Legal Issues in the News

In this week's Legal Issues in the News. the University of Illinois College of Law's Faye Jones describes the use of artificial intelligence and law.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Andrew Bequette explains the fight for township governments.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Matthew Braun, checks in on the Trump Administration's '2 to 1' executive order.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Jennifer Pahre tells the history of doctor-patient confidentiality.

Doordash. Space X. Epic Games. These are all private US companies valued at more than a billion dollars—unicorns. Unicorn sightings, once rare, have become commonplace. As U.S. companies get bigger while staying private, a few questions become urgent: Who should be able to invest in these companies? Main Street investors? What protections should these investors have? Issues about access and investor protection are on the table at the SEC, where seemingly technical rule changes are really a fight over access and information in the new world of unicorn investments.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Catherine Stahl explains the history of executive privilege.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Jennifer Pahre explains cy pres​​​​​​​.

In this weeks Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Catherine Stahl talks about reading the law.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News from the University of Illinois College of Law, Verity Winship looks at the litigation against gun manufacturers.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Jennifer Pahre, gives the historical context of high crimes and misdemeanors.