For the second year in a row, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law student has been recognized as one of the best law school writers in the country. Anneli Kawaoka, a 3L from Naperville, Ill., is one of 15 law students selected to receive a 2024 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award for her note… Read more »
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Law student part of 500 Festival royalty
Kaitlyn Ross has seen the Indianapolis 500 several times, but she probably won’t ever have better seats than the ones she’ll occupy this May. That’s because Ross, a 1L from Fishers, has been selected as a 500 Festival Princess, one of 33 young women who will help promote one of the world’s largest one-day sporting… Read more »
Inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair visiting the Law School this spring
A renowned law and economics scholar is visiting the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, the first scholar to arrive in Bloomington as part of an international agreement designed to strengthen ties between Mexico and the United States. Dr. Miguel Angel Marmolejo, Ph.D., is the inaugural Fulbright-Garcia Robles Chair at Indiana University, serving as a… Read more »
Maurer BLSA earns Midwest Chapter of the Year
The Black Law Students Association at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has earned national recognition, taking home Medium Chapter of the Year honors at the 56th Midwest BLSA Regional Convention in early February. The Midwest BLSA community includes dozens of chapters at law schools from Colorado to Ohio, including nearly all of the… Read more »
Free tax assistance available at the Maurer School of Law through March 26
Some Monroe County residents and Indiana University students can receive free assistance with their 2023 federal and state tax returns at the Maurer School of Law as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA services will be available at the Law School, 211 South Indiana Avenue, on Monday and Tuesday evenings from… Read more »
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice commends work of IU faculty during annual State of the Judiciary
Research conducted by Indiana University scholars, led by Maurer School of Law Professor Victor Quintanilla, was cited by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush ’83 during her annual State of the Judiciary as evidence Indiana is a national leader in court technology. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in early 2020, shutdowns were… Read more »
Legal, policy, and environmental scholars discuss global food systems at Indiana Law symposium
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law and its Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies are hosting scholars from around the country Friday and Saturday (Jan. 19-20) for an interdisciplinary discussion on one of the world’s most prevalent problems—food insecurity. Data from the World Bank estimate more than 780 million people around the world suffered… Read more »
Henderson named one of the most influential people in legal education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Bill Henderson has once again been recognized as one of the most influential people in legal education, but he’s not the only one with ties to the Law School on this year’s list. The National Jurist ranked Henderson #18 on its list. Kellye Testy, a 1991 alumna of… Read more »
Maurer School of Law names new assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Dr. Gabriel Escobedo has been appointed the Law School’s inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Escobedo has strong ties to Indiana University, earning his Ph.D. in Anthropology of Performing Arts and Latinx Culture from the university in 2023. He was an assistant instructor in IU’s Department of Anthropology from 2013-15. “Gabriel will be… Read more »
Maurer environmental law expert is lead author on Science Insights Policy Forum article
Environmental champions and conservationists will mark the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act later this month. That is the law requiring federal agencies to use all methods necessary to prevent extinctions and ensure that federal actions not jeopardize the continued existence of species on the brink of disappearing from the face of the Earth…. Read more »