October 31, 2007
Forget the lawyer jokes
The New York Times features an effort by the University of Dayton, Harvard University, Stanford University and other law schools to modify the curriculum to better train lawyers.
October 31, 2007 in Law | Permalink
October 26, 2007
Summer bar passage rate best since 2000
School of Law ranks third in Ohio in percentage of students passing state bar exam.
October 26, 2007 in Law | Permalink
October 16, 2007
Getting noticed on a national level
Top education foundation picks School of Law to serve on panel examining legal education.
October 16, 2007 in Law | Permalink
July 03, 2007
Second chances with Second Life
UD law students have worn Daisy Duke shorts, clown feet, a mullet and a fox costume to some classes where they are practicing dispute resolution skills in Second Life, the 3-D virtual world.
July 3, 2007 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
May 11, 2007
Can we have some privacy?
People unwittingly give up information about themselves that may track their every move, end up on the Internet and create a mountain of legal challenges. National legal experts will offer tips to help lawyers and their clients avoid curve balls when dealing with new technologies.
May 11, 2007 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
May 09, 2007
Law grads give 4,000 pro bono hours
Thirty-five graduates will receive the School of Law’s Pro Bono Commitment to Community Award for donating at least 50 hours of service. Torchio Feaster stands out among them for the way he puts others before himself.
May 9, 2007 in Law | Permalink
March 22, 2007
Patent-ly reaching new heights
The Ohio Board of Regents today approved two programs for the School of Law that will place UD among a few nationwide that offer advanced law degrees in intellectual property.
March 22, 2007 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
March 06, 2007
Spring breakers are on right side of law
About 30 law students will spend their spring breaks performing fact finding, data entry, research, and interviewing duties in a variety of legal areas as part of Hurricane Student Network.
March 6, 2007 in Law | Permalink
February 23, 2007
What laws help or hurt homeless people?
Some law students are taking a mid-semester break to examine how laws affect homeless people like Vicky Keeney. Keeney described herself as a normal, suburban, American wife and mom who ran a skydiving school before she became homeless.
February 23, 2007 in Law | Permalink
January 23, 2007
Ahead of the legal education curve
A national publication mentions UD, along with Harvard, Stanford and Vanderbilt, as a school that has started or will start programs designed to give law students more experience with clients and ethical and social issues.
January 23, 2007 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
October 11, 2006
Among the nation's best
School of Law makes The Princeton Review's "Best 170 Law Schools."
October 11, 2006 in Law | Permalink
August 11, 2006
UD professor heads to Supreme Court
Terence J. Lau, assistant professor of business law in the School of Business Administration at the University of Dayton, has been selected as the 2006-2007 Supreme Court Fellow assigned to the Supreme Court of the United States. His fellowship begins in the fall.
August 11, 2006 in Business, Law | Permalink
May 19, 2006
Bucking a national trend
Law school applications are down 3 percent nationwide. But, UD's applications are up 14 percent thanks to a summer start, two-year option and curriculum changes.
May 19, 2006 in Law | Permalink
May 09, 2006
Pro Bono pledge
The School of Law will ask incoming students to sign a pro bono pledge. It will honor 10 students at spring commencement for their service to the poor.
May 9, 2006 in Law | Permalink
May 04, 2006
Lights, camera, action for law students
UD and other law schools nationwide recently started using acting as a way to help students learn interviewing, negotiating and plea bargaining skills.
May 4, 2006 in Law | Permalink
April 25, 2006
That one?
How accurate are eyewitnesses? A senior psychology major will present his research at a national conference as the debate grows over methods to identify suspects.
April 25, 2006 in Law | Permalink
March 30, 2006
Law library finds its voice
Zimmerman Law Library unveils blog to find and collect news stories, court decisions or other legal information and offer research tips for anyone interested in social justice issues.
March 30, 2006 in Law | Permalink
January 19, 2006
Let's talk about it
The School of Law has won an international award for its new curriculum that requires every student to learn how to resolve cases outside the courtroom.
January 19, 2006 in Law | Permalink
December 01, 2005
1,000 and counting
Political science professor Jefferson Ingram says the death penalty is in the hands of society's evolving standards of decency. Ingram said if the court got the impression that society was overwhelmingly against the death penalty, he thinks it would be overturned quickly.
December 1, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
November 11, 2005
Justice dept. language toward SIU inflammatory
UD race law professor says 'anti-white' label on Southern Illinois University programs by U.S. Department of Justice hurts race relations.
November 11, 2005 in Education, Hot issues, Law | Permalink
October 31, 2005
'A full-blown fight'
Two political science professors at the University of Dayton predict an ugly Senate confirmation battle over the nomination of conservative judge Samuel Alito for a lifetime post on the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 31, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
October 27, 2005
What happens after Harriet?
UD Supreme Court Experts Say Meirs' 'Constitutional Philosophy' Led to Surprise Withdrawal; Predict What Happens Next
October 27, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
October 12, 2005
A wave of bankruptcies
The bankruptcy of Delphi, the nation's largest auto supplier, just days before a new bankruptcy law goes into effect will spur a new wave of filings, a University of Dayton law professor predicts.
October 12, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
October 06, 2005
Who is Harriet Miers?
Two Supreme Court experts weigh in on the Harriet Miers' nomination for a seat on the highest court in the land.
October 6, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
September 29, 2005
Who decides end-of-life issues?
Each year, millions of Americans face the situation Michael Schiavo did before his wife Terri died earlier this year but with much less media scrutiny. Experts at the School of Law's Gilvary Symposium will discuss possible legal changes and the ethical and social justice implications of end-of-life issues.
September 29, 2005 in Catholic issues, Law | Permalink
September 15, 2005
Eminent domain: Needed or trampling of rights?
Lawyers for both sides of what could be the nation’s next prominent eminent domain battle will speak from
5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the University of Dayton School of Law’s Mathias H. Heck Courtroom.
September 15, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
August 24, 2005
Two-year law degree
A new, accelerated curriculum has attracted national media attention and helped to trigger the highest application volume in a dozen years and the best entering test scores since 1994. Nationally, law school applications are down.
August 24, 2005 in Law | Permalink
July 12, 2005
Judiciary battleground
If history is any guide, President Bush will win the battle shaping up over the judiciary, according to a University of Dayton political scientist who has studied the history and process of Supreme Court nominations.
July 12, 2005 in Hot issues, Law | Permalink
May 18, 2005
Against all odds
University of Dayton law student makes her dream a reality.
