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Law Review Symposium to revisit the landmark housing trial Shelley v. Kraemer
At a most basic level, a person’s home should be a source of safety, comfort and privacy. The freedom to decide where you live has historically been restricted to a small, wealthy and white section of the population. In 1948, the landmark case Shelley v. Kraemer set the precedent that...
University Honors Program announces new faculty appointments
The University Honors Program has named a new associate director and selected three new Honors Faculty Fellows to begin in the fall semester. ...
KU series on wellness in democracy resumes, centering Ogallala Aquifer and human decision-making
A collaborative series at the University of Kansas that centers misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy resumes in fall 2023 with a program about the Ogallala Aquifer, the center of substantial research and public debate because of its increasingly limited supplies and the reliance upon the aquifer for much...
University Honors Program names law professor as faculty fellow
Two Jayhawks selected for Douglas County Legal Diversity Fellowship
Two University of Kansas School of Law students have been selected as the first fellows for the new Douglas County Legal Diversity Fellowship. Helen On, third-year law student, and Dahlia Denton, second-year law student, will be working with local businesses in Douglas County during the 2023-2024 academic year. ...
'Understanding Islamic Law' book thoroughly updates text on changing legal world
The world has changed radically since 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic, Trump presidency, dissolution of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, re-emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and continued Iran nuclear showdown are among several happenings that have profoundly influenced the Islamic legal world. A University of Kansas international trade law expert has written...
KU Law's moot court program ranks in top 10 for first time
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 10th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...
Law professor writes that Supreme Court ruling allowing 'self-intervention' is in error, poses new problems
The popular television show where people confront their loved ones to help address addiction is called “Intervention,” not “Self-Intervention.” Because an intervention requires other parties. Or does it? ...
New book guides law students, lawyers through 'Principles of Arbitration Law'
Arbitration is an area of law with both a long history and a trend of rapid evolution in recent decades. A University of Kansas professor of law is lead author of a new book designed to guide law students, practicing lawyers and researchers through arbitration law and to provide a...
KU Law students make 2023 honor roll for pro bono service
Sixty-three University of Kansas School of Law students provided 1,927 hours of free legal services during the 2022-2023 academic year, earning them a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...
International community has fallen short of Stockholm Conference environmentalism goals, law professor writes
Just over half a century ago, world leaders gathered for the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, one of the first international efforts to protect the Earth and develop policies for sustainability and to reduce environmental degradation. A University of Kansas law professor has published a new scholarly article arguing...
KU Law community mourns passing of professor emeritus
Law school honors students for scholarship, leadership and service
Fourteen University of Kansas School of Law students received awards during the spring 2023 semester for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
KU law, medical schools among nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
The University of Kansas’ law school and medical school are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings released today. ...
KU Law awards inaugural Bruce Hopkins Award for Nonprofit Excellence
The University of Kansas School of Law awarded the first annual Bruce Hopkins Award for Nonprofit Excellence to Kat Girod, a third-year law student from Prairie Village, earlier this month at a ceremony held in the Wheat Law Library, where Hopkins’s prolific publications are available for checkout. ...
Law professor, KU graduate Sarah Lamdan to speak about data collection and privacy
Sarah Lamdan, a University of Kansas alumna, author and law professor at the City University of New York, will return to the Lawrence campus to discuss her research and book on data collection practices and their implication on privacy. Lamdan will present a public lecture at 10 a.m. May 4...
KU Law team wins Thurgood Marshall moot court competition
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court teams have concluded the season with another national title. Ally Monson and Amanda McElfresh, third-year law students, won the Federal Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C., in late March. ...
Professor: SEC wants to regulate 'unicorns,' but law stands in its way
For the second time in two years, the United States’ top corporate regulator has proposed a sweeping overhaul to crack down on large private startup companies, commonly known as “unicorns.” And for the second time in two years, the proposed overhaul falls outside of the agency’s legal authority – according...
KU Law continues to dominate in transactional law competitions
In early March, a team of University of Kansas School of Law students won the UCLA Transactional Law Meet for the buyer’s side of the transaction involved in the competition. ...
Stephen Ware to give his inaugural distinguished professor lecture
Stephen Ware’s writings have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and in at least 34 other federal and state cases. The University of Kansas community has the chance to hear Ware give his inaugural distinguished professor lecture at 4 p.m. April 7 via Zoom. Attendees of the virtual event...
KU Law to honor 3 distinguished alumni
Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their community and the university. ...
KU Law excels during another successful moot court season
The 2022-2023 moot court season has been another successful one for the University of Kansas School of Law, with many teams placing highly in a variety of competitions. The teams, coached by KU Law faculty and alumni, travel across the country to compete. ...
KU Law students offer assistance with free tax preparation
Do you know if you’re eligible for free tax preparation services? ...
'Transparency for thee, not for me': Study shows SEC mounting secrecy about whistleblower program
The nation’s leading financial regulator is facing a transparency crisis of its own. According to a new study by a University of Kansas law professor, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is becoming increasingly secretive regarding some of its own activities – even as it is increasingly aggressive in demanding...
Social justice in the sports world topic of KU Law center event
The Dru Mort Sampson Center for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Kansas School of Law will host its inaugural event discussing social justice in the world of sports on Feb. 15. ...
KU Legal Aid Clinic, partners to host criminal record expungement clinic
The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic will host a Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic this spring in partnership with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office and the Lawrence Public Library. The clinic will take place in person from noon to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 6 in...
Law Journal Symposium to explore the barriers formerly incarcerated people face for successful reentry
The United States continues to have one of the highest recidivism rates in the world. How can formerly incarcerated people successfully reenter society when so many barriers have been put in place against them? ...
Professor testifies to U.K. House of Commons on human rights
KU Law student wins grant, plans on serving Salina community
A third-year student at the University of Kansas School of Law will receive a grant from the Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation. Lindsay McQuinn is a recipient of the foundation’s Rural Law Practice Grant. ...
KU disinformation and democracy series resumes in spring 2023
The University of Kansas collaborative series that centers misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy will continue in the spring 2023 semester. ...