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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 welcomes two new faculty members this fall
Two new professors joined the University of Kansas School of Law faculty this fall. Associate Professors Najarian Peters and Alexander Platt began their new roles in July.
KU law school ranks among top third in the nation for employment success
More than 86% of graduates in the Class of 2019 at the University of Kansas School of Law landed positions considered “best jobs,” according to data recently released by the American Bar Association.
KU Law's moot court program ranks 22nd in nation
KU Law's moot court program is 22nd in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center.
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.
Civil law expert can comment on Supreme Court allowing qualified immunity to stand, Thomas dissent
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it had declined to hear challenges to qualified immunity, which gives government workers, including police officers, broad protections when accused of violating constitutional rights. Lumen Mulligan, a civil litigation and jurisdiction law expert at KU, is available…
Supreme Court's ruling logical end to discrimination against LGBT workers, KU Law expert says
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 today that federal employment discrimination laws apply to LGBT individuals, in essence ruling that they cannot be fired for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Kyle Velte, an employment discrimination law expert at KU, is available to speak with the media…
KU Law launches legal research corps
A new project at KU Law aims to meet community needs for legal services and provide hands-on learning to law students.
Statements from the KU Law community on fighting racial injustice
The University of Kansas School of Law is committed to the actions and values of diversity, equity and inclusion outlined in Chancellor Girod's and Provost Bichelmeyer's message to the KU community on June 2. This page includes messages to the KU Law community addressing racial injustice, as well…
KU Law students make 2020 honor roll for pro bono service
Fifty-one University of Kansas School of Law students contributed 2,578 hours of free legal services over the past year.
Precedent set in racial discrimination cases should extend to LGBTQ, law professor says
High-profile cases have circulated through American courts in which people argue their religious beliefs allow them to not provide goods or services to same-sex couples. A University of Kansas law professor writes in a new article that while the question of whether such denials are legal has not…