Drake Law faculty and students in the Middleton Center for Children's Rights were instrumental in a new Juvenile Court Rule banning the routine shackling of children in juvenile court.
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Drake wins regional ABA Arbitration Competition
Drake Law School’s team won the regional ABA Law Student Division Arbitration Competition Nov. 10-11 to advance to the national finals for the fourth year in a row.
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Michael Elliott of Nationwide joins inaugural MJ in Compliance class
Michael Elliott, an underwriting manager at Nationwide, is part of Drake's new MJ in Compliance and Risk Management program, which prepares professionals to meet government regulations and ethical standards.
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1Ls argue before Iowa Court of Appeals in C. Edwin Moore Competition
Four Drake Law 1L students argued before the Iowa Court of Appeals during the final round of the C. Edwin Moore Competition, a voluntary oral advocacy competition offered to all first-year students.
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Drake to host Halloween Hoops Oct. 24
Drake University will host the annual Halloween Hoops event on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event is free and open to all Des Moines-area children ages 3-11.
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Constitutional Law Center Distinguished Lecture Series to explore free speech in public schools
Justin Driver, Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, will deliver a lecture titled "Free Speech in Public Schools: From Black Armbands to BONG HiTS FOR JESUS" on Oct. 26.
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Drake Law program to discuss 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia
Drake Law School will host “50 Years from Loving to Today: The Role of Lawyers in Tackling Racial Injustice" on Oct. 3 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia.
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Drake International Law Week is Oct. 2-5
Various events are planned for International Law Week on Oct. 2-5, including an international food fair, presentations on study abroad opportunities, a lecture on the impact of the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, and more.
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Two Class of 2012 alumnae help Drake Law students succeed
Erin Lee Schneider, assistant dean for student services, and Brooke Axiotis, director of academic success programs, use their experience as Drake Law alumnae to help current students with issues ranging from exams to bar prep.
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Drake 3L interns for international criminal tribunal in The Hague
Third-year Drake Law student Hannah Weeg recently completed an internship for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), a United Nations court of law prosecuting war crimes that took place in the Balkans in the 1990s.