50WNxWv
We’re proud to celebrate Patty Gerstenblith, Emerita Professor of Law at DePaul, whose four-decade legacy in cultural heritage law is honored in a new special issue of Advances in Archaeological Practice.
Intro: ow.ly/faZ950WLEZt
Journal: ow.ly/AaWN50WLEZu
Professor Ben Alba, author of Inventing Late Night, is quoted in The Hollywood Reporter's "Last Call for Late Night." He reflects on how Steve Allen’s off-the-cuff brilliance created a genre we may now be watching fade away.
Read it here: ow.ly/ln5750WFi7h
In the Chicago Tribune, Assistant Professor of Law Karl Lockhart says it is time to merge the SEC and CFTC. With markets from stocks to crypto to sports betting blending, one regulator could cut costs and protect investors.
Read it here: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/o...
Professor of Law Wendy Netter Epstein co-edited Health Law as Private Law. Based on a Petrie-Flom Center conference at Harvard Law School, this Cambridge University Press volume explores whether private law can serve as a tool for health care reform. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/edited-volum...
11.08.2025 17:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Prof of Law Wendy Epstein, with co-author Christopher Robertson (Boston U.), published "The Resurgence of Private Law in American Health Care" in The New England Journal of Medicine, showing whether private law is filling the gap left by retreating public oversight. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
11.08.2025 17:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Assistant Professor of Law Karl Lockhart asks, “Are We Investing or Gambling?” in his piece on The Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, which is based on his article, “Betting on Everything,” forthcoming in the Boston College Law Review.
Read it here: ow.ly/x6ha50Wzy8h
DePaul Law welcomes Professor David Rabban of the University of Texas School of Law as the 2025 Enlund Scholar, who will present “The Meaning of Academic Freedom as a First Amendment Right.”
Sept 18, 4–5 PM | in person or online | Free CLE (1 hour)
RSVP: ow.ly/Qhu350Wy6GZ
Assistant Professor of Law Karl Lockhart argues the line between gambling and investing is nonsense. Read why he says there’s no difference on In Game: ow.ly/Oqjb50Ws79f
21.07.2025 20:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Assistant Professor Karl Lockhart’s article, “Betting on Everything,” forthcoming in the Boston College Law Review, was featured on the Oxford Business Law Blog. It analyzes CFTC efforts to distinguish gambling from investing.
Read more: ow.ly/7f7S50WqEzQ
What can trademark law learn from comic art? Professor Michael Grynberg’s new piece—presented as a comic book—is out in California Law Review Online.
Article: ow.ly/egs650WlNWg
Justice Alito cited Wisconsin v. Yoder 45 times in his “Uncle Bobby” opinion. In Slate, Associate Professor of Law David Franklin says Alito completely misread the precedent—and got the ruling wrong.
Read the article: ow.ly/8aPE50WlMBF
