KU Law News

Research project, law professor honored by U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:02:32 -0600

A research initiative led by KU Law Professor Christopher Drahozal has received recognition from the world’s largest business federation.

Law professor, Family Health Care Legal Services Clinic featured in Sunflower Foundation report

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:01:24 -0600

Professor Elizabeth Weeks Leonard and the Family Health Care Legal Services Clinic are featured in the Sunflower Foundation's annual report, complete with a video interview. "Here in Kansas, we are truly a leader in this area," Leonard says.

Biolaw 3.0 to navigate law at the frontiers of biology

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:36:42 -0600

Biolaw 3.0 will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009, featuring keynote speaker Roger M. Milgrim, author of treatises "Milgrim on Trade Secrets" and "Milgrim on Licensing."

Legal symposium to examine state of aggregate litigation

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:36:02 -0600

“Aggregate Justice: Perspectives Ten Years after Amchem and Ortiz” will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Stinson Morrison Hecker Lecture Hall in Green Hall, home of KU’s School of Law. The symposium is free and open to the public; no reservations are required.

Two law alumnae on 'most powerful women in Washington' list

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:01:26 -0600

Sheila Bair, L'78, and Janet Murguia, L'85, are on a new list of the 100 most powerful women in the nation's capital, according to Washingtonian magazine. Bair is chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Murguia is president of the National Council of La Raza.

Law student, Army veteran gives Afghan-made Jayhawk rug to law school

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:45:20 -0600

It may look like your average Jayhawk fan gear, but woven into the crimson- and blue-tinged rug in Green Hall is a story of economic development and diplomacy in war-torn Afghanistan.

Law alumnus promoted to major general in U.S. Army

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:44:48 -0600

Brig. Gen. Clyde J. "Butch" Tate II assumed the role of Deputy Judge Advocate General on Oct. 1 and will be promoted to major general at an upcoming ceremony.

Alumna interning at UN international criminal tribunal in the Hague

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:43:57 -0600

At the heart of Ashlyn Buck’s passion for international human rights law lie the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Buck earned an opportunity to defend that principle by securing an internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY) for the former Yugoslavia.

Scholar, pundit and author Robert Levy to speak at KU

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:07:29 -0600

An internationally known author, pundit and architect of the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington’s ban on handguns will speak next week at the University of Kansas School of Law.

KU law student publishes article in international trade law journal

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:07:36 -0600

Dana Watts, a third-year student from Syracuse, Kan., published “Fair's Fair: Why Congress Should Amend U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws to Prevent ‘Double Remedies’” in Trade, Law and Development, a new academic journal published by National Law University in Jodhpur, India.