Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

First-year students observed an actual jury trial in the criminal case of State v. Linda Wilson during this year's Trial Practicum.

Even before its March release, Mark Kende's new book comparing constitutional rights in South Africa and the United States received positive reviews on national blogs and garnered high marks from numerous scholars.

More than 50 scholars from the United States, as well as Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Israel and the United Kingdom gathered for the second annual scholars roundtable.

Drake Law School and Des Moines University (DMU) are now offering joint Master of Health Care Administration or Master of Public Health and Juris Doctor/law degrees.

The team recently finished in the top eight out of 28 teams that competed in the national finals of the 59th Annual National Moot Court Competition.

The David S. and Sara K. Walker Scholarship launched this spring and was established by Drake law school alumni, faculty and friends of the University.

Drake Law School recently established three Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) programs in Intellectual Property Law, Health Law and Individualized Studies.

The Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights at Drake Law School received the Advocate Award for organizations with fewer than 100 employees at the 2009 Live United Recognition Event .

Drake Law School's programs in legal writing and intellectual property are ranked among the top programs in the nation in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," published by US News & World Report magazine.