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Drake’s Beautiful Bulldog owner elected president of Student Bar Association

Kevin and Erin Bell love to talk about their dog, Porterhouse.

You can't blame them. Since being crowned the 2009 Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog, the burly but laidback charmer has become a hugely popular presence at athletic events. But, if Porterhouse could talk, you can bet he'd brag about Kevin and Erin as much as they do about him. View photos of Porterhouse in an online gallery.

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Harvard publishes Judge Bennett’s article on jury selection bias

The most recent issue of Harvard Law and Policy Review includes an article by Judge Mark Bennett entitled “Unraveling the Gordian Knot of Implicit Bias in Jury Selection: The Problems of Judge- Dominated Voir Dire, the Failed Promise of Batson, and Proposed Solutions.” Judge Bennett is a United States District Court Judge in the Northern District of Iowa in Sioux City and a 1975 graduate of Drake University Law School.

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Iowa Supreme Court holds special session at Drake Law School

Des Moines, February 22, 2010 —The Iowa Supreme Court will travel to the Drake University Law School for oral arguments Tuesday, March 2, starting at 9:30 a.m. Drake law students will have the opportunity to see how attorneys represent their clients before the court in the courtroom of Drake's Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, 2400 University Avenue.