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Academy Award-winning screenwriter to speak at Media & the Law Seminar
Law school to honor 3 distinguished alumni with award
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. ...
KU Law team claims national championship at Indian law moot court competition
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Law team was crowned as the national champion of this year’s National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition. ...
U.S. News & World Report lists 48 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools in 2020 rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has 11 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 and 48 programs in the top 50 among public universities in the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report, released today. ...
Kansas Supreme Court set to visit KU
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Supreme Court is set to visit the University of Kansas as part of an ongoing outreach program to familiarize Kansans with the high court and its work. ...
Conference to explore future of federal Indian law
LAWRENCE – American Indian law scholars and advocates will gather at the University of Kansas this week to discuss the “U.S. Supreme Court and the Future of Federal Indian Law” during the 23rd annual Tribal Law & Government Conference. ...
Professor explores free trade agreement protections for women's, LGBTQ rights
LAWRENCE — The world of international trade is changing rapidly, with the United States and trading partners levying new tariffs, while new free trade agreements are formed and others scrapped. In the midst of the ongoing trade upheaval, a University of Kansas law professor has examined how such agreements can...
Law Journal symposium to explore restorative justice principles
LAWRENCE — Legal scholars and policy experts will gather in Lawrence to discuss the theoretical underpinnings of restorative justice principles at the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy’s annual symposium. ...
KU Legal Aid Clinic, community partners host free expungement clinic
LAWRENCE – People who have been arrested or convicted of crimes often face barriers to gaining employment, finding a place to live and other opportunities – even long after they have served their sentences. ...
Law students, Legal Services for Students offer free tax prep services
International legal scholar to compare constitutions at KU lecture
LAWRENCE — How can constitutions serve as foundations for further developments in human rights and policy? Legal scholar Roberto Toniatti will explore that question on a global scale when he delivers the Robert C. Casad Comparative Law Lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
KU law student wins national writing prize
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas law student took second prize in a national writing competition for his paper on the atrocities of forced labor in international trade. ...
Legal analytics class takes innovative look at tech, law
LAWRENCE — Big data and robot lawyers revolutionizing the legal profession may sound like something out of a law student’s abandoned side novel, but it’s real and happening now in law firms and courtrooms around the world. A new class at the University of Kansas is teaching future lawyers to...
KU moot court duo earns spot in national competition
LAWRENCE – A pair of University of Kansas School of Law students will head to New York City after advancing to the national finals of the moot court competition. ...
Two top-20 rankings underscore value of KU Law degree
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law is the No. 16 Best Value Law School in the country and one of the top 20 law schools nationwide for students graduating with the least debt, according to National Jurist and U.S. News & World Report. KU finished first in...
Alumnus creates fund to sustain KU Law faculty excellence
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. ...