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Steven D. Schwinn

Professor of Law

Faculty

Contact

Building & Room:

C-801

Address:

300 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604

CV Download:

Schwinn_CV_2026

About

Steven D. Schwinn is a professor of law at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law, civil rights, and human rights.

Steve's writings have appeared in a variety of law reviews, professional journals, popular press publications, and online publications. Steve served twice as the Edward T. and Noble W. Lee Chair in Constitutional Law, and he is a scholar in the UI-system Institute of Government and Public Affairs.

Among other curricular initiatives, Steve led the Law School's effort to create a unified clinical program and universal experiential requirement, and he served as the inaugural director of the unified clinical program and co-director of the International Human Rights Clinic. Steve speaks regularly with civic organizations and civic and government teacher organizations, and he appears regularly in the media.