By Brittany Bihun Feeling scorned by your spouse? Want revenge? Or how about just humiliation and MONEY MONEY MONEYYYYY in return for their cheating ways? That’s exactly what Bob Rohrman is seeking to do by suing the doctor his wife slept with during his marriage by using an ancient Illinois law called “alienation of affection.” [...]
By: Michelle A. Borman Despite its taboo nature, we’ve all heard about it. Perhaps you’ve even joked about it, calling a friend, “a milkaholic.” Maybe you’ve been mistaken for one after dining at your favorite breakfast joint, you go to stand up, and stumble. While everyone watches and judges you, you swear you’ve had just [...]
By Anthony MacArthur Chicagoland’s Bachelor of the Year, Drew Peterson, is a real renaissance man. He isn’t just one of “Chicagoland’s finest” and a snappy dresser. He’s also quite adept at luring women to marry him. He’s been married four times. He’s not my particular cup of tea, but some people call him a real [...]
By: Michelle A. Borman 1.) Tell us a little about yourself? IE Year, where you’re from, etc. …I am a 3L from the University of Notre Dame, BRIAN FOY. After Notre Dame, I lived in LA received a Master’s in Communications and then came law school. 2.) What do you plan to do after you [...]
By: Tony MacArthur Charles Murdock studied engineering in undergrad and graduated in 1956. After graduation he spent four years as a pilot in the Marines. He then decided to go to graduate school. As he explains, his decision to go to law school was a surprise, even to himself. He graduated Loyola law in 1963 [...]
By: Anthony MacArthur We’ve all had it happen: you reach your optimal “zone” for studying in the library. Your focus is intense, future interests is just about to click and the FRE is about to fit neatly in your brain between riding a bike and tying your shoes. Then you smell it. Burning toast? You [...]
Need student health insurance? Read this first! By: Kathleen Georgevich Health insurance reform has been all over the news recently. Fortunately, Loyola students are not among the millions of uninsured Americans. You may think you have no options beyond the health insurance offered by Loyola, but you would be incorrect, my friend! The summary below [...]
By: Heather Marie Mantegna Exams change people. All it takes is one over-achieving malcontent lurking around campus lamenting about how he only has 67 pages in his Con Law outline, and suddenly everyone is in a panic. Perfectly well-adjusted law students become neurotic, caffeine junkies for the last month of school. The library suddenly fills [...]
By: Michelle A. Borman 1.) Tell us a little about yourself generally–where you’re from, year in school, etc. I am a part-time evening student in my second year, so I’ll be around for a couple of more years. By the way, since I am only a 2L you should take all of my answers with [...]
10. Using class time to plan his/her wedding on the Internet or shopping for anything inappropriate. 9. Clipping nails/toenails. 8. Asking you what the professor said while you were clearly busy reading Blackacre. 7. Tapping a pen or anything else on the desk, or any other nervous twitch, itching, or fondling of any sort. 6. [...]
By: Michelle A. Borman On a Wednesday afternoon in March, I caught up with one of the security guards, Mary and chatted with her about her life at Loyola and beyond. Mary declined to have her picture taken but you can find her at the front desk of the CLC or elsewhere on campus. During [...]
As finals approach I am once again reminded of how poorly we law students treat ourselves. With high stress, depleted sleep, increased caffeine consumption, little exercise, and excessive fast-food, it’s amazing our bodies are resilient enough to survive. Additionally, mounting loans and a poor economy have understandably driven some damn well near their wits-end. With [...]
Top 10 Facebook Statuses 4/19- 4/23 Oral argument day is finally here. May it please the court… Would your honors be opposed to doing a round of tequila shots before I begin my argument? Dang, how do I always lose socks doing laundry? And these were Gold Toe dress socks. So, Larry King is getting [...]
Blackacre would like to congratulate the following election winners: The Justinian Society is pleased to announce the selection of next year’s Executive Board! The Executive Board for the 2010-2011 academic year will consist of President Cody Vitello, Vice President Jacqueline Tirannanzi, Secretary Angela Inzano, Treasurer Elizabeth Demonte, and Social Chair Elizabeth Cotignola. The goals [...]
Here are this week’s top 10 Facebook statuses. Not a friend of Blackacre on Facebook? Add us at http://www.facebook.com/blackacre.loyola Week of 4/12 – 4/16 Does anyone know a good alligator joke? Would rather go home and watch GLEE tonight instead of sitting in con law… waaa waaa! On this London application, the first question asks [...]
Loyola International Law Review Executive Board Editor-in-Chief: Wellington Lyons Executive Editor in Charge of Articles: Furqan Mohammed Feature and Student Articles Editor: Brittany Kubes Symposium Editor: Leslie Gutierrez Managing Editor: Michael Eurich National Black Law Students Association Executive Board National Attorney General: Ashlyn Shockley National Moot Court Director: Brian Roy National Moot Court Specialist: Deborah [...]
The election for next year’s Student Bar Association Officers is upon us! The word on campus is that some students are displeased with the SBA of yesteryear. Others love the SBA including the bar reviews, blood drives, and other events the SBA sponsors. Which one are you–a lover? –or a hater? Instead of sitting around [...]
By: Heather Marie Mantegna On Monday, April 12th, Loyola’s Office of Career Services hosted a career event and panel featuring three Loyola alumni currently working in Federal agencies. The alumni represented a variety of backgrounds and offered a range of insights on life in a Federal agency and career planning. Panelists included: Tamara Carnovsky, Loyola [...]
by: Kathleen Georgevich April 12, 2010 The Discussion on Hate Crime, co-sponsored by OUTLaw and LALSA, ended with the panelists reminding the attendees that their organizations welcome students; either as interns or for specific research projects. The panel consisted of Anita Maddali from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and Bernard Cherkasov, [...]
Not a friend of Blackacre? Add us at http://www.facebook.com/blackacre.loyola Top 10 Statuses for the Week of 4/5 – 4/9 The end of bow ties on the Supreme Court? I demand that Obama nominates a stylish Justice. It’s a sad day: my stingray belt-buckle has broken. Maybe Nike should have just gone with a commercial about [...]
Dean Charles Purcell 1932-2010 By Anthony MacArthur One of the projects I have been working on for Blackacre is to interview many of the deans of Loyola Law School. The only dean I had not yet interviewed was Dean Purcell. Dean Purcell spent his winters in warmer climates and had agreed to sit down with [...]
It was a beautiful spring morning and a perfect one for a run. Registration began in Grant Park at 7:30 a.m. and the Wrigley Start Early Run/Pledge Walk began at 9 a.m. Loyola’s Child Law Society formed a team for the event and invited other members of the law school to join, by way of [...]
April 6, 2010 By: Chris Carlson A group of lawyers and law students gathered at Beane Hall on the Water Tower Campus Tuesday for a networking event sponsored by the Loyola Outlaws and the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago. The speed networking event, in the style of speed dating, introduced the law students to [...]
April 6, 2010 By: Tony MacArthur Facilitated by: the faculty of the Beazley Institute Speakers: Professors Singer, Blum, Sawicki and a cameo appearance by professor Nowack. Food: Two types of cookies, soda, grapes and pretzel rods. (Seriously, you people are missing out on some great free food!) Overview In this brief lecture by the faculty [...]
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