Category: Law School News

Princeton Review ratings reveal Drake law strengths Drake University Law School's experiential learning opportunities, faculty accessibility, hands-on approach to teaching legal theory and preparation for the job market drew praise from students surveyed for the Princeton Review's latest rankings of the nation's best law schools.

Ralph Oman emphasized increasing the international protection of American copyrights when he was register of copyrights from 1985-93.

Lori A. Ringhand, a nationally recognized expert on the Supreme Court confirmation process and judicial behavior, will deliver the lecture Oct. 21.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit will hear three cases in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center.

Dean Allan Vestal and retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor also warned against injecting politics into the court system.

Neil Hamilton, professor of law and the Dwight D. Opperman chair of law and director of the Agricultural Law Center, was featured for his contribution to the field of sustainable agriculture.

The Drake Law School welcomed three visiting faculty members to campus in August.

The event, titled "Debating the Living Constitution," will feature a discussion of David Strauss' book "The Living Constitution."

A commissioned article by Peter K. Yu has been published and translated into multiple languages by the U.S. State Department.

Romonda Belcher, LW'95, recently was selected as Iowa's first female African-American judge.