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  • September 17, 2018 | Events
    Traveling Bicentennial of Illinois Law Exhibit to Debut at College of DuPage

    The traveling Bicentennial of Illinois Law Exhibit will be on display beginning Friday, September 21, 2018, at the Student Service Center at the College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., in Glen Ellyn. 
     
    The interesting and educational exhibit features prominent lawyers and cases in Illinois history, information about how the court system operates, and a general history of the judiciary’s first 200 years of existence. Cases featured include Block v. City of Chicago, which concerned the first movie censorship laws, and lawyers featured include Ferdinand Barnett, one of the first African-American attorneys licensed in Illinois. The exhibit also highlights the important role that the judicial branch has in upholding the rule of law, providing a forum for dispute resolution, and interpreting the law. 

  • September 14, 2018 | Events
    Bicentennial of the Judiciary Gala

    The Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission will be hosting a gala on October 9 to commemorate the bicentennial of the judicial branch at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield. 

    The event starts at 6:30 p.m.

    The gala will feature keynote speaker Scott Turow, an attorney with Dentons who is also a renowned author. Turow has published 10 bestselling works of fiction, including "Presumed Innocent" and "The Burden of Proof." He is also the author of two nonfiction books, including "One L," which is about his experience as a law student. Turow's books have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

  • November 22, 2016 | CLE
    CLE: History on Trial: The Alton School Cases

    In 1897, Scott Bibb, an African-American father of two school-age children, resisted the newly-imposed racial segregation in the Alton, Illinois schools. Join us in Chicago on December 9, 2016 for a look at the family’s persistent legal efforts over the next 11 years and a panel discussion regarding how the case might have unfolded under current laws and rules. The program includes a video replay of the DePaul University Theater School production chronicling the events surrounding this case.

  • October 1, 2014 | Events
    Supreme Court to formally rededicate building on Oct. 7

    President Felice to speak at historic event

    In 1938, Walter T. Gunn was sworn in as the 70th Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. A self-described "ordinary country lawyer by profession", the Danville attorney continued to serve on the Court until his retirement in 1951. Justice Gunn also served as Chief Justice from 1940-1941, the second from Vermilion County to do so.

    Nearly 76 years later, Champaign resident and internationally renowned vocalist Nathan Gunn will perform in the same building that his great-grandfather once heard oral arguments. He and his wife Julie Jordan Gunn are special guest performers at the Court's rededication ceremony of the restored Supreme Court Building on Tuesday, October 7 at 6 p.m.

  • October 10, 2013 | Events
    Joseph Smith Reenactment Trial set for Oct. 14

    The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission will partner to educate and inform the public about the extradition hearings of Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet, and issues of modern day personal liberties.

    The "Joseph Smith Reenactment & Discussion" will be held on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Logal Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th, Chicago. Cost of the event is $15 and valet parking is available.

    Panelists include:  Hon. Sue Myerscough, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; Michael Scodro, Illinois Solicitor General; Jeffrey Colman, Jenner & Block; and Jeffrey Walker, J. Reuben Clark Law School.

    Visit JosephSmithCaptured.com for more information.