Category: Law School News

Drake mock trial team wins Boston Regional competition and competes at the national level in Las Vegas.

Bill Kelly, LW'99, and Maj. Mike Wunn, JO'99, LW'01, talk with Drake students about their deployment to Afghanistan.

Drake Law School’s Supreme Court Celebration brought together law students, faculty and professionals for its 75th anniversary in March.

Drake alumna Marsha Ternus, LW’77, was recognized for her part in the Iowa Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage.

One of the nation’s most hotly debated issues—income inequality—was the topic of this year’s Drake University Law School Constitutional Symposium

Larry J. Eisenhauer, LW’74, was elected chief judge for the Iowa Court of Appeals in February 2012.

Fifty students and administrators gathered this semester for Drake Law’s inaugural Diversity Retreat.

Drake’s Agricultural Law Center and Neil Hamilton, professor of law and director of the center, received a $50,000 grant from the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust.

One of the nation’s most hotly debated issues — income inequality — was the topic of this year’s Drake University Law School Constitutional Symposium. Drake hosted some of the country’s leading legal experts and activists to discuss this relevant topic during the April 14 conference, “Constitutionalism and the Poor."

Drake University students are taking an active role in creating a more sustainable future for Greater Des Moines. Working closely with the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the City of Des Moines, members of the Drake Law School class Sustainability and the Law have drafted changes to the Des Moines City code to ensure environmental friendliness and social responsibility, while promoting economic vitality. The students will present their proposals to the Greater Des Moines Partnership on Thursday, April 19 from 12:30–3:30 p.m., and to the Des Moines City Council on Monday, April 23 at 7:30 a.m.