The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will hold oral arguments in the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center courtroom on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m.
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Drake 2L’s question aired during Democratic debate
Sterling Arthur Wilkins, a second-year Drake Law School student, was spotlighted on national television when his viewer question was aired during the CNN Democratic presidential debate on Oct. 13.
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Drake to host annual Halloween Hoops Oct. 29
On Thursday, Oct. 29, Drake University is hosting the 22nd annual Halloween Hoops for Des Moines area children ages 3-11. The event will include games, giveaways, face painting, food, and more.
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Drake Law to sponsor diversity and inclusion event
Drake Law School is sponsoring “The Past, Present, and Future of Diversity and Inclusion within the Central Iowa Legal Community” on Friday, Oct. 23.
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Drake International Law Week is Oct. 12-15
Drake Law School has planned various events and speakers to celebrate International Law Week on Oct. 12-15, including a lecture on constitutionalism in other countries, an international food fair, presentations on study abroad opportunities, and more.
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Drake Constitutional Law Center and League of Women Voters to host lecture
The Drake University Constitutional Law Center and the League of Women Voters will host a lecture on Oct. 14 featuring Professor Mark Kende. His speech is titled “Amending the U.S. Constitution: Modernization or Foolhardiness?”
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Drake Agricultural Law Center to host conference on soil and water conservation policy
The Drake University Agricultural Law Center will host a two-day conference “Sustaining Our Iowa Land (SOIL): The Past, Present, and Future of Iowa’s Soil and Water Conservation Policy” Nov. 19-20.
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Drake Law alumna returns to her roots as first woman on Hy-Vee’s legal team
Shannon Woods’ first job was at Hy-Vee. She grew up in Chariton, Iowa, which was home to one of Hy-Vee’s first corporate offices in the 1940s. And she worked for Hy-Vee all through college. So it made sense for Woods to return to Hy-Vee, Inc. as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary last year.
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Professor Pattison advocates for children’s rights
Brent Pattison became inspired to be a lawyer for children while working at a homeless youth shelter in college. Now the director of the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights and associate clinical professor at Drake Law School, Pattison advocates for children and teaches students interested in juvenile law.
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Drake 3L assists with first-degree murder case, appears on Dateline NBC
When Mallory Weiser began her internship with the Polk County Attorney’s Office, she had no idea she would end up on national television. The third-year Drake Law student assisted prosecutors in a first-degree murder case and sat at the counsel table during the trial, which was recently spotlighted on Dateline NBC.