KU Law News
2009 News
December 2009
- Law student publishes article in ABA's Landslide magazine
Dec. 23, 2009 - Law school seeks nominations for 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Dec. 22, 2009 - Native American college guide lists KU among universities that inspire students
Dec. 22, 2009 - KU law school honors new Rice scholars and nearly 300 scholarship recipients
Dec. 16, 2009 - Professor's patent article cited as an authority in Supreme Court briefs
Dec. 10, 2009 - TV movie based on KU Law grad's novel inspires dog adoption program
Dec. 4, 2009
November 2009
- KU Law alumna awarded generous stipend for dedication to public interest work
Nov. 25, 2009 - BLSA's Thanksgiving Food Drive nourishes needy families
Nov. 16, 2009 - NALSA seeking donations for annual toy drive
Nov. 16, 2009 - Former independent counsel Ken Starr to speak at KU law school
Nov. 13, 2009 - KU law students take second in National Criminal Procedure Tournament
Nov. 9, 2009 - Research project, law professor honored by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Nov. 5, 2009
October 2009
- Law professor, Family Health Care Legal Services Clinic featured in Sunflower Foundation report
Oct. 28, 2009 - Biolaw 3.0 to navigate law at the frontiers of biology
Oct. 22, 2009 - Legal symposium to examine state of aggregate litigation
Oct. 22, 2009 - Two law alumnae on 'most powerful women in Washington' list
Oct. 14, 2009 - Law student, Army veteran gives Afghan-made Jayhawk rug to law school
Oct. 13, 2009 - Law alumnus promoted to major general in U.S. Army
Oct. 13, 2009 - Alumna interning at UN international criminal tribunal in the Hague
Oct. 13, 2009 - Scholar, pundit, author Robert Levy to speak at KU
Oct. 9, 2009 - KU law student publishes article in international trade law journal
Oct. 8, 2009
September 2009
- Noted scholar on financial markets, globalization joins KU Law as visiting professor
Sept. 16, 2009 - KU law professor to testify on arbitration before congressional subcommittee
Sept. 14, 2009 - KU professor emeritus to give talk about new book on his academic, military careers
Sept. 11, 2009
August 2009
- KU law school named 'best value' in National Jurist magazine ranking
Aug. 31, 2009 - Law Class of 1966 alumnus receives Fred Ellsworth Medallion
Aug. 28, 2009 - Recent alumna to serve as inaugural fellow to KU Law's medical-legal clinic
Aug. 27, 2009 - Rice Distinguished Professor Raj Bhala featured in KU's Professor Profile series
Aug. 24, 2009 - Drahozal appointed associate dean for research and faculty development
Aug. 20, 2009 - KU Law adds LinkedIn to networking family
Aug. 12, 2009 - Alumna elected chair of Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Aug. 12, 2009 - Tim O'Brien, L'83, outlines platform as new Kansas Bar Association president
Aug. 11, 2009 - Professor Steve McAllister comments in Washington Post on Sotomayor's challenges as incoming justice
Aug. 8, 2009
July 2009
- Law school clinic director to speak in Nepal, Bangladesh on U.S. politics
July 30, 2009 - Governor names KU Law alumnus Wendel Wurst 25th District judge
July 24, 2009 - KU Law professor testifies in U.S. House on debt collection arbitration
July 22, 2009 - KU Law mourns loss of alumna Deanna Lieber
July 20, 2009 - KU Law alumnus becomes interim dean of Tulane Law School
July 14, 2009 - Professor writes guest commentary on ACLU's patent lawsuit for Bio-IT World
July 7, 2009 - Professor co-authors study finding that patent systems may not encourage new technologies
July 2, 2009
June 2009
- Kathy Greenlee, L'88, confirmed as new U.S. aging chief
June 26, 2009 - Law alumni, faculty named 'Best Lawyers in Kansas City'
June 19, 2009 - KU law students receive public interest stipends for summer work
June 10, 2009 - KU law professor wins Supreme Court case for Kansas
June 4, 2009 - Professor makes intellectual property presentation at OECD
June 3, 2009 - Law student wins best oral advocate award at international competition in Taiwan
June 1, 2009
May 2009
- Outstanding students recognized at law school hooding ceremony
May 29, 2009 - Leeds lectures on forthcoming book at Harvard
May 21, 2009 - Professor to deliver Fletcher Fellowship Lecture at Harvard University
May 12, 2009 - Graduation stories: Arab-American law student advocates for women's rights
May 8, 2009 - Law school honors three outstanding graduates as distinguished alumni
May 8, 2009 - KU law alumna, visiting professor chosen as law dean at University of Montana
May 6, 2009 - KU law professor to testify before U.S. House subcommittee
May 4, 2009
April 2009
- KU law school selects Dean's Fellows to mentor incoming class
April 30, 2009 - Mark Parkinson, L'84, sworn in as Kansas Governor
April 28, 2009 - New online search tool developed for legal researchers
April 28, 2009 - KU announces banner carriers for 2009 commencement ceremony
April 24, 2009 - KU graduate programs move up in U.S. News national rankings
April 23, 2009 - KU law school's medical-legal partnership tapped as example to follow
April 23, 2009 - TUNE IN: Professor Stephen Mazza's research on the returns of lobbying featured on KCUR
April 20, 2009 - KU law students earn positions through summer diversity clerkship program
April 13, 2009 - Tax lobbying provides 22,000 percent return to firms, KU researchers find
April 9, 2009 - KU establishes Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series
April 2, 2009
March 2009
- Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, L'84, visiting KU to speak on climate change, government
March 26, 2009 - KU law students finish second in nation in bankruptcy moot court competition
March 24, 2009 - Judge, Kansas native to lecture on international trade law
March 24, 2009 - KU law professor recognized as Kansas City Legal Leader
March 23, 2009 - Law student earns internship with nation's top office of international trade
March 20, 2009 - KU law professor testifies before U.S. senators on arbitration
March 17, 2009 - KU moot court team to compete in international finals in Taipei
March 13, 2009 - Professor leads consumer arbitrations study as policy debate heats up
March 11, 2009 - Advisory council to support law school's diversity efforts
March 5, 2009 - 'Jana Mackey Day' set to honor legacy of slain KU law student
March 4, 2009 - Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, L'84, moves into spotlight in Kansas politics
March 2, 2009
February 2009
- KU Law alumna to headline diversity banquet
Feb. 19, 2009 - Government advocate in key Supreme Court cases to speak at KU
Feb. 19, 2009 - KU Law team advances to sweet 16 in National Moot Court Competition
Feb. 9, 2009 - Free tax service led by KU law and MBA student
Feb. 9, 2009 - Law students learn trial skills in intensive deposition workshop
Feb. 6, 2009 - Tribal law conference casts eye on future of indigenous policy making
Feb. 5, 2009 - International Law Society to host wine tasting fundraiser
Feb. 4, 2009 - KU law students excel in regional international moot court competition
Feb. 3, 2009 - KU Law professor, alumni witness historic Obama inauguration first hand
Feb. 2, 2009
January 2009
- Symposium to examine human rights in shadow of terrorism, national security
Jan. 27, 2009 - KU Law alumnus returns as visiting professor from Tulsa College of Law
Jan. 22, 2009 - Chief U.S. appeals court judge to inaugurate KU law school lecture series
Jan. 21, 2009 - Law students witness biodiversity law in action on Virgin Islands research trip
Jan. 16, 2009 - Grant will fund KU professor's research on closing racial achievement gap
Jan. 8, 2009