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KU Law receives $1.6M grant to aid veterans
The University of Kansas School of Law is set to receive $1.6 million in federal funding for the establishment of a free legal aid clinic dedicated to serving veterans. With an estimated 194,000 veterans in Kansas, the clinic would be the first of its kind in the state.
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KU Law introduces LSAT Fee Award
A new program will cover law school entrance exam fees for selected KU students. Preference will be given to diverse candidates and candidates who have financial need. Leverage Law Group LLC and KU Law are sponsoring the award.
KU Law team wins national championship at Indian law moot court competition
A KU Law team was crowned as the national champion of this year’s National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition, the school's third title in five years.
Legal scholar to deliver Distinguished Public Lands Lecture
Legal scholar Justin Pidot will explore the law and policy surrounding natural resources law topics when he delivers the Distinguished Public Lands Lecture at KU Law this spring.
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.
KU Law student awarded competitive labor law fellowship
Second-year University of Kansas law student Heddy Pierce-Armstrong, of El Dorado, will serve as a Peggy Browning Fellow this summer.
Law professor to serve as virtual visiting scholar at Emory
KU Law Professor Lua Kamál Yuille will serve as the inaugural virtual visiting scholar at the Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative, which is based at Emory University.
Law Journal Symposium to explore international legal challenges
Legal scholars from around the world will present papers and discuss the topic of "International Legal Challenges Facing the New U.S. Administration: Critical Analyses from the American Heartland” at the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy’s annual symposium.
Black parents protect children's privacy through home schooling, research shows
One of society’s most vulnerable populations — Black children — are denied the benefits of the right to privacy through discriminatory educational practices, and a growing number of Black parents are turning to home education to protect that right, writes a KU privacy law scholar.
Reversal of transgender military ban more than 'reopening of door of opportunity,' discrimination law expert says
President Joe Biden issued an executive order ending a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. Associate Professor Kyle Velte, an expert in sexual orientation and gender identity and the law, employment discrimination and related areas, is available to speak with media about the…
Study urges Congress to act to ensure independence of federal judges
KU law Professor Richard Levy argues in a new study that executive efforts, coupled with recent Supreme Court rulings, threaten the independence of a key group of agency adjudicators. The study urges Congress to take action to prevent cronyism and political bias in agency adjudications.