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2023 News
- 05/18/2023 - Media Advisory: SIU School of Law hosts Diversity Prelaw Summer Institute next week
- 05/03/2023 - Mission continues: Veteran earns SIU law degree to better help fellow vets
- 04/07/2023 - SIU Moot Court team captures national child welfare/adoption law title
- 03/29/2023 - SIU School of Law Simonds lecture to focus on trade law
- 03/14/2023 - SIU Law alumnus, Illinois public health director Vohra to deliver law school commencement address
- 03/03/2023 - SIU School of Law alumni sworn in to appear before U.S. Supreme Court
- 03/02/2023 - SIU School of Law’s Ryan Bioethicist Lecture to examine future of reproductive rights
- 03/01/2023 - SIU School of Law Diversity Prelaw Summer Institute seeks students
- 01/06/2023 - SIU School of Law, SIU Edwardsville team up to offer students joint law, MPA program
2022 News
- 11/30/2022 - SIU Law’s Elder Law Clinic Wins Governor’s Engaging Aging Award
- 11/28/2022 - SIU LAW Dean Camille Davidson has a conversation with EDUP Legal - The Legal Education Podcast
- 11/23/2022 - Making the case: SIU Law students get real-life experience in Metro East Criminal Justice Clinic
- 11/10/2022 - Environmental and Civil Justice Attorney Jan Schlichtmann to present SIU Lesar Lecture
- 11/02/2022 - SIU Law Moot Court to focus on who decides treatment of a child’s gender dysphoria
- 10/18/2022 - SIU School of Law, Tougaloo College partner to increase diversity among attorneys
- 10/10/2022 - SIU School of Law to honor alumni judges, kick off 50th anniversary
- 06/30/2022 - SIU School of Law partners with Governors State University to offer a pipeline to JD degrees
- 06/29/2022 - SIU law professor Cindy Buys observes firsthand Ukrainian humanitarian effort while teaching in Poland
- 05/26/2022 - Congratulations to Cynthia Heisner winner of the SIU Staff Excellence Award
- 05/11/2022 - #SIULAW graduates Coral Serrano and Joseph Tondini didn’t just graduate last Friday, they also got married!
- 05/03/2022 - SIU School of Law Commencement Ceremony is May 6
- 03/09/2022 - Dean Davidson featured in SIU Women's History Month Video
- 02/28/2022 - Alum and US Army Major General Bill Enyart '79 weighs in on the Russian Attacks on Ukraine
- 02/25/2022 - Reimagining Law discusses with Dean Camille Davidson - How has the Legal Profession changed for Black Attorneys?
- 01/26/2022 - SIU School of Law, Stillman College pact aims to increase diversity among attorneys
2021 News
- 11/04/2021 - 30th Annual National Health Law Moot Court Competition on Nov. 5-6 will focus on fraudulent reimbursement claims
- 10/04/2021 - A SIULAW faculty discussion on recent and pending constitutional decisions before the US Supreme Court is featured in this article in the student-run news organization for SIUC, The Daily Egyptian
- 09/24/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Jennifer Brobst discusses requiring a vaccine during a public health emergency in an article about religious freedom and vaccine mandates in The Southern Illinoisan
- 09/24/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Peter Alexander publishes book on the financial life of renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright
- 09/13/2021 - SIULAW to hold discussion on recent and pending constitutional decisions before the US Supreme Court on Friday @ 12:15PM as part of SIUC’s Constitution Day activities this week.
- 08/06/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Cindy Buys discusses the impact of the Illinois Way Forward Act on the Pulaski County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois with local CBS affiliate, KFVS12
- 08/03/2021 - SIULAW Veteran’s Legal Assistance Program Clinic receives grant from the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
- 07/20/2021 - SIU law school adds holistic bar exam prep program to assist students
- 07/07/2021 - SIULAW alum, Robert Bodach ’06, named the next President of the Will County Bar Association
- 06/24/2021 - Montgomery County IL jury awards $2.8 million verdict to railroad employee represented by attorneys Ben Tobin, Zach Tobin, and SIULAW alum, Patrick Sullivan ’12 of Pratt & Tobin in Bethalto, IL.
- 06/24/2021 - SIULAW alum, Ryan Jones ‘12, discusses why he is running for DC Attorney General in this article in The Washington Informer.
- 06/08/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Jennifer Brobst, discusses the use of lethal force by a police officer with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3, in this story about the shooting of a robbery suspect in Mt. Vernon, IL
- 06/03/2021 - SIH/SIU Health Policy Institute - June 8 - will look at COVID-19’s impact on health policy.
- 05/20/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Cheryl Anderson speaks with local CBS affiliate, KFVS 12, about the legality of mandating vaccines in the workplace.
- 05/18/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Sheila Simon discusses the opening of new bike lanes in the City of Carbondale in this article in the Southern Illinoisan
- 05/07/2021 - SIULAW alum, Sneh Patel ‘05, is interviewed by WTOC11 in Savannah, GA, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- 05/03/2021 - SIULAW Commencement for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 is Friday, May 7th.
- 05/03/2021 - SIULAW Dean Camille Davidson talks with WSIU FM’s Jennifer Fuller about Law Day 2021.
- 04/26/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Christopher Behan selected for the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Specialist Program. His primary geographical area of interest is Sub-Saharan Africa.
- 04/22/2021 - #SIULAW Prof. Sheila Simon is interviewed by NPR Illinois reporter, Steph Whiteside, about the significance of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
- 04/14/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Cindy Buys to serve on Governor Pritzker’s Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes
- 03/12/2021 - 2021 John and Marsha Ryan Bioethicist in Residence Lecture will focus on “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Health Care: Legal and Ethical Issues"
- 03/05/2021 - SIULAW alum, Melodi Green ‘08 talks with Peoria Public Radio about becoming the first Black woman to head the Juvenile Division of the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office.
- 02/23/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Sheila Simon calls for ethical governing in this interview with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3
- 02/05/2021 - SIULAW alum, Prof. Linda Ficht ‘97, discusses her successful effort to pass legislation to protect low-wage workers in Virginia in this press release from Christopher Newport University
- 02/02/2021 - #SIULAW Prof. Cindy Buys, discusses a federal judge’s temporary restraining order suspending President Biden’s moratorium on deportations in this interview with the Albany NY CBS affiliate, WRGB 6.
- 02/02/2021 - In an interview with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3, #SIULAW Prof. Steve Macias discusses how social media was used by authorities investigating the Capitol riot to make an arrest
- 02/01/2021 - Noted civil rights attorney John Brittain to present Hiram H. Lesar Distinguished Lecture
- 01/29/2021 - SIULAW alum, David J. Doll ’92, discusses his retirement as the Winnebago County Public Defender in this article in the Rockford Register Star
- 01/26/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Cindy Buys breaks down President Biden’s immigration reform proposal in this interview with St. Louis NBC affiliate, KSDK
- 01/25/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Cindy Buys discusses the impact of President Biden’s executive orders on immigration policy in this interview with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3
- 01/22/2021 - New position for SIULAW alum, Tim Wellnitz ’03, is featured in The Beloit Daily News.
- 01/13/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Steve Macias discusses the impeachment proceedings with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3
- 01/11/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Sheila Simon is interviewed by local CBS affiliate, KFVS 12, about the events on January 6 in Washington DC
- 01/11/2021 - SIULAW Prof. Jennifer Brobst talks with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3, about a criminal justice reform bill being discussed by the IL House of Representatives
2020 News
- 12/10/2020 - SIULAW alum, J. Timothy Eaton ’77, named 2020 Person of the Year by Chicago Lawyer Magazine
- 12/03/2020 - SIULAW alum, Caroline Borden Campion ’07, is featured in this article in the Peoria Journal Star.
- 12/01/2020 - SIULAW alum, Sebrina Barrett ’02, discusses her career path in advocacy and leadership in this article from KTTN News in Trenton, MO.
- 11/13/2020 - SIULAW alum, Brandon Woudenberg ‘16, President of the Carbondale Warming Center, is interviewed by local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3, about receiving a $50,000 donation to the Center from LiUNA.
- 11/12/2020 - Beth Boggs (’91) is featured in article on corporate philanthropy in the St. Louis Business Journal
- 11/05/2020 - 32 teams from 21 law schools will argue the merits of the legality of face mask mandates at the SIU School of Law’s National Health Law Moot Court Competition
- 10/29/2020 - SIULAW alum, Candice Stearns ’16, receives an award for her work representing victims of domestic violence in this article from the Herald and Review in Decatur, IL.
- 10/23/2020 - SIULAW Prof. Sheila Simon talks with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV 3, about the legal consequences of restaurants defying Governor Pritzker’s mitigation measures.
- 10/19/2020 - SIULAW Professors Buys, Fountaine, and Macias talk with the Daily Egyptian about the impact of Judge Ginsburg’s death on the Supreme Court
- 10/13/2020 - #SIULAW Associate Dean, Steve Macias, talks with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3, about the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
- 10/12/2020 - Virtual SIU Law School Induction Ceremony set for Tuesday, October 13
- 10/09/2020 - #SIULAW Associate Dean Steve Macias discusses first amendment issues with local ABC affiliate, WSIL TV3, about a controversial flag in Marion, IL
- 10/05/2020 - SIULAW Dean Camille Davidson, Jerricha Griffin (3L), and Dan Asonye (2L), speak to participants of a march for Breonna Taylor
- 09/22/2020 - #SIULAW students react to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- 09/21/2020 - WPSD TV 6 reports over 200 voters registered in voter registration drive by the National Lawyers Guild student organization
- 09/17/2020 - “All Salukis Vote”, a voter registration drive organized by SIULAW students, is covered by local NBC affiliate, WPSD TV 6
- 08/27/2020 - Prof. Sheila Simon is interviewed by reporter Holly Kee about women running for public office
- 08/26/2020 - George Crouch (’93), is named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Newark Field office
- 06/26/2020 - SIULAW alum Emily Kudek (’20) is featured on the University’s “This is SIU” blog for her pro bono work
- 06/18/2020 - SIULAW alum and ISBA President Dennis Orsey (’79) is featured in a story in The Telegraph
- 06/05/2020 - “Hundreds march in Carbondale to 'demand justice for all black lives”.
- 06/03/2020 - WGN Radio 720 in Chicago interviews #SIULAW alum and Cook County State’s Attorney, Kimberly Foxx (’97), about her remarks on Sunday
- 05/07/2020 - #SIULAW alum, Jeff Roberts '92, is interviewed by The Murray State News about being sworn in as a special justice to the Kentucky Supreme Court
- 05/06/2020 - SIU Alumna, Beth Boggs ’91, gives Love and Hope through Free Lunches and Facemasks
- 04/28/2020 - Prof. Sheila Simon is interviewed by the Southern Illinoisan about the debate over Governor Pritzker's stay-at-home executive order
- 04/23/2020 - Prof. Cynthia Fountaine is interviewed by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism about COVID-19's impact on legal education
- 04/22/2020 - Interim Dean Cindy Buys talks with the DE about releasing immigration detainees during the COVID19 crisis
- 04/16/2020 - School of Law holds Coronavirus Cancellations Moot Court Competition
- 04/14/2020 - Prof. Angela Upchurch receives the School of Law’s 2020 Outstanding Scholar Award and the University's 2020 Teaching Excellence Award
- 04/10/2020 - Interim Dean Cindy Buys, discusses the impact of COVID19 on federal detainees at the Pulaski County Detention Center in Ullin, IL
- 04/02/2020 - SIU Law Alum, Dr Senait Fisseha, chief adviser to the WHO Director-General, talks about the global governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic.
- 04/01/2020 - Professor Rebecca O'Neill shares how to appoint a Power of Attorney for Health Care in an interview by the Marion Star
- 03/10/2020 - SIU Law Prof. Michael Koehler discusses a “big setback” for the USDOJ
- 03/02/2020 - SIU School of Law Journal Symposium to look at legal impact of Illinois’ recreational marijuana law
- 02/28/2020 - SIU Law student Jerricha Griffin, spoke at a press conference by IL Governor JB Pritzker about a new DCFS training facility to be located at SIU
- 02/19/2020 - 2020 Ryan Bioethicist speaker, Thaddeus Pope to focus on "Medical Aid in Dying: Assessing the Illinois Patient Choices at End of Life Act"
- 02/07/2020 - SIUE University Honors Program students guaranteed admission to the SIU School of Law
- 02/06/2020 - Prof. Michael Koehler discusses the Airbus deal with French, British and U.S. authorities following a three-year probe into allegations of bribery and corruption over jetliner sales.
- 01/09/2020 - Interim Dean Cindy Buys talks with local CBS affiliate,
- 01/08/2020 - 10th Annual “Women in Leadership Workshop” begins January 9 -10
- 01/02/2020 - Camille Davidson chosen as SIU School of Law Dean