Notre Dame Law to launch Global Human Rights Clinic in 2024
Looking to continue its work in the human rights realm, Notre Dame Law School has announced that it will launch a Global Human Rights Clinic in 2024.
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IN Supreme Court releases proposal to allow graduates of non-ABA-accredited schools to take Indiana bar; court seeking comment
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking public comment on a proposed rule change that would allow graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
Classes on celebrities like Taylor Swift, Rick Ross engaging new generation of law students
Law professors across the country are increasingly drawing on popular culture and celebritydom — sometimes with the help of celebrities themselves — to engage a new generation of students and contextualize complicated concepts in the real world.
Campbell: The impact of the Supporting Rural Justice Initiative
As I start to come up on the end of my last year of law school here at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, I have come to realize just how much of an impact the Supporting Rural Justice Initiative has had on me and my law school experience.
Joint IU Maurer, McKinney symposium to focus on implications of Sackett Clean Water Act decision
A May decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that narrowed environmental regulations on wetlands not connected to larger bodies of water will be the focus of an upcoming joint symposium hosted by IU Maurer and IU McKinney.
New Notre Dame Law clinic focused on helping parents advocate for children with special needs
A recent Notre Dame Law School graduate will work with the director of the school’s Applied Mediation Clinic on a new project designed to serve parents as they advocate for the rights of their children diagnosed with physical and mental disabilities.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors
Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn’t actually exist.
IU McKinney creates Law Scholar partnership with Indiana State University
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has entered into an agreement with Indiana State University to create the Indiana State University Law Scholar program, the 14th such partnership for the Indianapolis law school.
Notre Dame Law Exoneration Justice Clinic secures 2nd round of DOJ funding
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has secured another grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Law schools adjust to affirmative action ruling: Admissions processes tweaked to comply with US Supreme Court opinion
It’s been a little more than three months since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Although the decision didn’t necessarily take law schools by surprise, it forced them to quickly adapt their admissions processes.
Years in the making: Notre Dame Law professor publishes book focused on laws of 18th century British Empire
Publishing a book is a feat of its own, but for University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Christian Burset, that feat was more than a decade in the making.
IN law schools see bump in enrollment, median GPA
Indiana’s law schools saw a slight increase in enrollment to begin the 2023-24 school year, and the median grade point average also ticked up for 1L students.
Bravo: ABA accreditation: What is it good for … ? (Sing with me)
The practice of law carries an extraordinary power: a heavy responsibility to do good while avoiding harm. For this reason, law schools must be held to the highest standards in educating future lawyers.
Kelly: Law student experience: Today’s students paint new picture
Research by Lawrence Krieger tells us that law students start law school with high life satisfaction and strong mental health measures, but within the first year of law school, they experience a significant increase in anxiety and depression.
IU McKinney graduates honored with Hine awards
Two Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni will be honored with the IUPUI Maynard K. Hine Award, the law school announced Monday.
Program on Law and State Government fellows to present research at symposium next week
The 2023 fellows in Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s Program on Law and State Government will present their research on the concept of “liberty” at the annual PLSG Symposium next week.
Law library proposals get differing reactions: Law librarians concerned about possible revisions, but others see opportunity
Proposed changes to law school library accreditation standards are raising concerns for Indiana law librarians, but advocates for online-only law schools say they see the issue differently.
Former IU McKinney Dean Bepko dies
Former Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Dean and IUPUI Chancellor Emeritus Gerald “Jerry” Bepko, 83, died Sept. 5.
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.
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.