Justices to address university graduates
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and Justice Robert D. Rucker will be commencement speakers at the graduation ceremonies at two Indiana schools.
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Forum to focus on energy policy and progress
The 2009 Environmental Policy Forum Spring Symposium at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis will feature professors, members of the Indiana General Assembly and various environmental and energy organizations who will examine Indiana's energy policy and the progress and prospects for legislation.
Lecture focuses on racial inequalities
This year's Indiana Supreme Court Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Law will focus on significant racial differences in labor, housing, education, and wealth.
Professor to speak about voting rights, cases
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies student chapter at Maurer School of Law Indiana University Bloomington will host professor James Blumstein from Vanderbilt University Law School to discuss voting rights.
Federal Circuit converges on Indianapolis
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has kept up with a trend of publishing more written opinions than any other federal court, and one of the most significant happenings in the past year is the recent resurrection of inviting lower trial judges to sit by designation on appeals panels.
NFL case to be discussed at Indy Law
A roundtable discussion about a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the issue of antitrust laws as applied to the National Football League will be at the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis in November.
Event discusses outlawing amnesty
Human rights violations and amnesty are the focus of a Valparaiso University School of Law event next week.
Law professor in PBS show on harassment
An Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis professor will be featured as an expert on a PBS show Feb. 20 about teen sexual harassment on the job.
Methodology affects law-school rankings
An annual report ranking graduate schools puts two law schools in Indiana at a tie for 23rd, while one dropped nearly 20 spots to 87 and was ranked at 21 in the first-ever ranking of part-time programs. A fourth was ranked as a Tier 4 school, where schools are listed alphabetically.
Event shows importance of forensic evidence
For people interested in crime scenes, forensic evidence, and the importance of that evidence at trial, an event at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis offers an opportunity to solve a "mock homicide" investigation.
Judges at law school to hear defamation case
A panel of Indiana Court of Appeals judges will head a few blocks from their Statehouse courtroom to Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis to hear arguments in a case involving defamation and invasion of privacy claims stemming from a letter written to church leaders.
Student loan repayment program resumes
A suspended program that helps attorneys working with civil legal aid organizations repay their student loans has been reinstated thanks to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Annual 7th Circuit meeting in Indy
United States Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and Rev. David Link, Dean Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame School of Law, are just two of the speakers at this year's Judicial Conference of the 7th Circuit and the annual meeting of the 7th Circuit Bar Association in Indianapolis.
Human rights celebrated at law school
Indianapolis-based Human Rights Works has again teamed up with Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis' Program in International Human Rights Law to host a celebration to coincide with the anniversary of the signing of the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights.
Judge Hamilton nominated for 7th Circuit
An Indianapolis federal judge could be the next to take a spot on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
COA to hear institutionalization case
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear arguments Wednesday in a case of two men being held in a state mental health institution until they are deemed able to stand trial.
Event to discuss voting issues
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies student chapter at Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington is hosting an event Monday to discuss developments in election law since Crawford v. Marion County Election Board.
Professor faces Senate Judiciary Committee
Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington professor Dawn Johnsen faced the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday as part of the nomination process to become the next assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel, the office that advises the president on legal matters.
Alternative legal careers series starts Thursday
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law's fall Career Choices series kicks off Thursday with a focus on using a law degree to work in the federal government.
Past NRA president to speak at law schools
A former president of the National Rifle Association will visit two Indiana law schools Nov. 3 to discuss the Second Amendment and gun bans.