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Law professor to serve as virtual visiting scholar at Emory
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of 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 in Atlanta. ...
Law Journal Symposium to explore international legal challenges
LAWRENCE — 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 Feb. 12. ...
Black parents protect children's privacy through home schooling, research shows
LAWRENCE — Privacy is among the most cherished of American rights. Yet, 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...
Reversal of transgender military ban more than 'reopening of door of opportunity,' discrimination law expert says
LAWRENCE — President Joe Biden issued an executive order Monday ending a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. The order reverses a policy put in place by the Trump administration. Kyle Velte, associate professor of law at the University of Kansas and expert in sexual orientation and gender...
Law professor creates privacy-focused conference
LAWRENCE – A new conference created by a privacy law scholar at the University of Kansas School of Law aims to explore privacy beyond abstract concepts. ...
KU, K-State faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been identified as recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
KU Law faculty to present at 2021 AALS Annual Meeting
New book connects Homeric themes to how today's society can revolutionize agriculture
LAWRENCE — Many students read the “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” then discuss the works’ themes as part of class. But it is unlikely teachers suggest Homer’s ideas of homecoming, fate, destiny, rage and glory could be used to revolutionize Earth’s agriculture and ecology to stave off climate change. Yet that is...
Law school alumna creates scholarship for southwest Kansas students
LAWRENCE – A new scholarship fund at the University of Kansas School of Law will help provide opportunities to students from southwest Kansas. ...
Health law expert joins KU Law faculty
KU law school earns top-20 Best Value ranking
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law is the No. 19 Best Value Law School in the country, according to National Jurist magazine. ...
History, law on side of LGBTQ Americans in SCOTUS religious exemption case, law expert says
LAWRENCE — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case Nov. 4 that will have wide-ranging ramifications on anti-discrimination laws and the rights of LGBTQ Americans. The case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, will determine whether a Catholic-run foster care agency is exempt from complying with a...
Law expert shows famed 'revolving door' between SEC, private firms not as wide as thought
LAWRENCE — Legal experts have long warned about the “revolving door” between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the financial industry it regulates. Such warnings include concerns that SEC attorneys may go easy on parties accused of wrongdoing in hopes of securing a high-paid position after leaving the agency and...
France attacks, boycott calls show clash of secularism, extremism, law expert says
LAWRENCE — What began as calls for boycotts of French products turned violent Thursday as a knife-wielding attacker killed three people at a church in Nice, France. The escalation is part of a controversy that began with a French teacher showing students a cartoon of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. ...
Legal scholar to deliver lecture on election law
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law welcomes election law scholar Franita Tolson for a virtual lecture event this fall. Tolson will present "The Inevitability of American Democracy" at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, via Zoom. ...
KU law, journalism scholars sum up nonexistent state of workplace cyberbullying laws
LAWRENCE — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced much of life to move online, including education, entertainment, communications and work. While technology has provided a way for many parts of life to carry on virtually, it has also provided space for negative elements of life such as cyberbullying to increase. Schools...
KU Law welcomes Class of 2023
SEC has been illegally denying hearings for 25 years, professor writes in new article
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American World Trade Organization loss, repeal of Canada tariffs cloud future of unilateralism, says trade expert
LAWRENCE — Two major developments unfolded today in the ongoing trade war with China and the Trump administration’s expansion of tariffs. First, the World Trade Organization ruled that American tariffs on Chinese goods violated international rules. The administration also announced it would drop its 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum. ...
New class of Dean's Fellows to mentor incoming students
Four KU faculty members receive Distinguished Professor status
Note: This story was updated Sept. 11, 2020, to clarify the named and University Distinguished Professorships awarded. ...
KU law school ranks among top third in the nation for employment success
KU Law's moot court program ranks 22nd in nation
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of 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
Civil law expert can comment on Supreme Court allowing qualified immunity to stand, Thomas dissent
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it had declined to hear challenges to qualified immunity, which gives government workers, including police officers, broad protections when accused of violating constitutional rights. The protection has come into question outside of legal circles recently following the death of George Floyd in...