Beatrix (Bea) Havens Smith, a 1950 alumna and prominent benefactor of Drake University Law School, passed away on Oct. 31.
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Drake OUTLaws to host social justice panel Nov. 3
OUTLaws is hosting a panel Nov. 3 focused on social justice issues specifically related to the LGBTQ community and people of color.
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Drake to host 23rd annual Halloween Hoops Oct. 27
The Drake Law Public Service Scholars are hosting the 23rd annual Halloween Hoops on Thursday, Oct. 27. The event is free and open to all Des Moines area children ages 3-11.
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Weresh selected as Galen Distinguished Guest in Legal Writing
Professor Melissa Weresh has been selected to be an inaugural Galen Distinguished Guest in Legal Writing at the University of Oregon School of Law Oct. 20-22.
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Zwagerman named president-elect of American Agricultural Law Association
Jennifer Zwagerman, director of career development and associate director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake Law School, has been named president-elect of the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA).
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Drake selected to host National Moot Court Competition regionals
Drake Law School will host a regional round of the 67th Annual National Moot Court Competition Nov. 17-19.
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Drake International Law Week is Oct. 10-13
Drake Law School has planned various events to celebrate 2016 International Law Week, including an international food fair, presentations on study abroad opportunities, a lecture on the global impact of the U.S. Constitution, and more.
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Yale Law professor to discuss same-sex marriage at Constitutional Law Center lecture
Reva Siegel of Yale Law School will present “Same-Sex Marriage and Backlash: Constitutionalism through the Lens of Consensus and Conflict" at the Drake Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series Oct. 27.
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Weresh to receive distinguished legal writing award
Melissa Weresh, professor of law at Drake University Law School, has been named the winner of the 2017 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing.
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Professor Laurie Dore makes an impact on Drake Law students
Not many Drake Law students graduate without getting to know Professor Laurie Doré. She teaches required courses Civil Procedure I and II and Evidence, oversees the Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution Certificate program, and coaches Drake’s National Moot Court team.