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Palmer House Hotel Room

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Click on the link below to purchase your tickets now! On sale through March 9!!

Barrister’s Ball Tickets

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THIS WEEK:

Barrister’s Tickets on Sale March 2!

Chicago-Kent Diversity Committee March 3!

WIL and Chicago-Kent Library Movie Night March 3!

Decalogue Party March 5!

Student Events:

Casetext Legal Research is GIVING AWAY ONE FREE

Barrister’s Ball ticket! ($75 value)

To enter, complete this Google form to the fullest extent, noting the requirements at the top of the form, and the winner will be announced by March 15.

https://forms.gle/14jEooiwG4SW6Gac6

Library

A Library Contest for CK Students

How do I Win?

Complete the Procertas Word Brief module and you’ll automatically be entered into monthly drawings for Starbucks Gift Cards!

Who can participate?

All Chicago-Kent students may enter. The Word Brief module is especially helpful for 1Ls!

Contest ends at 5:00 pm on 4/27/2020.

If you don’t have your Procertas login, you can contact dginsberg to ask for access.

See our library blog for more information: http://blogs.kentlaw.iit.edu/library/2020/01/libraryraffle2020/

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

Chicago-Kent Diversity Committee

On Tuesday, March 3 at 12:00pm in Room 170, Chicago-Kent Professor Bernadette Atuahene will present a class session titled

"The Property Tax Foreclosure Crisis in Detroit: Modern Day Structural Racism" for this year’s Diversity Week at Chicago Kent.

This special class is sponsored by the Chicago-Kent Diversity Committee and free pizza will be provided!

Learn more on the facebook event.

WIL & Chicago-Kent Library

WIL Movie Night: The Judge

On Tuesday, March 3 at 5:30pm in Morris Hall on the 10th floor for a free screening of The Judge, a documentary that provides rare insights into both Islamic law and gendered justice.

Film synopsis: "Religious courts in the Middle East had historically banned women from adjudicating domestic and family matters – in both the Shari’a courts of Islam and the Rabbinic courts of Judaism – until Kholoud Al-Faqih, dares to challenge that history. With the support of a progressive Sheik, Kholoud becomes the first woman judge with her appointment to a Palestinian Shari’a court in the West Bank, bringing a subtle new perspective garnered from her early about professional life working with battered women as an attorney in both the criminal and Shari’a courts."

This event is part of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s annual Diversity Week and is sponsored by the Chicago-Kent Society of Women in Law and the Chicago-Kent Law Library.

Find the trailer and learn more on the facebook event

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Decalogue

Join the Decalogue society on Thursday, March 5 in Room 570 for a Pizza Party! Wine and beer will be served!

Any questions please contact Tzuriel Amster at tamster.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS FAIR

Come to the All-Certificate Programs Fair on Tuesday, March 10th, in Morris Hall from 4:15pm-5:15pm.

Food will be served!

ACS, Criminal Law Society, & NLG

Event Name: Wrongful Conviction – A Discussion with an Exoneree

Event Description: Johnnie L. Savory was wrongfully convicted of a double murder at age 14. He will speak about being incarcerated for 30 years and his ongoing litigation battles. Professor Kling, who has represented Mr. Savory, will introduce him and talk about the forensics issues at play on March 10, from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

Any questions please contact Vicky Saliu at vsaliu

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THIS WEEK:

BLSA February 24!

IPLS Hot Topic February 25!

LEP Informational Meeting February 25!

ACS Panel February 25!

Chicago Bar Association February 26!

Student Events:

LEP

Legal Externship informational meeting on Tuesday, February 25 in Room 345 at noon!

Any questions please contact Suzanne Blaz at sblaz

Library

From the Law Library:

The Law Library will host Got Skills? Online Study Aids on Wednesday, February 19, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. outside the cafeteria on the 3rd floor.

In 1 minute, learn about a new collection of online study aids, free for Chicago-Kent students to download on a computer or apps. It includes outlines, flash cards, case briefing and exam help!

A Library Contest for CK Students

How do I Win?

Complete the Procertas Word Brief module and you’ll automatically be entered into monthly drawings for Starbucks Gift Cards!

Who can participate?

All Chicago-Kent students may enter. The Word Brief module is especially helpful for 1Ls!

Contest ends at 5:00 pm on 4/27/2020.

If you don’t have your Procertas login, you can contact dginsberg to ask for access.

See our library blog for more information: http://blogs.kentlaw.iit.edu/library/2020/01/libraryraffle2020/

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

IPLS

Ever wonder why today’s top musicians, including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, and Ariana Grande, routinely face copyright lawsuits? Or why the likes of Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, and Robin Thicke have recently been found liable for copyright infringement?

In this talk, Professor Edward Lee explains the copyright predicament musicians now face and the help the fair use doctrine may provide. Lee discusses his experimental study that showed fair use resulted in greater findings of no liability than a contestation of the test of substantial similarity.

Join IPLS on Tuesday, February 25, at noon in Room 510 to hear Professor Lee present his paper on Copyright Fair Use in music cases.

ACS

ACS Presents: ERA Panel Featuring Professors Baker and Shapiro

Tuesday February 25 from noon – 1pm in Room 170

FREE PIZZA!

CBA

ISBA

The Illinois State Bar Association as hosting a Speed Networking Event on February 28 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Chicago Regional Office on 20 S. Clark St., Suite 900.

There will be wine!!

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Any questions please contact Ryan Suniga at ryansuniga

BLSA

BLSA is hosting our second annual Black History Month- Art Showcase entitled: "My Black is Beautiful 2."

Please come hear from our talented singers and poets.

Additionally, we will have painters and vendors. Food and wine will be served.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS FAIR

Come to the All-Certificate Programs Fair on Tuesday, March 10th, in Morris Hall from 4:15pm-5:15pm.

Food will be served!

See flyer attached.

Diversity Week 2020 Flyer.pdf

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THIS WEEK:

DALSA Food Sale February 17!

ACLU General Meeting February 18!

Christian Legal Society Meeting February 18!

CBA Gatsby February 20!

Cannabis Law February 22!

Student Events:

LEP

Judicial Externship applications are due Wednesday, February 19!

Judge Gottschall has also been added to the application!

Any questions please contact Suzanne Blaz at sblaz

Library

From the Law Library:

The Law Library will host Got Skills? Online Study Aids on Wednesday, February 19, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. outside the cafeteria on the 3rd floor.

In 1 minute, learn about a new collection of online study aids, free for Chicago-Kent students to download on a computer or apps. It includes outlines, flash cards, case briefing and exam help!

A Library Contest for CK Students

How do I Win?

Complete the Procertas Word Brief module and you’ll automatically be entered into monthly drawings for Starbucks Gift Cards!

Who can participate?

All Chicago-Kent students may enter. The Word Brief module is especially helpful for 1Ls!

Contest ends at 5:00 pm on 4/27/2020.

If you don’t have your Procertas login, you can contact dginsberg to ask for access.

See our library blog for more information: http://blogs.kentlaw.iit.edu/library/2020/01/libraryraffle2020/

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

DALSA

Comfort Food Sale

DALSA will have a comfort food sale on Monday, February 17 outside the SPAK on the 3rd floor from 11am-4pm.

We will be selling food that we find comforting. We will also have a WiiU to play Super Smash Brothers and/or Mario Kart to help people relax.

Please stop by!

ACLU

Come to the ACLU’s general meeting in Room 583, Tuesday, February 18th from 12pm-1pm.

CLS

Do you like free food? Do you like free speech?

Join the Christian Legal Society at Noon on February 18th in Room 270 for a discussion on “The Fight for Free Speech in Millennium Park.”

Panda Express will be provided!

CBA

Get ready to be transported back to the Roaring 20’s, when jazz was playing, the market was booming, and flappers danced at every speakeasy in town! Join Young Lawyers Section at “Gatsby’s Speakeasy,” our 13th annual casino night fundraiser benefiting The Chicago Bar Foundation.

Enjoy an evening of table games, a Texas Hold’em Tournament, food and drink at the School of the Art Institute of Chicano (112 S. Michigan Ave.) on Thursday, February 20th at 6 pm.

Proceeds from the evening support the CBF’s work in Chicago’s legal community to make the justice system more fair and accessibly for everyone.

Click here to purchase tickets.
$125 for casino pass.

$150 for all access pass.

ISBA

The Illinois State Bar Association as hosting a Speed Networking Event on February 28 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Chicago Regional Office on 20 S. Clark St., Suite 900.

There will be wine!!

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Any questions please contact Ryan Suniga at ryansuniga

Voting Access Chicago: Ensure the Right to Vote; Pro Bono Opportunity for the March Primary Election

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Room: TBD (at Chicago-Kent College of Law)

RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to ensure American’s with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility at as many as 1400 polling places throughout Chicago on Primary Day, March 17th. This is a great volunteer opportunity.

During this training held at Chicago-Kent you will learn how to:

Inspect polling places on Election Day for ADA accessibility

Use an upgraded app on your own smart phone or tablet to send in the results of your inspections. Survey on your own or with a partner.

Pledge your choice of 4 or 8 hours with flexible start/end times between 6am – 7pm on Tuesday, March 17th (please note this is during Chicago-Kent’s Spring Break week; and the date coincides with St. Patrick’s Day)

Volunteers RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Voting Access Chicago is an initiative of Equip for Equality, Illinois’ leading disability rights organization, in partnership with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and many partner law schools, law firms, and corporations. Our goal is simple:

To ensure that Chicago’s 460,000 older adults and people with disabilities can vote at their local polling places – like everyone else!

This project with make the promise of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Help America Vote Act a reality by ensuring everyone can vote.

This session at Chicago-Kent is sponsored by: Disability Advocacy Law Student Association (DALSA), the Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society, and Kent Justice Foundation – with the support of the Career Services Office/Public Interest Program.

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!

Any questions please contact Michelle Vodenik at mvodenik

Cannabis Law Society

On Saturday February 22, CLS is hosting a half-day cannabis industry conference with Illinois Women in Cannabis. (Not just for women!)

IL Senator Celina Villanueva is Keynote Speaker.

Fox Rothschild, Reed Smith, Locke Lord, Benesch, Thomas Colburn, and in-house attorneys will teach CLE-accredited courses. You can also attend for free as a volunteer – email cannabislawsociety if interested.

BLSA

BLSA is hosting our second annual Black History Month- Art Showcase entitled: "My Black is Beautiful 2."

Please come hear from our talented singers and poets.

Additionally, we will have painters and vendors. Food and wine will be served.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS FAIR

Come to the All-Certificate Programs Fair on Tuesday, March 10th, in Morris Hall from 4:15pm-5:15pm.

Food will be served!

Voter Access Chicago: Ensure the Right to Vote; Pro Bono Opportunity for the March Primary Election

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Room: C20
RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to ensure American’s with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility at as many as 1400 polling places throughout Chicago on Primary Day, March 17th. This is a great volunteer opportunity.

During this training held at Chicago-Kent you will learn how to:

· Inspect polling places on Election Day for ADA accessibility

· Use an upgraded app on your own smartphone or tablet to send in the results of your inspections

· Survey on your own or with a partner

· Pledge your choice of 4 or 8 hours with flexible start/end times between 6am – 7pm on Tuesday, March 17th (please note this is during Chicago-Kent’s Spring Break week; and the date coincides with St. Patrick’s Day)

Volunteers RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Voting Access Chicago is an initiative of Equip for Equality, Illinois’ leading disability rights organization, in partnership with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and many partner law schools, law firms, and corporations. Our goal is simple: ensure that Chicago’s 460,000 older adults and people with disabilities can vote at their local polling places – like everyone else! This project with make the promise of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Help America Vote Act a reality by ensuring everyone can vote.

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED

This session at Chicago-Kent is sponsored by: Disability Advocacy Law Student Association (DALSA), the Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society, and Kent Justice Foundation – with the support of the Career Services Office/Public Interest Program.

Don’t forget to find your Valentine’s Day match today with the Kent Justice Foundation’s Cupid’s Court Matchmaker!!
The results will be revealed tonight during the Lobby Committee gathering!

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THIS WEEK:

BLSA Panel February 10!

SBA & BLSA Kick-off February 13!

All-Bar Networking Event February 13!

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT:

Huge congratulations to Annisha Arnold, Cristina McNeiley, Shawn Meyer, and Michael McGee as this team competed in the Midwest Black Law Student Association’s Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. After a long fought battle this team made it to the final round and won first place becoming the newest Regional Champions. In addition to winning First Place, Annisha Arnold was awarded an individual award as Best Advocate earning a perfect score in her preliminary matchup. The team has advanced to the National Competition which will take place the first weekend of March.

Congratulations and best of luck at Nationals!

Congratulations to Alex Rogers and Bryant Roby for taking third place in the Midwest Black Law Student Association’s Thurgood Marshall Moot Competition! They will compete at Nationals in early March.

Student Events:

Library

The Library is extending its hours!!

In response to students’ requests, Dean Krug initiated a conversation with the library to extend library hours. As a result, starting Tuesday, January 21, the library will close an hour later at 10:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday and will open an hour earlier at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.

The new library hours will run on a trial basis for the 2020 spring semester.

Spring Semester Hours:

• Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

• Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm

• Friday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

BLSA

On Monday, February 10 BLSA will host 4 esteemed panelists for an evening of networking, food, and fun from 6-8 pm.

Guests include:

1. Circuit Court Judge and Appellate Court candidate- The Honorable Judge Sharon O. Johnson

2. Harvard Law graduate and owner of TGIN- Chris-Tia Donaldson

3. Doctor of Emergency Medicine- Abdullah Pratt, MD

4. Accountant and PwC Deals Professional- Ita Adebayo

Any questions please contact Jewell Ewing at jewing1

SBA & BLSA

SBA & BLSA present the Spring Semester Kick-Off & the KJF Cupid Matchmaker!

Learn about these monthly socials with beer, wine and food!

Join us in the C-K Lobby from 6-8 pm on Thursday, February 13.

CBA

The CBA Young Lawyers Division presentes the ALL BAR Networking Social & Fair on Thursday, February 13 from 5:30-8:30pm.

Tickets are $10 for the first 70 people, then $40 for the next 100 people!

Any questions please contact Eva Dickey at edickey

ISBA

The Illinois State Bar Association as hosting a Speed Networking Event on February 28 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Chicago Regional Office on 20 S. Clark St., Suite 900.

There will be wine!!

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Any questions please contact Ryan Suniga at ryansuniga

Voting Access Chicago: Ensure the Right to Vote; Pro Bono Opportunity for the March Primary Election

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Room: TBD (at Chicago-Kent College of Law)

RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to ensure American’s with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility at as many as 1400 polling places throughout Chicago on Primary Day, March 17th. This is a great volunteer opportunity.

During this training held at Chicago-Kent you will learn how to:

Inspect polling places on Election Day for ADA accessibility

Use an upgraded app on your own smart phone or tablet to send in the results of your inspections. Survey on your own or with a partner.

Pledge your choice of 4 or 8 hours with flexible start/end times between 6am – 7pm on Tuesday, March 17th (please note this is during Chicago-Kent’s Spring Break week; and the date coincides with St. Patrick’s Day)

Volunteers RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Voting Access Chicago is an initiative of Equip for Equality, Illinois’ leading disability rights organization, in partnership with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and many partner law schools, law firms, and corporations. Our goal is simple:

To ensure that Chicago’s 460,000 older adults and people with disabilities can vote at their local polling places – like everyone else!

This project with make the promise of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Help America Vote Act a reality by ensuring everyone can vote.

This session at Chicago-Kent is sponsored by: Disability Advocacy Law Student Association (DALSA), the Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society, and Kent Justice Foundation – with the support of the Career Services Office/Public Interest Program.

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!

Any questions please contact Michelle Vodenik at mvodenik