http://www.law.illinois.edu/rss/news/ The latest news from the Illinois College of Law 60 http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2279?src=rss Law On Tuesday, May 14, Professor Eric Freyfogle was invested as a Swanlund Chair, the highest endowed title bestowed upon faculty at the Urbana-Champaign campus. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2279?src=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2276?src=rss Law Professor John Colombo argues for the elimination of 501(c)(4) organizations. The problem with the (c)(4) designation is that it is essentially a charity that is permitted to engage in unlimited lobbying and some significant amount of political campaign activity (as long as that activity isn’t the organization’s “primary purpose”) in exchange for denying the organization the ability to receive deductible charitable contributions. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2276?src=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2272?src=rss Law The National Bankruptcy Conference (NBC) has elected Professor Robert Lawless to membership in the Conference as conferee. The NBC is a non-profit, non-partisan, self-supporting organization of approximately 60 lawyers, law professors, and bankruptcy judges whose primary purpose is to advise Congress on the operation of bankruptcy and related laws and any proposed changes to those laws. The NBC has been a resource to Congress on every significant piece of bankruptcy legislation since that time. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2272?src=rss Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2256?src=rss Law Professor Jennifer Robbennolt has been honored with two College of Law annual awards: the Wayne LaFave Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship and the John E. Cribbet Excellence in Teaching Award. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2256?src=rss Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2255?src=rss Law Professor Richard Ross has been awarded the College of Law’s Carroll P. Hurd Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship for his article, “Distinguishing Eternal from Transient Law: Natural Law and the Judicial Law of Moses.” Given to the most outstanding piece of faculty scholarship published in the previous year, the award was established in 2002 by Heidi Hurd, the David C. Baum Professor of Law, and Michael Moore, the Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Chair. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2255?src=rss Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2254?src=rss Law Michael L. Tipsord (’84), vice chairman and chief operating officer of the State Farm Insurance Companies, will deliver the 2013 College of Law Convocation Address. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2254?src=rss Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2253?src=rss Law The audio file of Dean Bruce Smith’s State of the College address, given at the Annual Alumni Luncheon, is now available. He discusses the College's operating landscape, initiatives, and plans for the future. Head to law.illinois.edu to listen. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2253?src=rss Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2252?src=rss Law Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Colin Stirling Bruce (’89) to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Colin Stirling Bruce currently serves as the first assistant United States attorney in the Central District of Illinois, a position he has held since 2010. He received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Illinois. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2252?src=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2251?src=rss Law As part of its vision to drive innovation and collaboration in the legal profession through lifelong education and career development, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has named Stacey Kielbasa (’99) their president for the coming term. As NALP’s president, Stacey will serve as the chief volunteer leader of the organization. http://www.law.illinois.edu/news/article/2251?src=rss Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:00 GMT