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The recent scholarship of Constitutional Law expert Scott Gaylord examines the scope of First Amendment speech and religious liberty under the Roberts Court.

Professor of Law Steven Friedland is on a mission to boost experiential learning in law school classrooms through hands-on techniques like simulations, role-playing, small group problem solving and interactive workshops. His teaching “team” includes fingerprint experts, K-9 police officers and their dogs, prosecutors, defense attorneys and Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law graduates.

Assistant Professor of Law Enrique Armijo has taken on an advocacy role at an international level through his freedom of expression work in Rwanda, Jordan, Yemen and other countries throughout the Middle East and South America. His most recent work is in Myanmar (Burma), which is in the midst of democratic reforms after 50 years of oppressive military rule.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law and the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ have established a four-year JD/MBA program. The JD/MBA program gives students the opportunity to earn both their juris doctor and master of business administration degrees in less time, and at a lower cost, than if both degrees were pursued separately. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law’s Moot Court Board is pleased to announce the 20 members of the class of 2015 who have been selected for membership on the Board.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law students, please join us on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at noon (Room 204) for the first speaker in this year’s Business Law Speaker Series. Rick Berry is the Senior Vice President and Director of Case Administration for the Financial Industries Regulation Authority (FINRA). FINRA protects investors by writing and enforcing rules and regulations that govern the activities of brokerage firms and brokers. FINRA also administers the largest forum specifically designed to resolve disputes between and among investors, securities firms, and individual brokers.  

The entry deadline is Dec. 13, 2013, for a student competition focused on human rights that will award cash prizes totaling $3,600. Categories include: research papers, journalism, electronic media, creative writing, photos, and world languages

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law invites currently enlisted, active duty, reservists or veterans of the United States military to its Veterans Recruitment Day on Friday, November 8, 2:15pm-4:15pm at the law school.

An expert on property issues impacting poor and/or minority communities, University of Wisconsin Law School Professor Thomas W. Mitchell will deliver a speech at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law, titled, "Leadership and Law Reform: Developing Model Statutes to Promote Social Justice." 

Hayley Sherman and John Boschini won the final round of the Sixth Annual Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Intramural Moot Court Competition held on September 30. Genna Petre and Bree Shadrick were the first-runner up team. Shadrick was also named “Best Oralist from the Final Round,” and Michael Costolo was named “Best Oralist from the Preliminary Rounds.”  The team of Katie Lester and Mark Henkle took “Best Brief” honors.