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Drake Law Hosts Mock Trial Finals
Continuing the tradition of partnership between the American Mock Trial Association and Drake Law School
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Collaboration leads to publication
Recent alumnus Peter Leo, LW'10, publishes persuasive paper on mortgage law reform.
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Drake Law student publishes article in Chicago-Kent Law Review
Kale Van Bruggen’s article, Agriculture’s Fate Under Climate Change: Economic and Environmental Imperatives for Action, was recently published in the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
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Drake law students draft proposals for a greener Des Moines
The city of Des Moines has been going green -- constructing certified LEED buildings and implementing hundreds of green initiatives. As the municipality marches toward creating a more "Sustainable Green Community," it is getting some assistance from Drake University law students who are developing a blueprint for making municipal laws and ordinances more environmentally friendly, socially responsible and economically viable.
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Romonda Belcher to deliver Law School commencement address
Polk County District Associate Judge Romonda D. Belcher, a 1995 Drake Law School graduate, will deliver the keynote address at the Drake University Law School Commencement Ceremony, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the Drake Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave.
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Drake Law grad works for NYC Coalition Against Hunger
Theresa Hassler, a 2010 Drake Law graduate, has recently accepted a position with the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH).
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Drake programs nationally recognized
Drake Law School intellectual property law and legal writing programs nationally recognized Drake Law School’s programs in intellectual property and legal writing are once again ranked among the top programs in the nation in the 2012 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” published recently by US News & World Report magazine. The magazine ranked Drake’s...
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Professor to give lecture on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
On Thursday, April 28, Ian Bartrum, assistant professor of law at Drake University Law School, will address "The Constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 4:30 p.m. in room 213 of Cartwright Hall, 27th Street and University Avenue.
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Drake Law hosts annual Constitutional Law Symposium
Since it’s ratification more than 220 years ago, the U.S. Constitution has been a subject of spirited debate among legal analysts. This debate continued as scholars from around the country gathered on April 2 for Drake Law School’s annual Constitutional Law Symposium.