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2021 JOHN MARSHALL FELLOWS Phil Axt is a litigation associate with the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  Before joining Gibson Dunn, Phil clerked for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was President of the Veteran’s Association, Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society chapter, and Managing Editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology. He also holds a B.S. in Economics from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet. Prior t...

Republican and Democrats have slammed Joe Biden's announcement They have said it is 'divisive', 'brainless', a 'radical left' ploy and a 'power grab'  Biden established commission to examine expanding the Supreme Court Friday Move would wipe out conservative majority on the bench formed under Trump  Mitch McConnell said it was 'more evidence of the far-left's influence on Biden'  Mitt Romney said it would 'forever diminish institutions at our foundation'  Rep. Marsha Blackburn said Democrats will 'destroy institutions to seize power'  Nikki Haley said: 'Court packing is undemocratic, div...

A pioneer in the field of environmental law, David Schoenbrod was at the forefront of environmental justice, taking on big business. Now, his concern has turned to Congress evading accountability to voters. Professor Schoenbrod’s most recent book, DC Confidential: Inside the Five Tricks of Washington, shows how politicians from both parties take credit for popular promises, but avoid blame for unpopular consequences and points the way to stopping the trickery. He also frequently contributes to the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other newspapers and perio...

Amid pandemic, UChicago scholar launches program for international artists Feb 23, 2021 Interim director Ghenwa Hayek expands Gray Center’s global reach with FarBar program Early last year, Assoc. Prof. Ghenwa Hayek signed on to become the interim director of the University of Chicago’s Gray Center. A month after she accepted the interim directorship, the COVID-19 crisis was officially declared a pandemic. Uncertain times call for certain decision-making, and Hayek quickly embraced the challenge. The Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inqu...

Busan Biennale 2020 goes to Chicago Posted : 2021-02-15 15:43 Updated : 2021-02-16 09:41 By Kwon Mee-yoo The 2020 edition of Busan Biennale, which garnered positive reviews for interweaving visual art with literary elements, heads to Chicago for a year-long project with artists, musicians and writers. Organized by Danish artistic director Jacob Fabricius, the 10th edition of Busan Biennale was titled "Words at an Exhibition ― an exhibition in ten chapters and five poems." Fabricus invited 11 authors, 67 visual artists and 11 musicians from 34 countries to unravel the port city's charms in...