New Law Blogs

Profile of McDonald v. Chicago plaintiffs
An interesting study, in Chicago magazine.

The University of Chicago Magazine
Of all the places to be profiled, your own alumni magazine is pretty great.

Help Keep D-Lib Magazine Open
Help keep D-Lib Magazine an open access publication by taking their survey. The editors will be seeking advertising income to fund operations and need to profile their readers for potential advertisers...

Time Magazine on Northwestern's Two-Year J.D.
Time Magazine: Fast-Tracking Law School, by Kristina Dell. For more, see Brian Leiter (Chicago) and Larry Ribstein (Illinois). See prior TaxProf Blog coverage here, here, here, and here.

Goin' to Chicago
Rahm Emanuel is stepping down as White House chief of staff to run for mayor of Chicago. His successor, low-profile Pete Rouse, will bring a wealth of Capitol experience to the job.

Daley Bows Out: Rahm's Turn
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced today he won't seek re-election. Rahm Emanuel, Compromiser-in-Chief, has said he's interested in the job. He doesn't see eye-to-eye with Obama's inner circle of advisers and it's long been rumored he only planned to stay with Obama through the mid-term elections anyway...

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.