Category: Law School News

Former South African Constitutional Court Justice Richard J. Goldstone will headline Drake University's spring 2008 Constitutional Law Distinguished Speaker series Wednesday, March. 26.

The 71st Annual Supreme Court Celebration's activities honored not only students for their accomplishments, but also alumni, faculty, the legal community and Iowa Supreme Court justices who work together to enhance the educational experiences of Drake law students.

Ralph Oman, former register of copyrights, will headline the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center's first distinguished lecture in intellectual property law Tuesday, April 22.

First-year Drake law students recently heard oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center as part of the Law School's 71st Annual Supreme Court Celebration.

A Drake University Law School mock trial team swept the regional round of the American Association of Justice (AAJ)2008 Student Trial Advocacy Competition recently held in Denver.

Drake Law School's Constitutional Law Center will hold its 2008 symposium titled "The Forgotten Constitutional Amendments" on Saturday, April 5.

Drake law professor Hunter R. Clark recently published an article about how the annual rankings of the nation's law schools by U.S. News & World Report magazine affect American legal education.

From an all-Iowa art show to a trip to San Diego, Drake Law School's Agricultural Law Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary with myriad events and special guests.

Drake law students packed the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center on Nov. 1 to watch oral arguments heard before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. The court, which is immediately below the U.S. Supreme Court, last held hearings at Drake in 2004.

At its Midwest Clinical Conference on Oct. 12-14, Drake University Law School's Legal Clinic hosted keynote speakers and legal clinic faculty from all over the Midwest to explore key topics.