Institute of Politics

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Each year, the IOP hosts dozens of public Speaker Series events, providing students and the general public direct contact with elected officials, activists, authors, journalists, and other key practitioners in politics and public service.

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Constitutional Crisis Cometh?

February 21, 2025

  • Law & the Courts
  • Democracy & Governance

Justice in 2024: A Conversation with Vanita Gupta

April 30, 2024

  • Law & the Courts

Chicago Style presents Illinois Bails on Cash Bail: Public Safety Beyond Jails

February 19, 2024

  • Chicago & Illinois
  • Student-Led Program
  • Law & the Courts

Inside the Progressive Prosecutors Movement: An Assessment

January 16, 2024

  • Law & the Courts
  • activism

Former Attorney General Bill Barr: His Journey and the Law

October 26, 2023

  • Law & the Courts

Trump's Legal Woes: What's the Skinny From Those In the Know

October 02, 2023

  • Law & the Courts

Supreme Court Outlook: A Race to the End of a Hefty Docket

May 05, 2023

  • Law & the Courts

Counterpoint - Crime and Punishment: Two Recent Governors Views

April 18, 2023

  • Domestic Policy
  • Law & the Courts

Smacking Down: When Legislatures Oppress the Will of Cities

March 28, 2023

  • Democracy & Governance
  • Law & the Courts

Decriminalization

November 01, 2022

  • Domestic Policy
  • Law & the Courts

How We Get to Vote

May 24, 2022

  • Democracy & Governance
  • Law & the Courts
  • Campaigns & Electoral Politics

Preparing for a post Roe v Wade America

May 23, 2022

  • Law & the Courts
  • activism
  • Domestic Policy

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