Legal Commentary

Why Ideology, Not Interest Group Politics, Explains Academic Opposition to the new Milton Friedman Institute:
Illya Somin has this post on the Volokh Conspiracy discussing the opposition of numerous professors to the establishment of a new Milton Friedman Institue at the University of Chicago...

TM Opposition Dismissed for Failure to Serve at Time of Filing
In Springfield, Inc. v. XD, Opposition No. 91180596 (February 7, 2008) was "dismissed as a nullity" ("That is to say, the opposition should never have been instituted. Opposer?s filing fee will be refunded in due course") where the Opposer checked the applicable box on the ESTTA form to indicate that it had effected service on applicant on the last day of the opposition period, when in fact it had not...

The Law Schools Of Illinois
The State of Illinois is generally a fruitful place for obtaining a legal education. Six of the State's nine law schools are located directly in Chicago. The law schools are: DePaul University's College of Law, Chicago 25 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 60604, Phone: (312) 362-8701 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago 565 West Adams Street, Chicago 60661-3691, Phone: (312) 906-5000 John Marshall Law School, Chicago 315 S...

Second Kenyan Opposition Leader Killed; France Calls for Security Council Action
The New York Times is reporting this morning:A second Kenyan opposition lawmaker was shot dead on Thursday, and riots immediately exploded in opposition strongholds, putting the co

Chicago BlockShopper: What Fresh Hell Is This
I first became aware of the idea of BlockShopper when a friend of mine, a partner at a big Chicago law firm, called to ask whether he could take title to his new townhome in a private manner...

Vytorin and Zetia May Not Work: Cardiologists
Chicago, IL: The message could not have been clearer. At a major cardiology conference Sunday in Chicago, a gathering of 5,000 of the country's leading cardiologists were told unequivocally that cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia should only be used as a therapy of last resort, given the now-widely-held view that the two drugs may not work.

Chicago Golf Course
101 Year Old Owner Must Get $25 Million for Property

Parks Department
Chicago to pay $2 million settlement in playfield lawsuit.

Securities Fraud
Chicago Bridge & Iron agrees to $10.5 million shareholder class action settlement.