The Drake University Law School National Moot Court team finished first in a field of 14 teams at the regional rounds of the National Moot Court Competition held Nov. 16-18 in Vermillion, S.D. Drake and the second-place team from the University of South Dakota will advance
November 1, 2006

Monday, Jan. 29 Distinguished Lecture Series: Mary Dudziak, "Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall's African Journey," 4 p.m. at Drake Law School Thursday, Feb. 1 National Bar Association Archives Dedication Thursday, Feb. 15 Dean's Tour: Alumni reception in Naples, Fla., hosted by Dwight D. Opperman, LW'51 Thursday, March 8 Agricultural Journal of Law Dinner Friday, March [...]
November 1, 2006

November 1, 2006

Drake University Law School's Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights launched in 2001, rooted in the basic premise that children deserve the right to achieve their full potential.
November 1, 2006

In addition to their degrees from Drake Law School, Marsha Ternus and Louis Lavorato share the same goals for Iowa's judicial system - equal access and administrative efficiency.
November 1, 2006

Two students chosen through a rigorous selection process at Southwestern University of Politics and Law in Chongqing, China, are enrolled in Drake University Law School this year as part of the Law School's efforts to develop exchange programs with Southwestern and enhance international initiatives already in place.
November 1, 2006

While in Las Vegas last November for a Drake Law School alumni reception, something other than the Strip's legendary flashiness impressed Keith Miller, Drake's Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law.
November 1, 2006

Jack M. Balkin, the Knight professor of constitutional law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School, spoke at Drake's observance of Constitution Day on Thursday, Sept. 21, to a standing room-only crowd in Room 213 of Cartwright Hall.
November 1, 2006

Mary L. Dudziak, the Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado professor of law, history and political science at the University of California Law School, will give a lecture at Drake Law School at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, 2007.
November 1, 2006

The Drake University Agricultural Law Center hosted a two-day conference in September called "Gardens for All: People, Plants and Policy." This first national effort to examine the impact public policy has on gardening drew an enthusiastic audience of more than 100 attendees from 25 states and nations.
November 1, 2006

Amanda Knief, LW'06, recently received the top prize in the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence 2006 Law Student Writing Contest for the submission of her paper titled, "Gender Bias in Asylum Law: Recognizing Persecution Against Women and Girls."
November 1, 2006

Christine Branstad, LW'94, was recently appointed as director of legal network management and development at ARAG, a leading legal services provider based in Des Moines.
November 1, 2006

Two third-year Drake Law School students had articles about environmental law accepted recently for publication in nationally esteemed law reviews. Jess Phelps' "Much Ado About Decoupling: Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Recent European Union Agricultural Reform" will be included in the fall 2006 issue of Harvard Environmental Law Review
November 1, 2006

Dean David Walker and Jennifer Allamby Hansen, senior advancement officer for the Law School, have trekked around the country this fall for receptions and events with alumni.
November 1, 2006

The Drake Law School will dedicate the transfer of National Bar Association (NBA) archives from the Des Moines Public Library to the Drake Law School Library on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, with a program, ribbon-cutting and reception. Linnes Finney Jr., president of the NBA, is scheduled to speak at the event.
November 1, 2006