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Law school names new class of Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming law students
LAWRENCE — Ten students at the University of Kansas School of Law have been chosen as Dean’s Fellows for the 2018-19 academic year. ...
KU law faculty among nation’s most productive legal scholars
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law ranks 48th overall and 22nd among public law schools nationally for scholarly impact, according to a new study. ...
Criticism of Supreme Court arbitration decisions should be reconsidered in historical context, law professor writes
LAWRENCE — In some legal circles, there is a general consensus that when it comes to U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding arbitration, “no one thinks they got it right.” That’s not entirely true, as the decisions are defensible when viewed alongside historic changes to the American legal landscape, a University...
Lawyering professor wins university teaching award
Law professor wins national teaching award from mineral law foundation
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Law Professor John Peck was awarded the 2018 Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award by the trustees of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. ...
Homeland security simulation prepares military, veteran, civilian students for real-world emergencies
OVERLAND PARK – Local emergency management teams have a new tool at their disposal. Military, veteran and civilian students in the University of Kansas’ new homeland security master’s program created and implemented an emergency plan for a long-term blackout during a simulation-style practicum June 18-19 at the KU Edwards Campus...
KU law students make honor roll for pro bono service
LAWRENCE – Twenty-nine University of Kansas School of Law students contributed more than 3,373 hours of free legal services over the past year, earning a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...
Law school honors 2018 graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2018 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 12. During the ceremony, seven students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
Alumni receive top award from KU law school
KU ranks 18th among public law schools for employment at nation's largest firms
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law ranks in the top 25 percent of law schools sending graduates to the nation’s largest law firms, according to the National Law Journal’s annual report on “Go-To Law Schools.”...
KU students advance to national finals in transactional law competition
LAWRENCE – A team of University of Kansas School of Law students will compete in the finals of the National Transactional LawMeet next month after winning the regional round in Provo, Utah. ...
Conference to explore collaborations between Indian tribes, states
Lecturer to address link between domestic violence, animal cruelty
LAWRENCE — A New Zealand lawyer will discuss the connection between domestic violence and animal cruelty during the 2018 Diplomat’s Forum at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Law school symposium to explore future of public education
Law students, Legal Services for Students assisting with free tax preparation
Editor's note: The April 12 tax preparation session at Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority Resident Services has been canceled due to renovations at the site, 1600 Haskell Ave., Apt. 187. ...
Free KU clinic to help clients expunge criminal record, start with 'clean slate'
LAWRENCE – People who have been arrested or convicted of crimes often face barriers to employment, housing or other opportunities – even long after they have served their sentences. ...
Professor outlines environmental degradation to Mediterranean
LAWRENCE — Climate change is posing problems around the world to the way people live and feed themselves. In the Mediterranean Basin, a vital region to dozens of nations, it is exacerbating the existing problems of environmental degradation, agricultural land misuse, pollution, population increases and declining species. A University of...
$2 million gift to establish law scholarship, liberal arts research fund at KU
Law professor calls for centrist approach to arbitration, removing it from 'class-action battlefield'
Law students win top honors in 2 national moot court competitions
LAWRENCE – The nationally ranked University of Kansas School of Law moot court program is off to a stellar start in the 2017-2018 season, snagging a national championship and a second-place finish. ...
Law review symposium will examine inequity and the law
LAWRENCE — While the law is equated with justice, it is not free from the inequities that exist in society. Legal scholars and thinkers from around the country will gather in Lawrence this week to explore how inequity affects their fields of expertise, including education, immigration and business. ...
KU receives grant to establish intelligence, national security curriculum
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has received a grant to develop an intelligence and national security curriculum to provide students with the capabilities crucial to the national security interest of the United States. ...
KU to host legal education conference
LAWRENCE — Legal educators from across the country will gather in Lawrence this week to explore access to justice and the lawyer’s role in promoting the rule of law. ...