Department News | School of Law

Professor argues standards for cutting-edge science need to consider intellectual property (January 12, 2015)
Professor to argue before Supreme Court on states' rights (January 12, 2015)
Professor: Supreme Court case illustrates problems with judicial elections, campaign fundraising (January 9, 2015)
Experts available to discuss grand jury decision, aftermath in Ferguson shooting (November 24, 2014)
Tribes can serve as laboratories in fight against climate change (November 19, 2014)
Symposium to explore legal elements of human migration (October 16, 2014)
Constitution Day program to address same-sex marriage (October 15, 2014)
Professor with extensive Supreme Court experience to share highlights from career serving KU, Kansas (October 1, 2014)
KU Endowment elects new chair, 5 new trustees (September 26, 2014)
Law students taking on more cases through new partnership with Midwest Innocence Project (September 22, 2014)
KU Law alumna receives ‘genius grant’ for advocacy work on behalf of Native American victims of gender violence (September 17, 2014)
Law professor to argue before Supreme Court on water dispute (September 16, 2014)
Law school selects 2014-15 Dean's Fellows to mentor incoming class (September 12, 2014)
Media advisory: Law expert available to discuss KS Supreme Court’s consideration of offender registry case (September 11, 2014)
Study finds despite stereotypes, Muslim nations take nuanced approach to 'haram' imports (September 2, 2014)
Law professor elected Fellow of College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (August 26, 2014)
KU ranked No. 18 among ‘best value’ law schools by National Jurist magazine (August 14, 2014)
Law professor appointed chairwoman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' Kansas State Advisory Committee (July 2, 2014)
Professorship honors former law faculty member (July 2, 2014)
Media advisory: KU law expert can discuss Supreme Court's ruling in Hobby Lobby case (June 30, 2014)
Media advisory: KU trademark and Indian law experts available to discuss Redskins ruling (June 19, 2014)
Second KU Law alumnus to join federal circuit court as clerk (June 16, 2014)
KU names director of School of Public Affairs and Administration (June 12, 2014)
Media advisory: Law professor can comment on Supreme Court bankruptcy ruling (June 9, 2014)
Professor: Limit regulation on creating new life forms (June 9, 2014)
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership and service (May 23, 2014)
Professor: Arguments about debt, bankruptcy similar to onetime debtors prisons (May 22, 2014)
Professor: Free-trade agreement hampered by lack of transparency (May 7, 2014)
Trio of jurists to receive law school’s Distinguished Alumni Award (May 6, 2014)
KU students named national finalists in transactional law competition (April 10, 2014)
KU Law partners with India’s top law schools (April 10, 2014)
Chancellor to present national science advocacy award to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (April 9, 2014)
Annual celebration to honor outstanding women at KU (April 9, 2014)
Researchers developing model to prevent human trafficking, modern-day slavery (March 25, 2014)
Middle East expert to discuss implications of regional unrest (March 24, 2014)
KU law school leaps 18 spots in U.S. News rankings (March 12, 2014)
Students advance to national finals in transactional law competition (March 7, 2014)
Law professor: More than 1 million rapes unreported in official U.S. crime statistics (March 7, 2014)
In wake of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, KU tribal law conference to explore Indian Child Welfare Act (March 5, 2014)
Law school ranks 20th for grads making partner at nation’s largest law firms (March 3, 2014)
Media Advisory: Author of book on militarization of U.S. police forces, victim of home raid to speak at KU (February 28, 2014)
Lawyer continuing art-recovery legacy of the ‘Monuments Men’ to speak at Edwards Campus (February 28, 2014)
KU Law students receive Kansas Bar Foundation scholarships (February 20, 2014)
Law school symposium to explore how rural communities can survive in the modern economy (February 18, 2014)
Akers among top five speakers at international law moot court competition (February 18, 2014)
KU Law students win top brief at North American international environmental moot court competition (February 7, 2014)
Law, business students will assist with free tax preparation (February 6, 2014)
A Kansas Day Greeting from KU Law (January 29, 2014)
KU School of Law offers in-state tuition scholarship to KCMO metro residents (January 28, 2014)
Alumnus makes $1 million gift for KU Law (January 21, 2014)
KU Medical-Legal Partnership attorney named Sunflower Foundation Advocacy Fellow (January 14, 2014)
KU-based anti-human trafficking project named finalist in Partnership for Freedom (December 17, 2013)
The green grass of home: The rush to save native prairie and transform agriculture finds an unlikely stalwart (December 13, 2013)
International IP expert spending year at KU Law (December 10, 2013)
Law professor writes brief for indigenous nations in lawsuit on climate change (December 3, 2013)
Author: Understanding tradition key to political, legal relationships with ever-changing China (October 23, 2013)
Scholars to probe water quantity, quality issues at law symposium (October 22, 2013)
Blame won't help solve economic inequality, say KU researchers in new article (October 11, 2013)
Professor: Health care fight reflects role of federalism in disputes (October 8, 2013)
KU Alumni Association, Black Alumni Chapter honor alumni for achievements (September 30, 2013)
Legal writing experts to convene for national conference at School of Law (September 25, 2013)
Ten new Docking Young Faculty Scholars announced (September 20, 2013)
McAllister named E.S. & Tom W. Hampton Distinguished Professor of Law (September 20, 2013)
Media advisory: Constitution Day speaker to discuss 'Whistleblowers, Reporter Surveillance and the First Amendment' (September 10, 2013)
KU names Proud to Be a Jayhawk tailgate beneficiaries (September 5, 2013)
Professor's article traces technological changes to the law office (August 27, 2013)
Law school selects Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming class (August 26, 2013)
Professor examining potential laws to regulate de-extinction (August 21, 2013)
Professor argues judicial oversight needed for fines leveled by SEC (July 24, 2013)
New class of senior administrative fellows named (June 11, 2013)
KU Law team places 15th in international moot court competition (May 30, 2013)
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service (May 23, 2013)
Award recognizes faculty’s service to Kansas (May 16, 2013)
Law professor's book explores 'constitution of international trade law' (May 15, 2013)
KU law school bestows Distinguished Alumni Award on three public servants (May 15, 2013)
KU employees, team of the year recognized (May 9, 2013)
KU's International Law Society wins national award (May 6, 2013)
Article addresses constitutional issues with private government contractors (May 1, 2013)
Jessup moot court team finds success at international competition (April 26, 2013)
Chancellor approves promotion, tenure for faculty (April 19, 2013)
KU Law graduate tapped to lead Jana's Campaign (April 18, 2013)
Book examines how climate change affects indigenous people (April 9, 2013)
Banquet to honor outstanding women at KU (April 8, 2013)
KU law school’s employment numbers rebound strongly for class of 2012 (April 7, 2013)
KU Law moot court team qualifies for international finals (March 25, 2013)
Tribal law conference explores impact of climate change on indigenous peoples (March 4, 2013)
Book examines lawyers, legal field in popular culture (February 27, 2013)
KU Law alumni and Shook, Hardy & Bacon set $1 million goal for Advocacy Center (February 25, 2013)
KU law school team advances to international rounds of moot court competition (February 25, 2013)
Missouri appellate judge keynote speaker for Thurgood Marshall Law Day (February 18, 2013)
KU medical, law student collaboration expanded (February 8, 2013)
Law school symposium to focus on immigration policy, reform (February 7, 2013)
Law, business students offer free tax preparation service (January 29, 2013)
KU introduces accelerated program to earn bachelor's and law degrees (January 17, 2013)
KU Law signs Memorandum of Understanding with major Chinese university (December 19, 2012)
Professor: International law needs to do more to protect world’s grasslands (December 18, 2012)
Professor offers solutions to spur energy development on tribal land (November 14, 2012)
Kyrgyzstan visitors sign Memorandum of Understanding with KU Law (November 13, 2012)
Law professor: International efforts to fight terrorism through trade have failed (November 7, 2012)
Torrance advises National Academies on seemingly sci-fi topic synthetic biology (October 31, 2012)
Kansas Army base hosts Shariah class (October 30, 2012)
Top legal officer at International Monetary Fund to give Diplomat’s Forum Lecture (October 25, 2012)
KU professor to advise on project to reform American Indian law (October 17, 2012)
Law professor says courts rule inconsistently on corporate identities (October 4, 2012)
In the news: KU law applications surge (October 2, 2012)
Applications to KU law school jump 19 percent (October 1, 2012)
Law school welcomes new faculty (September 20, 2012)
McGill University professor to give Casad Comparative Law Lecture at KU (September 7, 2012)
Recent graduate to serve as fellow to KU law school’s Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic (September 6, 2012)
Elkouris donate $800,000 to KU School of Law (August 27, 2012)
Law professor’s innovative scholarship puts KU on global map (August 19, 2012)
San Francisco couple give $1M gift to KU School of Law (August 8, 2012)
Professors: Recognizing right to education won’t end inequality (July 9, 2012)
Media advisory: Law professor can discuss Supreme Court health care case (June 28, 2012)
Kansas high school students begin Journey to J.D. at KU law school camp (June 6, 2012)
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service (May 24, 2012)
Professor advocates ethics in international finance at Qatar Law Forum (May 22, 2012)
Law professors to assume top two leadership roles in KU Faculty Senate (May 14, 2012)
Law school selects 2011 Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming class (May 5, 2012)
Former Kansas governor, insurance leader earn law school's Distinguished Alumni Award (May 4, 2012)
Law students named Dean’s Fellows (April 30, 2012)
Law professor finds jurors have fewer rights than accused (April 25, 2012)
Jury expert to give public lecture at KU School of Law (April 17, 2012)
KU students win prestigious awards to study in Russia (April 16, 2012)
Two KU Law moot court teams win best brief award in national competitions (April 9, 2012)
KS attorney general re-appoints KU Law professor to Crime Victims Board (April 4, 2012)
Justice Carol Beier, L'85, to be inducted into KU Women's Hall of Fame (April 3, 2012)
Law student honored with prestigious fellowship to work in nation's capital (March 27, 2012)
KU law students place among top five oral advocates in international trade law moot court (March 14, 2012)
KU Law professor delivers lectures in India, United Arab Emirates (March 14, 2012)
Law professor named adviser for American Law Institute election project (February 24, 2012)
Thurgood Marshall Law Day to connect aspiring students (February 20, 2012)
Harvard law professor to deliver human rights lecture Feb. 16 (February 13, 2012)
KU law students take on inmates' appeal cases (February 11, 2012)
Law school to host debate about affirmative action in university admissions (February 8, 2012)
Law professor argues Congress, not courts, biggest factor in gun rights (February 3, 2012)
Law school symposium to focus on corporate tax reform (February 1, 2012)
Study suggests stronger patent protection may dampen innovation (January 26, 2012)
Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick visits KU law class (January 25, 2012)
KU conference to explore future of agriculture from international perspective (January 24, 2012)
Chair of FEC commissioner to speak at KU Law School Jan. 26 (January 23, 2012)
KU law, business students assist with free tax preparations (January 19, 2012)
U.S. Supreme Court cites work of KU law professor in arbitration case opinion (January 17, 2012)
KU professor to give keynote address at governor's MLK Day celebration (January 10, 2012)
Law professor investigates rise of corporate social responsibility in China (January 6, 2012)
Project for Innocence celebrates success (December 29, 2011)
Law students win 13 appeals cases for defendants who didn't receive fair trials (December 14, 2011)
Law alumna Sheila Bair among KU's inaugural honorary degree recipients (December 14, 2011)
Law professor to speak in Palestine promoting arbitration efforts (December 6, 2011)
KU law professor's book details storied history of federal district court in Kansas (December 1, 2011)
KU moot court team tops regional round to win spot in national competition (November 23, 2011)
BLSA Thanksgiving Food Drive ends Friday (November 17, 2011)
KU law professor appointed as Gruter Institute Research Fellow (November 15, 2011)
International trade expert to deliver Diplomat's Forum lecture at KU (November 14, 2011)
KU law symposium to explore state of arbitration law (November 9, 2011)
Expert on jury decision-making to give lecture at KU (November 8, 2011)
Law professor honored for leadership (November 7, 2011)
Law professor compares international legal traditions to understand crises (November 7, 2011)
KU Law School team takes first place in international moot court competition (November 4, 2011)
AUDIO: Professor elucidates Islamic law during national conference call for Council on Foreign Relations (November 2, 2011)
Law professor to lead national conference call for Council on Foreign Relations (October 27, 2011)
Recent grad serving as fellow to Medical Legal Partnership Clinic (October 13, 2011)
Professor to testify on arbitration before congressional committee (October 13, 2011)
Project for Innocence helps free man after 5 years in prison (October 11, 2011)
KU professor teaches Islamic law to U.S. Army officers (September 30, 2011)
KU legal scholar tapped by Canadian government for insight in genetics policy (September 27, 2011)
Submitted to KU News - KU Law students taking on more innocence cases through new partnership with Midwest Innocence Project ()
KU Law School ranks in top 20 nationally for hands-on learning opportunities (September 19, 2011)
Article shows human genome testing has wide implications on American law (September 13, 2011)
KU professor to present talk on complexities, understanding Islamic law (September 6, 2011)
Students in Istanbul study abroad program wrap up studies, adventures (August 31, 2011)
KU law professor helps prepare soldiers, lawyers to navigate Muslim world (August 23, 2011)
Law among KU graduate programs posting big gains in U.S. News rankings ()
Project for Innocence helps win new trial for man serving 22-year sentence on sexual battery conviction (August 3, 2011)
Acclaimed civil rights attorney to speak at KU School of Law (July 20, 2011)
Professor McAllister collaborates on design of latest Supreme Court bobblehead (July 18, 2011)
Retired KU law professor receives Kansas Bar Association's Professionalism Award (June 30, 2011)
KU law students receive public interest stipends for summer work (June 23, 2011)
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership and service (June 20, 2011)
High school students begin ‘Journey to J.D.’ at law school camp (June 9, 2011)
Law student Eric Sader named one of KU's 2011 Men of Merit (May 11, 2011)
Two distinguished alumni earn law school's highest honor (May 10, 2011)
Campus departments recognized as 'green offices' by Center for Sustainability (May 9, 2011)
‘Super Size Me’ director Morgan Spurlock to speak at Media and the Law symposium (May 3, 2011)
KU announces banner carriers for Commencement ceremony (May 3, 2011)
McAllister to present 'The World According to Atticus' (April 28, 2011)
Third-year law student completes Boston Marathon (April 27, 2011)
KU law student organizing animal cruelty prosecution clinic (April 17, 2011)
Conference to explore contemporary topics in tribal law and government (April 15, 2011)
Professor Deer receives prestigious award from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (April 15, 2011)
Symposium to explore issues facing collegiate athletics (April 12, 2011)
Four researchers chosen for first-ever University Scholarly Achievement Awards (April 11, 2011)
Attorney General Derek Schmidt to give lecture at KU law school (April 8, 2011)
KU to induct alumnae, administrators into Women’s Hall of Fame (April 5, 2011)
Conference to bring world’s top patent scholars to School of Law (April 4, 2011)
Blame won't help solve economic inequality, say KU researchers in new article ()
Stephen Mazza named dean of School of Law (April 1, 2011)
Law students organize 5K race to benefit Douglas County Legal Aid (March 17, 2011)
School of Law garners top 25 ranking in ‘When Lawyers Do the Grading’ report (March 15, 2011)
President Obama nominates KU alumnus for federal appeals court seat (March 10, 2011)
Professor Stephen McAllister argues before SCOTUS on behalf of Justice Department (February 22, 2011)
Professor Stacy Leeds to deliver keynote at Women and the Law Conference in San Diego (February 18, 2011)
Egyptian law students revel in revolution's success, look ahead with optimism (February 17, 2011)
Law, business students volunteer time and expertise for free tax preparation service (February 14, 2011)
Symposium to focus on role of states in federal health care reform (February 4, 2011)
Center for International Trade and Agriculture brings visiting scholars to KU (February 3, 2011)
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit law students at KU (January 28, 2011)
Conference to explore contemporary topics in tribal law and government (January 28, 2011)
Moot court team sweeps regionals to win spot in national competition (January 21, 2011)
Project for Innocence helps obtain pardons for two black defendants convicted by all-white jury in 1969 (January 12, 2011)
Sunflower Foundation taps KU law graduates for advocacy initiative (January 12, 2011)
KU Law prosecution intern commended for work on case resulting in drug convictions (January 11, 2011)
KU law professor wins Supreme Court case for Kansas (June 3, 2009)

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