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Book Review: ‘The Catcher Was a Spy’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, December 2021 A review of the book “The Catcher Was A Spy” by Nicholas Dawidoff.
Book Review: ‘The Great Dissenter’ By Mary Anne Spellman Gerstner Senior Lawyers, December 2021 A review of the book "The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero" by Peter S. Canellos.
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‘A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law’ By Cindy G. Buys Diversity Leadership Council, November 2021 A review of the book 'A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law.'
Book Review: ‘The Best of Robert Service’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, October 2021 A summary and review of the poetry anthology 'The Best of Robert Service.'
Book Review: ‘The Lost Apothecary’ by Sarah Penner By Raquel G. (Rocky) Martinez Senior Lawyers, October 2021 A summary and review of the novel 'The Lost Apothecary.'
Book Review: ‘The Night Portrait’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, May 2021 A summary and review of Laura Morelli's "The Night Portrait."
Book Review: ‘A Promised Land’ By Bradley S. Le Boeuf Senior Lawyers, March 2021 A review of Barack Obama's book, 'A Promised Land.'
Ten Years Since ‘The New Jim Crow’—Book Review and Reflections By Khara Coleman Racial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, March 2021 A summary and review of Michelle Alexander's 2010 book, 'The New Jim Crow.'
Book Review: ‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’ By Alice L. Sackett Women and the Law, February 2021 A summary and review of the book ‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.’
‘A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law’ By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, December 2020 A review of the book 'A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law.'
Book Review: ‘The Only Woman in The Room’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, November 2020 A review of the book 'The Only Woman in the ROom' by Marie Benedict.
New Book Provides More Expansive Exploration of Parallels and Synergies Between Animal Law and Environmental Law By Prof. Randall S. Abate Food Law, October 2020 A book review of the second edition of 'What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law.'
Book Review: ‘American Dirt’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, June 2020 A review of the 2019 book 'American Dirt' by Jeanine Cummins
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The Fear Factor By Judith Miller Women and the Law, May 2020 A review of the book 'Untangling Fear in Lawyering: A Four-Step Journey Toward Powerful Advocacy.'
Book Review: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, March 2020 A review of the book 'Where the Crawdads Sing.'
Book Review: ‘Bad Blood’ By Gary T. Rafool Intellectual Property, February 2020 A review of the book 'Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup' by John Carreyrou.
A Book Review and Inspiration for 2020—’You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life’ By Natali Thomas Young Lawyers Division, January 2020 A review of Jen Sincere's book, 'You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life.'
Book Review of ‘IICLE Child Support and Maintenance Calculation Guide’ by Nancy Chausow Shafer and Margaret Bennett By Marie Sarantakis Young Lawyers Division, January 2020 A review of the new IICLE handbook, 'Child Support and Maintenance Calculation Guide.'
Book Review: ‘Bad Blood’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, December 2019 A review of the book 'Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup' by John Carreyrou.
‘Whisper Network’ Book Review By Jessica Durkin Women and the Law, November 2019 A review of the novel Whisper Network by Chandler Baker.
Book Review: ‘The Chief Justices: The Seventeen Men and the Center Seat, Their Courts, and Their Times’ by Daniel A Cotter By Leonard Amari Senior Lawyers, September 2019 A summary of ‘The Chief Justices: The Seventeen Men and the Center Seat, Their Courts, and Their Times,’ a history of everyone who has served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Review of ‘BIFF’ and How It Works By Lisa M. Nyuli Family Law, September 2019 Communications that are brief, informative, friendly, and firm are shown to be an effective tool for communicating with high-conflict people.
Social Justice Column: ‘HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship’ By Reagan Quynn Intellectual Property, September 2019 A review of the book ‘HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship.'
Book review: ‘Adjudicating Illinois: Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court’ By Judge Barb Crowder, (ret.) Civil Practice and Procedure, June 2019 A review of John Lupton's book, ‘Adjudicating Illinois: Justices of the Illinois Supreme Court.'
Review of ‘Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law’ by Preet Bharara By Kathryn E. Eisenhart Human and Civil Rights, June 2019 A review of Preet Bharara's book on justice based on his experiences as a U.S. attorney.
Book review: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, May 2019 A review of the book ‘Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI’ by David Grann.
Social justice column: ‘HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship’ By Reagan Quynn Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2019 A review of the book ‘HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship.'
Book review: The Bully Pulpit By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, March 2019 A book review of The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
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Book review: The Last Day of Night By Gary T. Rafool Senior Lawyers, January 2019 A summary and review of The Last Day of Night by Graham Moore.
Book review: The Woman Behind the New Deal by Kristin Downey By Cindy G. Buys Women and the Law, December 2018 A review of The Woman Behind the New Deal, a book about the life of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the U.S. Cabinet.

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