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Betsy Porter

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Betsy Porter

Assistant Clinical Professor, UIC College of Law | University of Illinois Chicago

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Assistant Clinical Professor, UIC College of Law | University of Illinois Chicago

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Jason Mazzone
Jason Mazzone

Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Professor of Law and Director of the Program in Constitutional Theory, History, and Law, College of Law | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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David Merriman
David Merriman

Interim Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs, James J. Stukel Presidential Professor, Department of Public Policy, Management and Analytics, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs | University of Illinois Chicago

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dmerrim@uic.edu
Julian Reif
Julian Reif

Associate Professor and RC Evans Data Analytics Fellow, Gies College of Business | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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jreif@illinois.edu

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