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KU Law community mourns passing of retired professors George Coggins and William Westerbeke
KU professor plays key role in clarifying international arbitration law for judges, lawyers
A University of Kansas law professor has played a key role in recent efforts to clarify U.S. law governing international arbitration. Christopher Drahozal, the John M. Rounds Professor of Law at KU, served as an associate reporter for the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration. ...
KU law students make honor roll for pro bono service
Thirty-one University of Kansas School of Law students contributed 4,153 hours of free legal services over the past year, earning a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...
KU Law's moot court program ranks 14th in nation
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 14th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...
Law school honors 2019 graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2019 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 18. During the ceremony, nine students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
Seminar to explore recent developments in law
Law firm supports students, funds scholarship
Academy Award-winning screenwriter to speak at Media & the Law Seminar
Law school to honor 3 distinguished alumni with award
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
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
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. ...
Jessup moot court team wins regional competition, advances to next round
A team of KU Law students recently earned a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. ...
Kansas Supreme Court set to visit KU
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. ...
Professor explores free trade agreement protections for women's, LGBTQ rights
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 help advance...
Conference to explore future of federal Indian law
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. ...
Law Journal symposium to explore restorative justice principles
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
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
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
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
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 understand statistics,...
KU moot court duo earns spot in national competition
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. ...
KU Law launches free bar exam preparation program
With their law degree in hand, the only thing standing between graduates and their legal careers is the bar exam. A new program at the University of Kansas School of Law will help KU students clear that hurdle without the added financial pressure of paying for a bar review course. ...
Two top-20 rankings underscore value of KU Law degree
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 both rankings...
Alumnus creates fund to sustain KU Law faculty excellence
Law review symposium to explore opioid epidemic
Killing more than 115 Americans every day, the opioid epidemic has become one of our nation’s foremost health crises. This year’s Kansas Law Review Symposium will bring together scholars of varying backgrounds to explore legal issues and perspectives related to this epidemic. ...
Law school names new class of Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming law students
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
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
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 of Kansas...
Professor part of intensive course on Indian, American renewable energy law
India is one of the world’s largest growing economies and a major carbon emitter. Meanwhile, the United States recently announced it was leaving the Paris Climate Accord. A University of Kansas law professor has returned from a teaching and research trip to India dedicated to exploring energy governance models in...