Sau Ung Loo Chan’s Legacy Covered in Love vs. Country AAPI Heritage Event
Sau Ung Loo Chan was one of the first Asian Americans to attend Yale Law School. Her story is one of the most remarkable in American legal history. A U.S. citizen by birthright, Chan fell in love with a man who was also born in the United States. He could not prove his birthright, however, because family circumstances and the destruction caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake left his records unverifiable. The government refused to recognize him as a citizen.
Trial in the Delta: Reflections on the Injustice Surrounding Emmett Till
On September 23, 2025, the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter hosted A Miscarriage of Justice: Insights for Today from the Acquittal of Emmett Till’s Murderers at K&L Gates LLP in downtown Chicago. Sponsored by K&L Gates and attended by judges, attorneys, law students, educators, and law enforcement officials, the program marked the 70th anniversary of the 1955 acquittal, which remains one of the most infamous miscarriages of justice in American history.
Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Reflection on Women in Law
On March 19th, the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter organized a special Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session titled “Looking Back & Moving Forward: Where We Are, Where We’ve Been, and What’s Next,” in honor of Women’s History Month.
2024 Employment Law: DEI, AI, Title VII & Settlement Conferences
The Federal Bar Association’s Chicago Chapter organized its Annual Employment Law Seminar on January 24, 2024, hosted at Jones Day’s Chicago office. This event ran from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM and was followed by a reception until 6:30 PM.