The American Society of Comparative Law has elected Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Hannah L. Buxbaum as its next president, the organization announced last week at its annual meeting. Buxbaum is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of private international law and international litigation and jurisdiction, and has most recently served as… Read more »
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to hold oral argument at the Maurer School of Law
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit—one of 13 appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary—will hear oral argument at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law on Thursday, October 24. The arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Law School’s DeLaney Moot Court… Read more »
Oliva elected to American Law Institute
Jenn Oliva, Professor of Law and Val Nolan Faculty Fellow, has been elected to the American Law Institute, the organization announced yesterday (Oct. 4). She becomes the 18th member of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law faculty to earn the prestigious recognition. “This is a tremendous honor for Professor Oliva and we are proud… Read more »
Remembering Robert H. McKinney
The Maurer School of Law is mourning the passing of its graduate Robert H. McKinney, a visionary attorney, businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist, who died over the weekend at his home in Michigan. He was 98. McKinney was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on destroyers in the Pacific Theater for three years near… Read more »
Widiss honored with COSELL Miller Award
An employment law scholar at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has been honored for her remarkable contributions to the field. Deborah A. Widiss, professor of law and the John F. Kimberling Chair, was presented the Miller Award at the 19th annual Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL) in San Diego… Read more »
Velazquez named to SEC Investor Advisory Committee
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced today (Sept. 10) six new members—including an associate professor from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law—to fill vacancies on its Investor Advisory Committee. Prof. Alvin Velazquez, who joined the Indiana Law faculty this summer, is one of only two members of academia newly appointed to the committee…. Read more »
Indiana Law supporting newly established Indiana Innocence Project
Law students from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will have the opportunity to help exonerate wrongfully convicted Hoosiers through the newly established Indiana Innocence Project, which officially launched Saturday (Aug. 17). Established in association with the national Innocence Project—which has helped free more than 240 wrongfully convicted prisoners since 1992—the Indiana Innocence Project… Read more »
Hudson earns Community Leadership Award
Empathetic. Driven. Supportive. Engaged. Those are just a few of the many adjectives nominators used to describe Nashuba Hudson, the recipient of the 2024 Student Leadership in Fostering Community and Inclusiveness Award. Hudson, a 3L from Chicago, was presented the award today (Aug. 16) as part of the concluding events of this year’s 1L Orientation…. Read more »
Bovell, Furton, Haydel, Stroud to receive Distinguished Service Awards in September
Four alumni of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will be presented with Distinguished Service Awards this September in Bloomington. Dino Bovell, Matt Furton, Augie Haydel, and Terrance Stroud will be honored September 13 during a meeting of the school’s Alumni Board and before reunions for the classes of 1964, 1974, 1999, and 2014…. Read more »
Taylor is first Indiana Law student to receive Sports Lawyers Association Student Writing award
A rising 3L at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is one of 10 law students nationwide—and the first IU student ever— to receive the Sports Lawyers Association’s Student Writing Competition Award. Amelia Taylor won the honors for her work “A Critical Analysis of Name, Image, and Likeness Policies and Their Implications for International… Read more »