Faculty & Research
Professor Fred H. Cate has been named interim director of a $2 million initiative to stimulate collaboration in higher education cybersecurity efforts and to provide leadership on strategic cybersecurity issues nationally and globally.
The difficult relationship between gender equality, the development of democracies, and constitutional design is the subject of Indiana University Bloomington's 2013 Distinguished Faculty Research Lecture, "Solomon's Daughters: Women as Law-Makers in Customary Systems." Susan Williams, the Walter W. Foskett Professor in the Maurer School of Law, will present the lecture on April 25.
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William D. Henderson of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has been named by National Law Journal as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America.
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Students from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and the IU Kelley School of Business are providing free tax assistance to low-income, elderly, disabled and limited-English-speaking residents over the next month.
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Nearly two dozen Indiana University Bloomington faculty and graduate students have received grants in the first round of funding made possible by the Mellon Innovating International Research and Teaching program.
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The social environment of law school is characterized by positive relationships among most law students, according to a national study released today by the Law School Survey of Student Engagement.
Instagram, one of the world's most popular photo applications and sharing services, announced Dec. 17 that it would change its terms of service and privacy policy early this year, giving the company and its owner, Facebook, the right to use uploaded images in advertisements and other places without a user's consent.
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A spike in the capital gains tax, new capital requirements for banks and proposed superstorm preparedness legislation are weighing heavily on real estate attorneys' minds as 2012 draws to a close, but most say it's too soon to call the new year "unlucky 2013."
Instagram, one of the world's most popular photo applications and sharing services, announced on Monday, Dec. 17, that it would change its terms of service and privacy policy early next year, giving the company and its owner, Facebook, the right to use uploaded images in advertisements and other places without a user's consent.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument today (Nov. 26) in a case involving alleged racial harassment at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. According to Deborah Widiss, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law expert on employment discrimination, the court's holding has implications far beyond Indiana.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the heated topic of affirmative action in higher education when it hears oral arguments Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Fisher v. the University of Texas. Indiana University legal experts are available to comment on the case and its implications for education.
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In recent years, the Supreme Court has dramatically curtailed the involvement of U.S. courts in deciding claims arising from activities outside its borders. According to IU Maurer School of Law professor Hannah L. Buxbaum, an appeal currently before the court calls for a different result.
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Indiana University Maurer School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association
