News
Tue, 09/20/2022
Kyle Velte named associate dean for faculty at School of Law
Professor Kyle Velte has been appointed associate dean for faculty at KU Law. Velte will chair the law school’s faculty hiring committee, oversee course scheduling, and aid in research and scholarship production.
Tue, 08/02/2022
Professors Levy, McAllister discuss amendment question in national media ahead of primary vote
Two constitutional law scholars at KU have been featured as subject matter experts in national coverage of a Kansas constitutional amendment question, in outlets including The Washington Post, LA Times, Slate, ABC News, CBS News, NPR, FiveThirtyEight and Vox.
Fri, 03/25/2022
Meet Paul Cope, new director of the Master of Science in Homeland Security: Law and Policy Program
Paul Cope joined the University of Kansas School of Law as the director of the Master of Science in Homeland Security: Law and Policy Program in fall 2021.
Fri, 03/04/2022
KU Law team wins championship at national Indian law moot court competition
For the second consecutive year, a KU Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition. Second-year students Emily Depew and Douglas Bartel defeated a team from Boston University School of Law in the final round.
Thu, 02/24/2022
Meet Irma Russell, distinguished visiting professor
KU Law alumna Irma Russell has returned to Green Hall this spring, serving as a distinguished visiting professor. She is teaching Environmental Law and Public Lands and Natural Resources Law.
Fri, 10/29/2021
KU Law welcomes Class of 2024
KU Law’s Class of 2024 sets a record for academic strength and has the highest percentage of female students – 58% – in the law school’s history. This year’s entering class includes 123 J.D. students who come to KU Law from 18 states and 58 colleges and universities. Meet seven first-year students.
Thu, 08/26/2021
Law professor named co-principal investigator in inaugural year of digital storytelling grant project
Najarian R. Peters has been selected to be one of two lead co-principal investigators in the inaugural year of a three-year, $1,478,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Thu, 02/18/2021
Five law faculty join first cohort of KU Public Scholars group
Five law faculty have joined the first KU Public Scholars cohort. The diverse group of University of Kansas researchers from a broad range of scholarly backgrounds will receive training and work together to produce public scholarship that speaks to a broader audience.
Tue, 01/05/2021
KU Law faculty to present at 2021 AALS Annual Meeting
Several University of Kansas School of Law professors are presenting this week at the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) annual meeting.
Mon, 11/23/2020
Health law expert joins KU Law faculty
A health law expert has joined the faculty at the University of Kansas School of Law as a professor of practice. Guy Collier has more than 40 years of experience in health law.
Wed, 10/07/2020
KU Law welcomes Class of 2023
The Class of 2023 includes 100 J.D. students who come to KU Law from 20 states and 51 colleges and universities. It is the most diverse in KU Law's history, with 28% of the class self-identifying as students of color. Meet four first-year students.
Tue, 09/15/2020
New class of Dean's Fellows to mentor incoming students
Thirteen upper-level KU Law students have been selected as Dean’s Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year. Fellows offer academic support and guidance, serve as resources for first-year students.
Thu, 06/18/2020
KU Law student places as a finalist in two national writing competitions
A KU law student was recently selected as the first runner-up in a national writing competition for her paper on how restrictive voter ID laws make it harder for transgender individuals to vote.
Mon, 03/30/2020
KU Law team finishes second in environmental law moot court competition
Two KU Law students were finalists at the 2020 Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC).
Tue, 03/17/2020
KU Law update: Online instruction, building and library availability, and other news
KU Law update: Online instruction, building and library availability, and other news.
Thu, 03/12/2020
Message from the Dean: KU Law response to COVID-19
The law school will have several operational changes in light of recent announcements.
Tue, 02/11/2020
KU law professor co-writes latest edition of frequently cited guide to civil litigation
KU law professor Lumen Mulligan has co-written a treatise that will help guide judges and attorneys through the ever-evolving field of civil procedure with in-depth, nuanced information on the rules guiding federal courts. “Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules and Commentary, 2020 edition” is complete and designed to keep law practitioners up to date.
Wed, 01/29/2020
KU Law voted 'Best of Midwest'
The University of Kansas School of Law was voted the No. 1 law school in the Midwest in a recent survey.
Wed, 09/04/2019
KU Law community mourns passing of retired professors George Coggins and William Westerbeke
The KU Law community lost two long-time colleagues recently. Former KU Law professors George Coggins and William Westerbeke passed away during the week of August 26.
Wed, 04/17/2019
Academy Award-winning screenwriter to speak at Media & the Law Seminar
Media and legal professionals in Kansas City will be able to hear from an Academy Award-winning screenwriter during the 32nd Annual Media & the Law Seminar. The seminar will be held May 2-3 at the Sheraton Hotel at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Tue, 02/05/2019
Law students, Legal Services for Students offer free tax prep services
Each spring, law students from the University of Kansas provide free federal and state tax preparation services to those who qualify through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This year’s program runs from Feb. 20 through April 15.
Wed, 12/13/2017
$2 million gift to establish law scholarship, liberal arts research fund at KU
University of Kansas alumnus William “Brad” Bradley Jr., of Overland Park, has made a $2 million gift commitment that will endow a scholarship in the School of Law and a research excellence fund for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas.
Mon, 11/13/2017
Law professor calls for centrist approach to arbitration, removing it from 'class-action battlefield'
After a hard-fought political battle so close that an evenly divided U.S. Senate required the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump recently signed the repeal of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have prevented banks from using arbitration agreements to insulate themselves from class-action lawsuits. This news shows the enduring divisiveness of class actions — in which a lawyer combines claims of many consumers — and the spillover effects on arbitration said University of Kansas law professor and arbitration expert, Stephen Ware. His forthcoming article in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review argues for a centrist approach to arbitration law that would remove arbitration from what he calls the “class-action battlefield.”
Wed, 09/13/2017
Business law professor receives Chancellors Club Teaching Award
Shrikant Anant has been selected as the 2017 Chancellors Club Research Award recipient. Edwin W. Hecker Jr. has been selected as the 2017 Chancellors Club Teaching Award recipient.
Thu, 06/08/2017
KU Law Project for Innocence helps free wrongfully convicted man imprisoned for 17 years
The Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence at the University of Kansas School of Law and the Midwest Innocence Project announce that the 10th Judicial District Court in Johnson County found Richard Jones innocent of aggravated robbery during a hearing yesterday. With his wrongful conviction overturned, Jones left prison today after 17 years of incarceration.
Tue, 05/30/2017
KU law school’s moot court program continues top-20 national streak
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 17th in the nation, according to rankings published this month by the University of Houston Law Center.
Tue, 10/25/2016
Alumni fund center to prepare students for careers in transactional law
The Polsinelli law firm and its University of Kansas alumni attorneys have committed $250,000 to create the Polsinelli Transactional Law Center at the KU School of Law.