The University of California College of the Law,San Francisco,is a public law school in San Francisco,California. The law school was formerly known as the University of California,Hastings College of the Law from 1878 to 2023.
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of Loyola University Chicago,in Illinois. Established in 1909,by the Society of Jesus,the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits,the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago. Loyola University Chicago School of Law offers degrees and combined degree programs,including the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.).
Barbara Flynn Currie is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 2019. She served as the Majority Leader from 1997 to 2019. Flynn Currie's forty years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly is the longest tenure of any woman to serve in the Illinois General Assembly.
Kirkland &Ellis LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago,Illinois. Founded in 1909,Kirkland &Ellis is the largest law firm in the world by revenue and the seventh-largest by number of attorneys,and was the first law firm in the world to reach US$4 billion in revenue.
Anthony Gregory Brown is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of Maryland. He also served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,his district covered most of the majority-black precincts in Prince George's County,as well as a sliver of Anne Arundel County.
The attorney general of Wisconsin is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Forty-five individuals have held the office of attorney general since statehood. The incumbent is Josh Kaul,a Democrat.
Ann Leila Kirkpatrick is an American politician and retired attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine –Tucson,located in Tucson,Arizona,is one of three MD granting medical schools in the state of Arizona,affiliated with the University of Arizona. The University of Arizona College of Medicine –Phoenix was initially established as a branch campus in 2007,but became an independent medical school in 2012. The College of Medicine –Tucson campus is located at the University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS) center on the campus of the University of Arizona and is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. Traditionally,the college accepted Arizona residents exclusively. However,beginning the 2009–2010 incoming class,the school changed its policy to allow for admission of "highly-qualified," non-residents.
Heather Adeline Steans is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 7th district. She was appointed after winning a special primary election that followed the mid-term resignation of her predecessor,Senator Carol Ronen. She resigned from office on January 19,2021 after 12 years in office.
William Cleveland Mims is a former senior justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia. He is a former member of the Virginia General Assembly and Attorney General of Virginia. He is the second person in Virginia history to serve in these three offices. He presently is a lecturer and director of the pre-law program at Christopher Newport University.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in Texas have some protections in state law but may face legal and social challenges not faced by others. Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in Texas in 2003 by the Lawrence v. Texas ruling,although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy laws. On June 26,2015,the Supreme Court of the United States ruled bans on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional in Obergefell v. Hodges.
Douglas Anthony Ducey is an American businessman and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Arizona from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Ducey was CEO of the ice cream parlor chain Cold Stone Creamery from 1995 to 2007 and served as Arizona state treasurer from 2011 to 2015.
Valerie Anne Hoyle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district since 2023. Until 2023,she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
Michael E. Hastings is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 19th Legislative District. The district includes all or parts of Lockport,New Lenox,Mokena,Orland Park,Tinley Park,Frankfort,Frankfort Square,Homer Glen,Joliet,Richton Park,University Park,Matteson,Homewood,Flossmoor,Park Forest,Olympia Fields,Country Club Hills,Hazel Crest,Markham,and Oak Forest.
Marcus C. Evans Jr. is an American politician currently serving as Illinois state representative for the 33rd district. The 33rd district,located in the Chicago metropolitan area,includes parts of South Shore,South Chicago,South Deering,East Side,and Hegewisch in Chicago as well as parts of suburban Calumet City and Lansing. Evans was elected Vice President of the National Conference of State Legislatures in 2023 and will assume the presidency of the organization in 2025.
David H. Thompson is an American trial attorney and the managing partner of the law firm Cooper &Kirk,PLLC,a litigation boutique. In addition to his representation of clients,Thompson is in charge of the firm's hiring. He also gives talks at Federalist Society events.
Erek Lawrence Barron is an American attorney and politician serving as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland since 2021. He is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 24th district.
Adriane Johnson is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Illinois Senate from the 30th district. Johnson assumed office on October 11,2020,succeeding Terry Link. The 30th district includes all or part of the municipalities of Beach Park,Buffalo Grove,Green Oaks,Lincolnshire,Mundelein,North Chicago,Riverwoods,Wheeling,Vernon Hills and Waukegan.
Anne Carney is an American Democratic politician and attorney from Maine. She currently serves in the Maine Senate representing District 29,which consists of Cape Elizabeth,South Portland,and part of Scarborough. Carney was born in Baltimore,Maryland and attended Haverford College where she received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). She completed a Master of Theological Studies (M.T.S) from Harvard University in 1987 and moved to Maine in 1988. Carney completed a Juris Doctor at the University of Maine School of Law in 1990 and practiced employment,civil rights and municipal law for 16 years. She was a pro bono In-House Volunteer Attorney at Pine Tree Legal Assistance for eight years before running for Maine House of Representatives District 30 in 2018. In 2020,Carney was elected to her first term in the Maine Senate.
The 55th Arizona State Legislature,consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives,is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11,2021,during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60,respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election,Democrats gained one seat,leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election.
