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| + | The '''University of Chicago Law School''' is the professional graduate [[law school]] of the [[University of Chicago]]. It is consistently ranked among the most prestigious law schools in the world, and has produced many [[distinguished alumni]] in the judiciary, academia, government, politics and business. It employs more than 200 full-time and part-time faculty and hosts more than 600 students. | ||
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| + | The law school was conceived in the 1890s by the President of the University of Chicago, [[William Rainey Harper]]. Harper and the law school's first Dean, [[Joseph Henry Beale]], designed the school's curriculum with inspiration from [[Ernst Freund]]'s interdisciplinary approach to legal education.<ref>http://www.academyoflaw.org.au/resources/Legal%20Education%20Conference%202017%20Final%20Papers/Martha%20Nussbaum%20-%20Why%20Lawyers%20Need%20a%20Broad%20Social%20Education.pdf</ref> The construction of the school was financed by [[John D. Rockefeller]] and the cornerstone was laid by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. | ||
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| Formation | 1902 |
| Parent organization | University of Chicago |
| Headquarters | Chicago, USA |
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The University of Chicago Law School is the professional graduate law school of the University of Chicago. It is consistently ranked among the most prestigious law schools in the world, and has produced many distinguished alumni in the judiciary, academia, government, politics and business. It employs more than 200 full-time and part-time faculty and hosts more than 600 students.
The law school was conceived in the 1890s by the President of the University of Chicago, William Rainey Harper. Harper and the law school's first Dean, Joseph Henry Beale, designed the school's curriculum with inspiration from Ernst Freund's interdisciplinary approach to legal education.[1] The construction of the school was financed by John D. Rockefeller and the cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt.
A document sourced from University of Chicago/Law School
| Title | Type | Subject(s) | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Cass sunstein conspiracies.pdf | paper | "Conspiracy theory" | 15 January 2008 | Cass Sunstein Adrian Vermeule | A classic Official Narrative-type exposition of Conspiracy theory and Conspiracy Theorists with recommendations on how governments should deal with them. It is the principal source of the now widely-used expression "Cognitive Infiltration" |
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ashcroft | 9 May 1942 | Politician Lawyer | US Attorney General on 9/11 | |
| James Comey | 14 December 1960 | Spook Lawyer | An insider who decided not to prosecute Hillary Clinton | |
| Christopher DeMuth | 5 August 1946 | US | Lawyer Economist Neoconservatism | President of the American Enterprise Institute. |
| Amy Klobuchar | 25 May 1960 | US | Politician US/2020 Presidential election/Candidates | Democratic party up-and-coming politician |
| Kevin McAleenan | Lawyer | |||
| Jim Talent | 18 October 1956 | US | Politician |
