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Noah Smith-Drelich Joins Chicago-Kent Faculty
Noah Smith-Drelich has joined the law school as an assistant professor of law. Smith-Drelich’s research interests center on tort law including the use of torts in civil rights and civil liberties litigation. SmithDrelich also does experimental research on food taxes and subsidies, and he is currently collecting data from all 50 states for a research project that analyzes the public health impacts of past changes to restaurant and grocery taxes. In addition to his research, Smith-Drelich is lead counsel for Thunderhawk v. County of Morton, an ongoing civil liberties suit related to the Standing Rock-led opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Prior to joining academia, Smith-Drelich was a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union’s North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming office. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School and holds a bachelor’s degree from Williams College and a master’s degree in environment and resources from Stanford University.
Marsha Ross-Jackson Inspires Aspiring African-American Lawyers in New Book
Assistant Dean Marsha Ross-Jackson shared her tips on navigating law school and professional life in Lessons from Successful African American Lawyers: Practical Wisdom for Those on the Path to Lawyerhood (Volume 1). The book features the personal and professional stories of 55 successful Black lawyers from around the country who attended law school from 1970–2010 and pursued various career paths in the legal industry. Ross-Jackson hopes that readers will “see themselves in us and realize that if we were able to get into and survive law school, and become successful attorneys, they can too.”
Professor Bernadette Atuahene received the 2020 John Hope Franklin Prize from the Law and Society Association for her article titled “Predatory Cities.” The annual award recognizes exceptional scholarship in the field of race, racism, and the law. Predatory cities are urban areas where public officials systematically take property from residents and transfer it to public coffers, intentionally or unintentionally violating domestic laws or basic human rights. Atuahene introduced this new sociolegal concept in her paper, which was published in the California Law Review in February.
Stephanie M. Stern Co-Authors Book on Psychology and Property Law Professor Stephanie M. Stern has published a book that explores how empirical, psychological research can inform our understanding of property law. The Psychology of Property Law, which Stern co-authored with Daphna Lewinsohn-Zamir, dean and Louis Marshall Professor of Environmental Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examines the intersection between people’s perceptions and values of ownership and how these interact with property law systems. Using key findings from psychology, the authors consider whether the goals inherent in property laws can be achieved more successfully with different rules and suggest potential property law reforms. The book was published by NYU Press.
Graeme B. Dinwoodie Inducted into IP Hall of Fame
Global Professor of Intellectual Property Law Graeme B. Dinwoodie has been inducted into the IP Hall of Fame, which honors outstanding individuals who have made a game-changing, positive impact on the global intellectual property landscape. New inductees are chosen by members of the IP Hall of Fame Academy, which includes inductees from previous years and other distinguished members of the global IP community, following a nomination process. The IP Hall of Fame includes living and deceased individuals such as Thomas Jefferson, Victor Hugo, and Giles Rich, one of the principal authors of the 1952 Patent Act.
