The Drake University Constitutional Law Center is pleased to announce Julie C. Suk as presenter of the spring 2023 Distinguished Lecture. Her lecture titled “Unamendable: Lessons from Failed Constitutional Amendments” will be delivered in-person and virtually on Thursday, March 9 at 3:30 p.m. at the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, 2400 University Avenue, Des Moines. Registration...
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Drake University Law School Named to The Princeton Review’s “Best Law Schools for 2023”
Drake University Law School has been named a “Best Law School for 2023” by The Princeton Review. The education services company recently released their annual unranked list of outstanding law schools across the country. The list features detailed profiles of each school including The Princeton Review’s ratings in each category and quotes provided by students...
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Drake Law’s Unique Study Program Helps First-Year Law Students Succeed
Law school can be a daunting prospect for many students interested in studying the law. Drake University Law School uses a collaborative method to ease students into this new environment in a guided and welcoming way. Integrated Study Group (ISG) is an interactive program that focuses on helping first-year students develop the reading, synthesizing, and...
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Drake Law School Named a 2022 Top School for Criminal Law by PreLaw Magazine
Drake University Law School earned an A- ranking for criminal law in preLaw Magazine, placing Drake among the top law schools in the nation for this field. The publication based the rankings on law schools’ offerings in criminal law, including clinical programs, certificates, externships, partnerships, and courses. The results are reported in preLaw’s Back to School 2022 issue....
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Drake University Law School Named Finalist In Bloomberg Law’s Inaugural Law School Innovation Program
Drake University Law School announced today that it has been named a finalist in Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Law School Innovation Program. Drake Law School is one of 10 finalists recognized for implementing and leading innovative programs into their curricula that advance new methodologies and approaches to student instruction, legal technology implementation and usage, experiential learning,...
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Drake University Constitutional Law Center Announces the 2023 Judge James Grant Iowa Constitution Lecture
The Drake University Constitutional Law Center is pleased to announce Michael Rappaport as presenter of the 2023 Judge James Grant Iowa Constitution Lecture. His lecture titled “The Challenge for Originalism from Precedent” will be delivered virtually on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. and registration is free and open to the public. Rappaport is the...
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Drake University Law School Advances to National Moot Court Competition
Not one but two Drake Law National Moot Court teams rose to the top of their recent regional competition to compete against each other in the final round. Both teams demonstrated their hard work and excellence in written and oral advocacy but only one could win and move on to compete in the National competition...
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Russell Lovell Elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Drake Law School is pleased to announce that Professor Emeritus Russell Lovell II, has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of...
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Drake Named a Top Law School in the Nation for Human Rights Law
Drake University Law School earned an A ranking for human rights law in preLaw magazine, placing Drake among the top twenty-four law schools in the nation for this field. The publication based the rankings on law schools’ offerings in human rights law, including clinical programs, certificates, externships, partnerships, and courses. The results are reported in preLaw’s Back to...
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Drake Named a Top Law School in the Nation for Child and Family Law
Drake University Law School earned an A+ ranking for child and family law in preLaw magazine, placing Drake among the top six law schools in the nation for this field. This is the fifth year in a row that Drake Law received recognition for excellence in child and family law. The publication based the rankings on the...