Tag: Law Review
Members of the legal community, both nationally and in Illinois, are learning how to grapple with the challenges presented by the growing use of social media. The Northern Illinois University Law Review will host its 25th annual symposium from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, on “Legal Implications of Social Media/Hashtag: Constitution &...
The NIU Law Review Symposium will explore “Shelby County v. Holder: A New Perspective on Voting Rights” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the Holmes Student Center. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Since that time, the constitutionality of the VRA has been...
Since the historic case of Katz v. United States more than four decades ago, eavesdropping, wiretapping and privacy have been at the forefront of criminal procedure and law enforcement compliance across the country. Following the concerns and controversy of recent cases such as United States v. Jones and ACLU v. Alvarez, the 22nd annual NIU...
