Former Notre Dame Law dean Newton returns as professor
Former Notre Dame Law School dean Nell Jessup Newton has returned to the northern Indiana law school this year as a professor.
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ABA increases distance education limit to 50%
The American Bar Association House of Delegates has concurred with the ABA’s legal education council to increase the distance education limits so a law school may grant a student up to 50% of the credit hours required for a J.D. degree via distance education.
Concord Law School to be renamed Purdue Global Law School
Concord Law School will become Purdue Global Law School later this year.
Notre Dame Law Exoneration Justice Clinic expanding: Clinic creating opportunities for national, international students
The Exoneration Justice Clinic at Notre Dame Law School has been up and running for three years and has grown to the point of opening its doors to students from outside the Hoosier State — and even outside the country.
Law schools rethinking how race will factor in admissions
It’s only been a few weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing universities and law schools to rethink how they can recruit and maintain diverse student bodies.
Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn’t in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through public records requests reveal that some all-expenses-paid trips — to Italy, Iceland and Hawaii, among others — are light on classroom instruction, with ample time carved out for the justices’ leisure.
IU Maurer partners with IU Northwest on new Law Scholars program
Indiana University Maurer School of Law has announced a partnership with Indiana University Northwest on a new program for graduates interested in a legal education.
Ochoa, Big Ten law deans pledge support for diversity ahead of SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down a decision that could fundamentally alter affirmative action, a group of law deans — including Dean Christiana Ochoa at IU Maurer School of Law — has issued a statement affirming the deans’ commitment to diversity.
14 IU Maurer, McKinney students participating in 2023 Rural Justice Initiative
A total of 14 students from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of law and the IU Maurer School of Law are assisting rural county judges, prosecutors and public defenders this summer as part of the Rural Justice Initiative.
Notre Dame Law’s Cole reappointed dean; former IU McKinney dean Klein to lead North Carolina law school
Notre Dame Law School Dean G. Marcus Cole has been reappointed to another five-year term. In Indianapolis, former Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law dean Andrew Klein has announced he will become dean of Wake Forest University School of Law.
IU McKinney to celebrate retirement of professor, anniversary of International Human Rights program
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will be celebrating milestones for its Program in International Human Rights Law and the retirement of professor George Edwards at an event this week.
Indiana law schools see slight rankings shifts amid national uproar, methodology changes
Amid national pushback from law schools refusing to actively participate in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, the 2024 rankings released last week showed slight changes for each of Indiana’s three law schools using a reformed methodology.
Opening up the bar? Concord Law wants grads to take Indiana bar exam, but Hoosier leaders raising concerns
In Indiana, law school graduates have to graduate from American Bar Association-accredited law schools to take the state bar exam. But a proposed rule change, if approved, could open the bar exam to additional law school grads.
Concord Law offering course on rural practice
In an effort to address legal deserts in rural areas, Concord Law School is offering a new course for students to take during the summer.
Studying abroad — in America: Japanese prosecutor at Notre Dame Law to learn about American law
When the Japanese Ministry of Justice told Nakamura to travel to Notre Dame Law School to conduct research and learn about head trauma cases, the Japanese prosecutor simply packed up and went.
Plunkett Cooney opens law school diversity scholarship program
Midwestern law firm Plunkett Cooney has announced the opening of a scholarship program for diverse law school students.
Law schools preparing for 2023 commencement season
The graduating law school classes of 2023 will participate in commencement ceremonies starting next month across the state.
‘Radical turn away’ from admissions tests? Deans say claims of increased diversity may be unfounded
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Christiana Ochoa said those who want to do away with requiring law school admission tests for diversity’s sake have it backward. And she is not alone.
Lightening the load: Indiana law schools work to combat student loan debt
As the national conversation around student loan debt continues, law students are seeing their student loan debt rise. Against that backdrop, Indiana’s law schools are taking steps to help their students handle their debt post-graduation.
IN Supreme Court seeks comment on rule change to allow non-accredited law school grads to take bar exam
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comment on a proposed rule change that would allow graduates of certain non-ABA accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.