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.
Category: Law School News
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.
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.
Drake Law alumnus works as federal prosecutor for Department of Justice
From cocaine smugglers to war criminals to high-profile bank embezzlers, John Michelich, LW'77, has prosecuted all types of criminals during his 38-year career.
Drake 3L spends summer as legislative intern in Washington, D.C.
Third-year Drake Law student Jenna Kirsch spent the summer in Washington, D.C. working as a legislative intern for U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley.
Big IDEA Speaker Series to bring IP law experts to campus
The Drake Intellectual Property Law Center is hosting the first-ever Big IDEA Speaker Series, which will feature three professionals in various topics of intellectual property (IP) law.
Drake Agricultural Law Center to co-host 2016 Food Law Student Leadership Summit
Drake Law School will welcome law students from around the country to the 2016 Food Law Student Leadership Summit Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
Drake Law to host visiting Chinese law students
Drake Law School will host 29 Chinese law students from the Southwest University of Political Science & Law (SWUPL) as part of the first-ever Introduction to American Law and Legal System Program in September.
Law professor to discuss “Guns, Speech, and Sex” on Sept. 15
Mary Anne Franks of the University of Miami School of Law will deliver “Guns, Speech, and Sex: The Rise of Constitutional Extremism" at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in Cartwright Hall room 213.
Drake Law School to co-sponsor Iowa LGBT Rural Summit
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will serve as keynote speaker at the Iowa LGBT Rural Summit on Aug. 18, an event co-sponsored by Drake Law School to share information with LGBT people, families, and the community.