“The exchange between Justice Sotomayor and Sauer marked one of many moments in the investigation and prosecution of Donald Trump that have prompted despair about … the future of democracy in America,” writes Prof. Emeritus Alschuler in @Just_Security. buff.ly/3xVRlse

Prof. Aziz Huq joined @TheNASEM for a workshop brainstorming solutions to disinformation. He moderated a panel on regulatory possibilities. Read more and watch: buff.ly/3UjdcRH

“My book ... examines the many different and contested historical meanings of what we now refer to as “federalism,” which is central to countless high-profile political disputes,” Prof. Alison LaCroix tells Project Syndicate in a Q&A about her book. buff.ly/4bh2jXz

“It’s perfectly possible that this is a change in a rule that is designed to disadvantage a particular message … The other side of the argument would be, the rule we had in the past did not really anticipate situations like” this, Geoffrey Stone said. buff.ly/44loNEs

Prof. Aziz Huq discusses Supreme Court hearing on Trump’s immunity case on Background Briefing. buff.ly/3Qmepql

“A sensible approach must strike a balance... But if the message from the top is redistribution over growth, the lessons of history will be ignored to the country’s peril,” writes Prof. Todd Henderson. buff.ly/3UfF4pN

Prof. tomginsburg spoke with The World about how other nations have grappled with the question of immunity for heads of state. buff.ly/3UB7xa3

“The discovery of these mass graves suggests that there’s a really urgent need to carry out investigations, one, but even before you get to that point, to preserve evidence,” Clinical Prof. Anjli Parrin told @Vox. buff.ly/4aP5TID

“[T]he way in which the court was talking about drawing the line was I think really troubling,” Prof. Aziz Huq told The Christian Science Monitor about the Trump immunity case. “The justices were just not attentive to the actual facts of the case in a quite astonishing way.” buff.ly/3WhH9V8

In an AlaskaQuarterlyReview poetry reading, Prof. Farah Peterson said that art “displays the effects of different government choices over time, so it can also be a record of what those choices mean on a human scale.” Listen to her reading 👇

Prof. Geoffrey Stone joined the Penn Faculty Senate for a roundtable to discuss academic freedom and campus free expression. buff.ly/3UhyJdM

.UChicago Fed Soc received the James Madison Chapter of the Year Award this spring. “The culture of our chapter is one of a passion for ideas, professionalism, flawless execution, and a deep commitment to the values of the Society,” said Prof. Todd Henderson. buff.ly/3xSNA6H

Celebrate National Poetry Month with our April Poetry Feature, which highlights pieces from Alan Baer (@alanbaer5), Carlie Hoffman, Campbell McGrath, and Farah Peterson!

thecommononline.org/april-2024-poe…

Though a conviction in at least one of Donald J. Trump's trials is possible, and even likely, neither that outcome nor even jail time would disqualify him from running for the presidency, notes UChicago Law School's Eric Posner. bit.ly/4aFnkey

Angela Steele, ’02, speaks on confidence and her career at the General Counsel Conference Midwest. buff.ly/4b19h2G

.@reuters notes that according to ABA data, one quarter of Law School JDs in the class of 2023 were hired into federal judicial clerkships. buff.ly/3UzFjh1

The Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics marked its ten-year anniversary this spring with an event that celebrated Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics research over the years. “Ellen and I are absolutely thrilled with the research you are doing,” said Richard Sandor. buff.ly/3Jt24gh

With SCOTUS hearing arguments on presidential immunity, Prof. Alison LaCroix told Financial Times it hinges on “a much clearer, more crystallised, legal issue” than the Colorado ballot case. “It really is this fundamental ‘is the president above the law’ question.” buff.ly/3w95bqy

Sarmad Khojasteh, ’06, joins King & Spalding Business Litigation practice group as partner. buff.ly/43ZX6kk

It's important to dig into the differences between “public use” and “on sale” in the context of real world prior art. Jonathan Masur at UniversityofChicago addresses this in the latest AccelPro IP Law interview, On Real World Prior Art.

iplawinsights.joinaccelpro.com/p/real-world-p…