Maurer School of Law Professor Donna Nagy will testify before the U.S. Congress Committee on House Administration tomorrow, April 7, in Washington, D.C. The hearing, “Examining Stock Trading Reforms for Congress,” begins at 9:10 a.m. in the Longworth House Office Building and will be simultaneously livestreamed here. Nagy, the C. Ben Dutton Professor of Business… Read more »
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The Hon. Jed Rakoff to serve as 2022 Commencement speaker
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maurer School of Law will resume its traditional, in-person graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 7, at noon in the Indiana University Auditorium. The Hon. Jed Rakoff, senior U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, will deliver… Read more »
Maurer School of Law to host Court of Appeals argument
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law will host an oral argument before the Court of Appeals of Indiana on March 3, giving law students, the IU community, and members of the public a rare local opportunity to see part of the state’s judiciary process live. Judges Edward W. Najam, Jr., Leanna K. Weissmann, and… Read more »
Law School to induct five into Academy of Law Alumni Fellows
Five alumni from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will receive the highest honor the school can bestow when they are inducted into the school’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows this April. The ALAF comprises the Law School’s most distinguished alumni, recognizing those who have distinguished themselves in their careers through personal achievements and… Read more »
Geyh, Henderson listed among 10-most cited in legal ethics/legal profession
Two Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty members are among the most-cited in the fields of legal ethics and the legal profession/professional responsibility, according to data analyzed by Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports. Charlie Geyh and William Henderson appear tied at number seven on the list, which uses Sisk data compiled between 2016 and… Read more »
Lubin earns prestigious Baxter Prize
The Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict has named Maurer School of Law Associate Professor Asaf Lubin the winner of the 2022 Richard R. Baxter Military Writing Prize. The annual award is presented by the Lieber Society, an interest group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). Lubin’s winning work, “The Reasonable… Read more »
Bell appointed to national civil rights commission
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Jeannine Bell has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ Indiana Advisory Committee, a national body charged with developing national civil rights policy and enhancing enforcement of federal civil rights laws. The bipartisan, independent commission has jurisdiction over voting rights as well as discrimination based on… Read more »
Three Maurer faculty awarded titled positions
Three Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty members have been awarded titled positions. Jessica Eaglin, David Gamage, and Aviva Orenstein will each take on new titles with the start of the spring 2022 semester. The Law School’s Faculty Policy Committee unanimously supported the appointments by Dean Austen Parrish. “We have a remarkably accomplished faculty,”… Read more »
Dau-Schmidt: SCOTUS vaccine ruling raises as many questions as it resolves
Yesterday (January 13), the United States Supreme Court blocked a mandate for employees of large, private businesses to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or test regularly. But the court also left in place a mandate for most U.S. healthcare workers to receive the vaccination. According to Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Ken Dau-Schmidt,… Read more »
Gamage, Lederman sign letter of support for Billionaires Income Tax
Two Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty members have joined more than 200 legal and economic scholars from across the country in support of the Billionaires Income Tax, a proposal from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon). Professor David Gamage co-drafted and Professor Leandra Lederman co-signed the letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and… Read more »