Two of the nation's preeminent scholars on international security and nuclear weapons will meet Wednesday (Nov. 18) for a debate on the long-term security implications of nuclear weapons in South Asia. It will be moderated by David Fidler, the James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and director of the IU Center on American and Global Security.

Three Indiana University Maurer School of Law students were part of the winning IU Internal Venture Capital Investment Competition last month, earning a coveted spot in the national competition this spring. The Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at the IU Maurer School of Law sponsored the 2nd Annual IU Internal Venture Capital Competition on Oct. 31, 2009, at the Law School. In its second year, the competition attracted 40 students from the Law School and the IU Kelley School of Business MBA program, combining into eight teams of five participants.

Two of the nation's preeminent scholars on international security and nuclear weapons will meet Wednesday (Nov. 18) for a debate on the long-term security implications of nuclear weapons in South Asia.

Top scholars on Afghanistan and Iraq will meet on the Indiana University Bloomington campus Friday and Saturday (Nov. 13-14) for one of the first collaborative conferences on state-building in both nations. "State-Building in the Contemporary Islamic World: U.S. Intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan" is being presented by the Indiana Democracy Consortium. The two-day event is being held in the Indiana Memorial Union's State Room East and is open to both the public and the media.

Sir David Williams, the first Indiana University Maurer School of Law George P. Smith Distinguished Visiting Professor-Chair and frequent contributor to the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, died last month in Cambridge, England. He was 78.

Sandra "Sandy" Froman, a former two-term president of the National Rifle Association, will visit the Indiana University Maurer School of Law on Tuesday (Nov. 3) to discuss the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review McDonald v. Chicago, a case that could have a widespread effect on state and local gun laws.

David Fidler, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington and a leading expert on global health and international law, is answering questions online at 11:45 a.m. today (Oct. 27) for the Washington Post about the shortage of H1N1 flu vaccine.

As congressional leaders continue the debate over health care reform, a workshop hosted by the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) on Oct. 26-27 will bring together national leaders to discuss two critical components of the American health care system: privacy and security.

The Center on American and Global Security and the India Studies Program at Indiana University have invited a distinguished panel of experts to present a symposium on "The Future of Nuclear Weapons." The symposium will take place on Oct. 29 at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington and is free and open to the public.

The denial of a marriage license to an interracial couple by a Louisiana justice of the peace was unconstitutional, according to an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor. According to news reports, the justice of the peace denied the couple's marriage license application earlier this month due to concerns for their future children.

Students considering a career in law can learn first-hand who and what law schools are looking for at the Indiana University Law School Fair, Tuesday (Oct. 20), from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall in Bloomington.

Is Google the world's biggest pirate of copyrighted works, or is it performing a valuable public service by making out-of-print books easily accessible to millions of people? In 2004, Google embarked on a herculean project: scanning and digitizing entire libraries of books. While the Google Book Search project grew to an estimated seven million volumes by 2008, class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of publishers and authors in the United States, France and Germany challenged the Internet search giant's legal right to do so.

The U.S. Supreme Court has begun its 2009-10 term and is hearing arguments in two cases this week. Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Dan Conkle is available to comment on both. Arguments in United States v. Stevens will be heard today (Oct. 6). The case tests the government's ability to ban depictions of animal cruelty, including dogfighting, as a way to prohibit animal torture. Salazar v. Buono, to be heard on Wednesday (Oct. 7), involves the erection of a cross on federal land in the Mojave National Preserve in California.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $538,595 to the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research to support a two-year project titled "Protecting Privacy in Health Research." The IU-led project assembles a blue-ribbon panel of experts in medical research, privacy, security, law, ethics, and patient advocacy from eleven national and international partner organizations.

The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's oldest academic honor society, announced Friday (Oct. 2) the election of Indiana University Maurer School of Law Distinguished Professor Fred H. Cate as its new president.

Facing the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor David C. Williams on Wednesday (Sept. 30) urged the federal government not to relax sanctions on the Burmese military regime until demonstrable progress can be shown in constitutional development and human rights.

The official naming ceremony for the Indiana University Michael Maurer School of Law will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. The Law School will celebrate a $35 million gift from Michael and Janie Maurer, which is devoted entirely to student scholarships. Opportunities for media interviews will precede the ceremony, and a reception will follow.

Hundreds of university leaders, students, and alumni are expected to be on hand Friday (Sept. 25) for the official naming of the Indiana University Michael Maurer School of Law. The ceremony will coincide with the Law School's second annual Alumni Summit and celebrate a $35 million gift from Michael and Janie Maurer the Law School received last December.

Two leading junior scholars conducting innovative research in the areas of law and society have been named the inaugural recipients of the Jerome Hall Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Megan Francis and Alexei Trochev will spend the current academic year at Indiana University, working on projects relating to law and society.

Sharon Keller, presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, will face a special trial for judicial misconduct in the capital punishment case of Michael Wayne Richard. Charles Geyh, the John F. Kimberling Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, comments on the case.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Lauren Robel announced the launch of the school's new Center on the Global Legal Profession. Based at IU Bloomington, the center will focus on the unprecedented challenges lawyers are facing around the world and develop research and training materials to assist current and future attorneys in their understanding of international legal systems.

Building on the foundation of a successful academic program and Conservation Law Center, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has appointed Carolyn Waldron as director of its Environmental Law Program. Waldron, a 20-year veteran of environmental advocacy, will lead a new program to strengthen partnerships and bridge the academic resources of IU to better serve today's emerging environmental challenges.

With political and economic power in international politics shifting towards Asia, especially with the United States and Europe in the midst of economic crises, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor and alumnus argue that the power and ideas of Asian countries may be altering the nature of world affairs.

An Indiana University law professor and cybersecurity expert said the recent wave of cyber attacks that shut down Web sites in the United States and South Korea over the July 4th weekend offer important lessons for policymakers. "These attacks demonstrate how vulnerable key computer systems remain," said Fred H. Cate, Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.

Abbey Stemler, a second-year law student at the IU Maurer School of Law, has been appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels as the new student member of the Indiana University Board of Trustees.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today (June 29) in favor of white firefighters who filed a reverse discrimination lawsuit against the city of New Haven, Conn. In Ricci v. DeStefano, the firefighters claimed the city improperly threw out results of promotional exams because minorities did not meet testing standards for promotion.

The U.S. Supreme Court today (June 29) issued a 5-4 ruling on Cuomo v. the Clearing House Association confirming that states have the power to enforce state laws against national banks, including laws that prohibit discriminatory lending practices. Sarah Jane Hughes, university scholar and fellow in commercial law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, is available to comment on the ruling.

Craig Bradley, Robert A. Lucas Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, says the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of an eighth-grade student who was strip searched appears to be a reasonable compromise between letting schools control illlegal drug use and protecting student privacy.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Gene Shreve will embark on a two-week trek to Liberia to teach a course in constitutional law. It will be the first trip to the African nation for Shreve, who will partner with Jallah A. Barbu, a research fellow at the Center for Constitutional Democracy, to teach "Comparative Liberian and American Constitutional Law" at the University of Liberia's Lewis Arthur Grimes School of Law in Monrovia. The class will run from June 22 through July 3.

Indiana Law alumna Kellye Testy will become the first female dean in the University of Washington School of Law's 110-year history on Sept. 1, after she was approved by the university's Board of Regents on May 14. She also will be named the James W. Mifflin University Professor.

In a historic announcement, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) has announced the election of Indiana Law alumnus Scott N. Flanders as its chief executive officer and member of its board of directors. Flanders, JD'82, will become the first non-Hefner to serve as CEO in the company's 56-year history when his new roles begin on July 1.

For more than a week, the state of Indiana and Chrysler Corp. have been locked in a fast-moving legal struggle over Chrysler's plan to immediately sell virtually all of its profitable assets to "New Chrysler," a corporation owned by the United Auto Workers, Fiat and the federal government. "The stakes for Indiana are high regardless of the outcome," said Dennis Long, a professor in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington.

Laura E. Rogers and Elizabeth R. Sanders were honored May 8 with the Terry & Judy Albright Pro Bono & Public Interest Award for their dedication and extraordinary commitment to public interest service. Both recipients received their awards during the Law School's annual student honors ceremony the night before Commencement.

Leaders from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Sungkyunkwan University's Graduate School of Business announced today (June 5) the creation of a joint J.D./M.B.A. program believed to be the first of its kind between an American law school and an international M.B.A. program.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie will travel to South Korea this week, where he will participate in the first IU international alumni reunion in Asia in a decade, meet with current and prospective students from the region and add to the university's growing list of partnerships with the region's leading academic and research institutions.

President Barack Obama's announcement today (May 29) that he will create a cybersecurity coordinator in the White House with responsibility for information security is a step in the right direction, but more has to be done to protect America's network infrastructure from attacks, according to an Indiana University cybersecurity expert.

Two Indiana University Maurer School of Law professors are available to speak on President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Speaking to the inaugural graduating class of the school that now bears his name, Michael Maurer encouraged law students to honor the profession, and to find ways to give back to those places and people who made them who they are. The IU Maurer School of Law honored the class of 2009 Saturday, conferring 194 JDs, 23 LLMs, and 16 SJDs to students at the IU Auditorium.

Under a joint research and book project undertaken by the IU Center on American and Global Security and the India Studies Program, two professors at IU Bloomington have addressed a gap in literature on counterinsurgency. Professors Sumit Ganguly and David P. Fidler have addressed this gap by co-editing and contributing chapters to a new book, India and Counterinsurgency: Lessons Learned.

A judge in Minnesota has ruled that a family must get medical treatment for their 13-year-old son's cancer because it is highly treatable. Based on the family's religious convictions, the family had chosen alternative treatments for their son's Hodgkin's lymphoma, which has a 90-percent cure rate with chemotherapy. According to Jody Madeira, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg correctly found that the parents of Daniel Hauser have medically neglected their son by refusing chemotherapy.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit (May 11) against the Patent and Trademark Office, Myriad Genetics, and the University of Utah Research Foundation for patenting two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Yvonne Cripps, the Harry T. Ice Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, says this is likely to be a landmark case.

The Indiana University Maurer School of Law will partner with the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic this Friday (May 15) for an in-depth discussion on the human rights and political challenges facing the people of Burma.

A recent threat by hackers to disclose personal information on millions of Virginia residents if a $10 million ransom demand is not met is only the most recent in an escalating series of attacks on sensitive data and critical computer networks. According to Fred H. Cate, director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research and distinguished professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, it is also evidence of how ill-prepared much of the country is for potentially devastating cyber-attacks.

David P. Fidler, the James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, said the developing debate about the responses to Influenza A (H1N1) is important but people should be wary of simplistic hype about the "panic" that public health responses to the outbreak have ostensibly caused.

The Indiana University Maurer School of Law recognized some of its finest teachers on April 20, during the School's annual Teaching Awards ceremony. David Williams, the John S. Hastings Professor of Law, was honored with the Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award, the Law School's top teaching prize, which he also won in 1996.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter will retire after the current term recesses in June. He was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Indiana University Maurer School of Law professors are available to comment on his retirement and what it means for President Barack Obama, who will have his first opportunity to name a justice to the highest court.

Five Indiana University alumni have been named as recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Service Award, the university's highest honor reserved solely for IU alumni.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Luis Fuentes-Rohwer said Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder ("Namudno") raises some of the most important constitutional and institutional questions of the last 25 years.

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of swine influenza A a "public health emergency of international concern," and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has declared a national public health emergency because of the outbreak. David P. Fidler, the James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, said that these declarations reflect the emergence of a new influenza virus that might have the potential to trigger a pandemic.

Bolstered by a $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will welcome six new faculty members in the fall 2009 semester. The school will also welcome returning Professor Fred Aman Jr., who had served as Dean at Suffolk University Law School since 2007.

The law firm of the future will have an increased focus on workplace culture and a target client base of small- and mid-sized businesses, according to the winning team at FutureFirm 1.0. The two-day competition, which concluded Sunday at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, charged participants with creating a business model for a fictional law firm that would not only survive the current economic downturn, but thrive 20 years into the future.

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Safford United School District No. 1 v. Redding, the case of an eighth-grade female honors student who was strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain reliever. Craig Bradley, Robert A. Lucas Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, says the court may rule that the search was reasonable.

More than 25 tax scholars from law schools around the world convened earlier this month at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law for the 2009 Critical Tax Conference. Joshua Odintz, tax counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, delivered the conference's keynote address. His speech, "Infinite Jest: Tax Stimulus Bills," drew a large audience of faculty and students.

Five alumni from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law were inducted Friday (April 17) into the School's Academy of Law Alumni Fellows. Two other alumni were awarded President's Medals from the IU Foundation. Induction into the ALAF is the highest honor the Law School bestows upon its graduates, in recognition of personal achievements and dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today (April 17) that it intends to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Faculty experts at Indiana University express different reactions but agree that the decision could and should put pressure on Congress to take action on greenhouse gases.

This weekend (April 18-19), the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will host FutureFirm 1.0, a strategic exercise in which participants are asked to create a new law firm business model that is likely to survive and thrive at least 20 years into the future.

In just eight years, Scott Tittle has gone from graduating from the IU Maurer School of Law to advising Gov. Mitch Daniels on last-minute clemency requests and researching controversial state policies like the adoption of daylight saving time.

Proving that lawyers really do have a sense of humor, students from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will bring back the Ambulance Chase 5k on Saturday, April 18. Runners will wind through the Bloomington campus on the 3.1-mile course. Race organizers said that an actual ambulance may be used to lead the participants through the course.

Indiana University announced that Huang Ping, consul general for the People's Republic of China in Chicago, will visit Indianapolis to participate in an IU-organized conference on U.S.-China business cooperation.

Recent reports that foreign spies have hacked into the U.S. electrical power grid come as no surprise, according to an Indiana University Maurer School of Law cybersecurity expert. Media outlets reported this week that the Chinese and Russian hackers installed software that could have caused significant damage to America's power or water supply systems if activated.

Yale Law Professor Judith Resnik, delivering the 2009 Harris Lecture at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law on March 31, argued that today's opulent federal courthouses are not designed to efficiently carry out justice, but rather to serve as elegant reminders of how powerful the American federal court system is.

Richard G. Fentiman, a University of Cambridge legal scholar, will deliver the 2009 Snyder Lecture at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Fentiman will present "Trading Debts -- A European Solution?: Addressing the Fallout from the U.S. Mortgage Crisis," on Tuesday, April 7, at noon in the Moot Court Room. His talk is free and open to the public.

Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan said he usually takes three different approaches into consideration when deciding the outcome of a pending case. He tries to address constitutional issues only when necessary; he considers how he believes lawmakers would want legislation interpreted; and finally, in common law issues, Sullivan looks for neutral principles that bear on the issue.

A new book by Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professors David Fidler and Sarah Jane Hughes aims to help attorneys navigate the complex process of receiving, reviewing, and responding to national security letters. The American Bar Association is publishing Responding to National Security Letters: A Practical Guide for Legal Counsel this week.

Joining other top law schools across the nation, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has adopted a Public Service Program, part of which will establish an aspirational level of pro bono work to be done by students. Beginning in fall 2009, students will be encouraged to fulfill 60 hours of pro bono work during their three years of schooling.

A distinguished panel that includes two federal appeals court judges will preside over the Indiana University Maurer School of Law's 2008-09 Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition finals on Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m. This year's panel also includes a state appellate court judge, the Indiana solicitor general and an attorney in private practice.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Robert Fischman comments on the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that a coalition of environmental groups lack standing to challenge Forest Service comment regulations in Summers v. Earth Island Institute.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor and judicial expert Charles Geyh is available to comment on Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today (March 3).

Alternative legal careers were explored in an IU Maurer School of Law panel discussion by IU Dean of Women's Affairs Yvette Alex-Assensoh, IU Foundation Vice President and General Counsel Philippa Guthrie, IU Assistant Dean of Students Suzanne Phillips, IU Maurer School of Law Director of Student Services Catherine Matthews and Kelley School of Business Professor Jane Mallor.

The Black Law Student Association (BLSA) at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has voted unanimously to rename the school's annual Barrister's Ball after alumnus Rapheal Prevot Jr., who died last June at the age of 49.

Indiana University's Venture Capital Investment Competition team won first place at Friday's Mid-Atlantic Regional Final at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Charles Geyh comments on a case in which two Pennsylvania judges have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges for accepting more than $2.6 million from the owners of private youth detention centers.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Dawn Johnsen to the post of associate attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

As a law student, Brian Williams did not know he would find his professional calling overseeing fundraising efforts for non-profit organizations. But after several job changes, Williams, vice president of development for The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, knows all too well the benefit of keeping job options open, especially in a tough economy.

The Women's Law Caucus at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law raised more than $9,000 at its annual charity auction last weekend for two local domestic violence programs . Both Middle Way House of Bloomington, Ind., and the school's Protective Order Project will use the proceeds to continue providing services to local victims of domestic abuse.

Whenever attorney Marc Kadish hears a joke about the legal profession, he reminds himself of all the good work lawyers do for others, often free of charge. Kadish, director of pro bono activities at Mayer Brown in Chicago, joined panelists discussing the virtues of pro bono work at "Pro Bono Stories: Building Careers, Changing Lives" Feb. 4 at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Six Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni will be inducted this April into the Academy of Law Alumni Fellows, the highest honor the law school bestows upon its graduates. The awards go to alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers through personal achievements and dedication to the highest standards of the profession. Previous honorees include U.S. senators, federal judges and managing partners of national law firms.

Facing an uncertain job market, law students are seeking more than the traditional options to put their degrees to work. Indiana University Maurer School of Law spotlights several of these options in its Alternative Legal Careers panel discussion series. All events are free and open to the public.

Loane Skene, a renowned Australian expert in medical law and genetics, will deliver the George P. Smith II Lecture at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law on Feb. 12. Skene's presentation, "Recent Developments in Stem Cell Research: Social, Ethical and Legal Issues for the Future," begins at noon in the Moot Court Room and is free and open to the public.

Jeannine Bell, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law -- Bloomington professor, has been awarded a prestigious Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) Fellowship from Princeton University. Bell, the Charles Whistler Faculty Fellow, was one of six LAPA Fellows selected for the 2009-10 academic year. "I was absolutely thrilled," Bell said.

Nearly three years after several members of the Duke lacrosse team were falsely accused of raping an exotic dancer, a new book examines the legal implications of where the case went wrong; it also looks at how future sexual assault cases can be pursued without jeopardizing the rights of both the victims and the accused.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday not to review a ruling striking down the Child Online Pornography Act (COPA) has brought to an end a more than 10-year effort by Congress to protect children from exposure to online pornography.

Two years after joining Legal Aid of Nebraska, Indiana University Maurer School of Law — Bloomington alumnus Dave Pantos has been named the executive director for the organization.

Cyber attacks pose one of the greatest threats to the United States, lagging behind only nuclear warfare and weapons of mass destruction in terms of their potential devastation, FBI experts said earlier this month.

Business partnerships among life sciences companies will be the focus of the third seminar in the 2008-09 Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series at the Eli Lilly and Co. Corporate Center in Indianapolis on Feb. 13.

Tax law experts from across the country will visit the Indiana University Maurer School of Law--Bloomington during the spring 2009 semester as part of the Law School's inaugural Tax Policy Colloquium.

Indiana University Maurer School of Law -- Bloomington Professor Dawn Johnsen will be nominated to the post of assistant U.S. attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), President-elect Barack Obama announced today (Jan. 5). Johnsen was one of four Justice Department appointments named by the incoming Obama administration.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie Dec. 4 announced the naming of the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington in honor of Indianapolis business and community leader Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, J.D. '67. The school will be renamed the Michael Maurer School of Law in recognition of Maurer's longtime support for the school and his $35 million gift for law student scholarships. The scholarships will be known as the Michael and Janie Maurer Scholarships.

Recognizing the key role played by volunteer leaders in service and philanthropy, the Indiana University Foundation has honored seven individuals as outstanding "Partners in Philanthropy" for Indiana University.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie and Dean Lauren Robel will make a public announcement Thursday (Dec. 4) regarding a historic gift to the IU School of Law-Bloomington.

Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a visiting professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington and a visiting professor of political sociology at IU Bloomington, will join former President Jimmy Carter and other human rights advocates this week at an international conference in Atlanta.

A $2 million gift from Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington alumnus Bill Hunt and his wife Nancy will be used to provide scholarship funds for students working toward a law degree at Indiana Law.

Indiana University professors of law and sociology discuss the current debate in America about same-sex marriage.

Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington professor Dawn Johnsen has been selected to be part of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.

Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington professor Dawn Johnsen has been selected to be part of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.

Johnsen will serve as part of the Department of Justice Review Team, the Obama campaign announced Monday, November 17.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced today that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the university $15 million over five years to establish the Pervasive Technology Institute, which will lead IU to a new level of achievement in developing advanced information technology and informatics innovations and delivering their benefits to researchers, educators, students and society.

With the predicted retirements of Judges John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg looming within the next four years, President-elect Barack Obama could have the rare opportunity to appoint two new judges to the U.S. Supreme Court during his first term in office. Curt Levey, director of the Committee for Justice, will discuss Obama's potential federal court appointees on Tuesday (Nov. 18) at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington.

Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a visiting professor in the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington and a visiting professor of political sociology, has been awarded the Danish Pundik Freedom Prize for his advocacy for human rights in his native country of Egypt.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, in which a group called the Summum church wants to be able to erect a religious monument in a Utah city park. Daniel O. Conkle, the Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, says the Court's decision could turn on whether it rules that erecting the monument is private speech in a public forum (the park) or government speech subject to the control of city officials.

Two second-year Indiana Law students have been named the recipients of Baker & Daniels' second annual $10,000 diversity scholarships. Omar Badawi and Gillian Crowl were selected by the Baker & Daniels diversity executive committee to receive the scholarships, which also include a place in the firm's summer associate program.

Kevin Brown, professor and Harry T. Ice Faculty Fellow at the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington, was honored Saturday (Nov. 8) with the Hudson & Holland Scholars Program Director Emeritus Award.

In a twist on typical business competitions, students participating in this week's IU Internal Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) will sit as venture capitalists, reviewing pitches for capital from actual entrepreneurs, all while real venture capitalists judge their teamwork and communication skills.

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals leaves room for foreign plaintiffs to continue filing "foreign-cubed" securities fraud claims in American courts.

At a workshop co-sponsored by Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, government and business leaders will convene in Brussels on Wednesday (Oct. 22) to discuss the interaction between European Union data protection laws and American e-discovery rules.

Protecting investments in intellectual property developed at life sciences companies will be the focus of the second seminar in the 2008-09 Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series at Cook Medical world headquarters in Bloomington on Friday, Nov. 14.

Jordan's Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein spoke candidly Monday night about the prospects for peace around the world Monday night, calling the United States proof that different groups of people can live together under the same flag.

Information on Canadian citizens should be safe from the reaches of the USA PATRIOT Act, but the Canadian government's response to the Act may pose a greater threat to data privacy, a leading Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington cybersecurity expert testified today (Sept. 25) in Washington, D.C.

What's black and white and has the power to unite a diverse group of people? A soccer ball. Fútbol -- or soccer, as it's known here in the United States -- is consistently ranked as the world's most popular sport. Now going on its sixth year, the JD/LLM Socctoberfest will bring together students from the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington on Friday (Oct. 10).

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences, part of which was co-authored by Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington Professor Fred H. Cate, casts doubt on the effectiveness, lawfulness and appropriateness of using data-based tools such as data-mining and biometrics to fight terrorism.

Two Indiana University professors -- Joseph L. Hoffmann, the Harry Pratter Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, and Steven J. Sherman, Chancellor's Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at IU Bloomington -- have won the Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence, a prestigious award recognizing the 50 best articles published in business and management journals around the world.

Amy Applegate, clinical professor and director of the Family and Children Mediation Clinic at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, will be honored today (Oct. 2) with the 2008 Women in the Law Recognition Award.

Indiana University Bloomington law professor Jody Madeira is available to discuss with news media the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to deny a rehearing on Kennedy v. Louisiana, the case in which the Court struck down the death penalty for child rape. The Court voted 7-2 on Tuesday not to reconsider the decision it reached last June.

The Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children Mediation Clinic of the Indiana University Law School--Bloomington will be dedicated at 4:15 p.m. in the Moot Court Room. The dedication will be part of Indiana Law's inaugural Alumni Summit, and both the public and the media are invited to attend. The dedication honors Taliaferro, a former Monroe Circuit Court judge and magistrate and a tireless advocate for children.

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday (Oct. 16) in a case relevant to many college students who rent their homes or apartments. Arguments will begin at noon in the Moot Court Room at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington.

Joseph L. Hoffmann, the Harry Pratter Professor of Law and Director of International Programs at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, is the recipient of the 2008 Judicial Excellence in Education Award for Outstanding Non-Judicial Faculty, presented by the Texas Center for the Judiciary.

Before a standing-room-only crowd inside the Moot Court Room, former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh went deep into his memory, and convinced audience members that they can make a difference in the world. While Bayh's main lecture focused on separation of church and state issues, he stayed well beyond his allotted time to address a variety of questions from the crowd.

Information on Canadian citizens should be safe from the reaches of the USA PATRIOT Act, but the Canadian government's response to the Act may pose a greater threat to data privacy, a leading Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington cybersecurity expert testified today (Sept. 25) in Washington, D.C.

Former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh will return to his alma mater on Thursday, Sept. 25, to present a lecture on the importance of church and state separation. Bayh, JD'60, will give a public talk from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Moot Court Room at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington.

Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, the Jordanian Ambassador to the United States, will talk about the role of the incoming U.S. administration in the future of the Middle East on Monday (Oct. 13) in Indiana University Bloomington's Whittenberger Auditorium. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Three alumni from the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington have been named finalists for the 2008 Indy's Best and Brightest Award in the Law category. Matthew Conrad, JD'02, Jennifer L. Rhodes, JD'99, and Rafael Sanchez, JD'02, were named three of the 10 finalists for the award, which is presented by Junior Achievement.

The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Mishler v. State on Monday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in Moot Court Room 123 at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. A panel -- Chief Judge John G. Baker, Judge Edward W. Najam and Judge Paul D. Mathias -- will hear the case on appeal from Elkhart Superior Court.

For more than a decade, Sarah Michael Singleton, JD'74, has devoted herself to making sure every citizen of New Mexico has access to legal aid, no matter how much - or little - money they may have. For her efforts, she was awarded a 2008 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award on Aug. 11 in New York City.

The Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington's class of 2011 began their studies this week as the highest credentialed class in Indiana Law history. The 205-member class boasts a median LSAT score of 164 and a median GPA of 3.71. Based on last year's national statistics, the statistics for the class of 2011 would be ranked in the top 10 public law schools in terms of their median LSAT scores, and among the top four public law schools from their median GPA.

Alumni from Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington's seven advisory boards will convene in early October for the School's inaugural Alumni Summit. The Alumni Summit is a re-structuring of Indiana Law's traditional Alumni Weekend, and will allow for greater opportunities for networking and allow current students to interact with alumni.

Rising global temperatures are already affecting sensitive ecosystems in the United States, but improved management strategies can make those areas more resilient to climate change, according to a report co-authored by a Robert L. Fischman, an environmental law expert and professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington.

Bloomington has set new records in fundraising. Both its capital campaign (Matching the Promise) and its annual fund (Fund for Excellence) have surpassed their targets and, with tremendous support from alumni and friends, are still growing.

Indiana University experts talk about jaded Olympics fans as well as 8-8-08 -- the opening day of the Olympics, but also the 20th anniversary of the 8-8-88 uprising in Burma and the beginning of a nationwide pro-democracy movement.

Friday, Aug. 8, marks the 20th anniversary of the 8/8/88 protests that were the beginning of a nationwide pro-democracy movement in Burma. Ngun Cung "Andrew" Lian, a Burmese exile since 1988 and now a research associate at the Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, and law professor David C. Williams, founder and director of the CCDPS, are available to discuss the anniversary.

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security recently named Indiana University a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research for the years 2008-2013.

Rapheal M. Prevot Jr., JD'84, a devoted Indiana Law supporter and 2004 recipient of the School's Distinguished Service Award, died at his home June 25, 2008, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was 49 years old.

For the majority of his astounding 75-year legal career, Sylvan W. Tackitt could be found in a small office in downtown Bloomington, poring over cases next to the Monroe County Courthouse. Even at the age of 99, Tackitt would regularly put in time in the office, doing what he loved most. His death on July 17 brought to close one of the longest legal careers in U.S. history.

Clayton Slaughter, a doctoral student in the Indiana University School of Education who also holds a degree from the IU School of Law, has been named to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, starting a two-year term that will expire on June 30, 2010. A student nominating committee recommended Slaughter for the appointment.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie today (July 14) announced that he has appointed John S. Applegate to the newly created position of vice president for planning and policy. The appointment, which is subject to approval by the IU Board of Trustees, was effective as of July 1.

Professor Craig Bradley of the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington is available to discuss whether the U.S. Supreme Court may reconsider a recent case in which it ruled 5-4 that child rapists cannot be executed and that capital punishment is reserved for murderers.

A recent United Nations report makes significant progress toward more effectively addressing human rights abuses by corporations and business entities, says Christiana Ochoa, an Indiana University law professor whose research focuses on global governance and human rights.

Indiana University-Bloomington law professors are available to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 5-4 ruling that child rapists who do not murder their victims cannot be executed.

Responding to a Physicians for Human Rights report on the torture of terrorism suspects detained by the U.S., Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington Professor Jeannine Bell notes there is little evidence that torture is effective.

Indiana University and its fundraising partner, the IU Foundation, announced today (June 11) that IU Bloomington's "Matching the Promise" campaign has raised more than $60 million for graduate fellowships.

The Bush Administration's excessive reliance on "secret law" threatens the effective functioning of American democracy, Indiana University Law Professor Dawn E. Johnsen said this week in testimony to a Senate subcommittee.

U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar will be the keynote speaker on Saturday, May 3, for the Graduation Recognition Ceremony of the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. at the IU Auditorium.

Craig Bradley and Jody Madeira, professors at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, discuss a current Supreme Court case that concerns whether someone convicted of raping a child should face capital punishment.

The National Security Letters Reform Act being considered by Congress is an "important first step" in protecting Americans against excessive data-mining, but more needs to be done, Indiana University law professor Fred Cate said in testimony to a congressional subcommittee. Cate is distinguished professor at the IU School of Law--Bloomington and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.

Jody Madeira, professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, explains that there is little consensus and no guidance from the courts on whether lengthy sentences for young offenders constitute cruel and unusual punishment. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from Christopher Pittman, a South Carolina youth sentenced to 30 years in prison without parole for the murder of his grandparents when he was 12 years old.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman elected as president of Liberia and any African country, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Indiana University on Saturday (May 3 ), in recognition of her efforts to promote peace, justice and democracy, and of the close relations between her country and IU.

The documentary film Mario's Story tells about the decade-long struggle for justice of Mario Rocha, who was arrested for murder when he was 16. Attorney Bob Long, an IU graduate and Rocha's lead counsel, will introduce and show the film April 9 at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington.

U.S. News and World Report magazine has chosen three programs at Indiana University -- including its School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) -- as top 10 among their peers. Three others, including its School of Education and Kelley School of Business, are among the magazine's top 20.

A panel of experts will discuss how issues of race affect the implementation of the death penalty on Tuesday, April 1, at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. The program, titled "Intersection of Race and Jury Composition with the Death Penalty," will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the law school's Moot Court Room.

The Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington has been ranked No. 14 in the nation and fourth among public institutions in a new listing of the top 25 law schools. The rankings are by Vault, an online service that provides career information for students, graduates and employers, including law firms.

An interdisciplinary panel of experts will examine the legal and ethical implications of stem cell research at the 2008 Symposium of Indiana University's Center on Law, Society & Culture. Titled, "Can and Should We Control Technology? The Future of Stem Cell Research Policy," it will take place March 27 in the Moot Court Room of the IU School of Law-Bloomington.

A new report released by the Center on American and Global Security at Indiana University identifies key issues in U.S.-Pakistan relations and makes recommendations for next steps in U.S. policy.

Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence and its recognition by a number of influential states has not solved the Balkans' 'last crisis,' but instead pushed it into a new and unpredictable phase, says Timothy Waters, a professor and international law expert at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington.

The Serbian province of Kosovo is poised to declare independence, perhaps within days. The U.S. and most European states are strongly in favor, but Russia and Serbia are firmly opposed. Timothy Waters, a professor at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, discusses the implications of the crisis in terms of regional stability and international law.

Indiana University experts will share their insights about the treatment of race and gender in the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign in a panel discussion Monday, Feb. 4, at the IU School of Law-Bloomington. The panel discussion will take place from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in room 124 of the Law School, 211 S. Indiana Ave.

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced today (Dec. 12) that Lilly Endowment is giving the IU Foundation two major gifts, totaling $69 million, to secure the international standing of the IU Jacobs School of Music, provide its world-class music faculty and students with a state-of-the-art studio facility and propel the IU School of Law-Bloomington to the upper echelon of public university law schools.

Indiana University School of Law professors comment on Wednesday's (Dec. 5) Supreme Court hearing regarding whether federal judges have jurisdiction to hear cases brought by detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Indiana University and Zhejiang University, one of China's leading universities, held their first-ever joint symposium focusing on university research commercialization and technology transfer and involving senior leaders of both institutions. In addition to the symposium, IU and Zhejiang formally strengthened their partnership by signing a new agreement that renews for five more years an agreement first signed in 1982.

Leading researchers and scholars from social science and legal fields will be at Indiana University Bloomington this week for a conference aimed at learning about and developing better interventions for families in conflict. The conference, "For the Sake of the Children: Advances in Family Dispute Resolution," is co-sponsored by the IU School of Law-Bloomington and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at IUB.

A federal appeals court decision this week on prayer at the Indiana Statehouse rests on a procedural issue and doesn't settle the question of whether opening sessions of the Legislature with sectarian prayer is constitutional, says Daniel O. Conkle, the Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law at the IU School of Law-Bloomington.

In recent testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Indiana University law professor Dawn Johnsen said it is essential for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel to provide the U.S. President with accurate and honest legal advice -- regardless of whether he wants it. "In short, OLC has to be prepared to tell the President 'no,'" she said.

Computerworld magazine has named Fred H. Cate, an Indiana University law professor and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at IU, one of the "best privacy advisers in 2007." Cate, distinguished professor at the IU School of Law-Bloomington, is the only academic on the 25-person list of top individual privacy experts in the United States and Europe.

A military appeals court hearing and talks by IU alumni who have achieved highly successful careers as military attorneys will highlight Military Justice Week Oct. 22-26 at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. IU Law graduates Neal Puckett, J.D.'84, and Major Nicholas Lancaster, J.D.'99, will serve as practitioners-in-residence during the week, providing advice and information for students who are pursuing or interested in legal careers in the military.

Professor Fred H. Cate and former head of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel and Professor Dawn Johnsen are available to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear rendition case of Khaled el-Masri, a German man who claims the CIA kidnapped and tortured him. Both are faculty members at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington.

Recent news about the military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Burma (Myanmar) scratches the surface of the complex problems facing the Southeast Asian country, according to officials with the Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies at the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington. IU Law faculty members and research associates at the center have advised Burmese pro-democracy forces for six years, working both in the U.S. and Burma.

The Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at Indiana University will be dedicated Friday, Oct. 5. The dedication will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the clinic, located on the third floor of the Lewis Building, 116 S. Indiana Ave. in Bloomington. The clinic was renamed in recognition of a $3 million gift from IU alumni David Elmore and D.G. Elmore.

Six years after the 9/11 attacks, David Cole argues that the U.S. has become less secure against terrorist attacks -- despite the sacrifice of civil liberties in the war on terror. Cole, the legal affairs correspondent for The Nation and a professor of law at Georgetown University, will speak Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision to review Indiana's voter ID law "raises the possibility of another self-inflicted wound, like the Court's decision to resolve the 2000 election in favor of George Bush," say Patrick Baude, the Ralph F. Fuchs Professor of Law and Public Servic at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington. Baude said whatever the Court decides will favor either Democrats or Republicans, a partisan result that could weaken its moral authority.

Firestone Natural Rubber Company has provided $50,000 to the Indiana University School of Law to support its project to help rebuild the University of Liberia's School of Law in Monrovia. The grant will provide scholarships and help with living expenses for students from Liberia to study at Indiana Law.

Constitutionalists from around the world will gather Oct. 25-27 at Indiana University Bloomington to consider the dynamic processes of constitutional narrative during "Paths to Democracy: An International Conversation about Constitutional Stories," an interdisciplinary conference.

Indiana University School of Law Professor Dawn Johnsen is available to discuss President George W. Bush's recent nomination of former federal judge Michael Mukasey to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. "After unsuccessfully floating several names of controversial insiders, the president has settled on someone who might have the potential to address the crisis in the government," Johnsen said.

Indiana University law professor Dawn Johnsen offers her take on President Bush's use of executive privilege to limit testimony from former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and former White House political director Sara Taylor.

June 12 marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Loving v. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which overturned a ban in Virginia that had prohibited whites from marrying non-whites. The ruling invalidated similar bans in more than a dozen other states. Four Indiana University scholars with expertise in the family, history and law, discuss the continuing impact of the ruling on American society.

Two Indiana University alumni are infusing their entrepreneurial successes into a two-year-old J.D./M.B.A. clinical program at IU and have made a $3 million gift to the IU School of Law-Bloomington to fund scholarships for Entrepreneurship Law Clinic students, joint J.D./M.B.A. candidates and students demonstrating a strong interest in business law.

The principal drafter of Iraq's interim constitution, Feisal Amin Istrabadi, will lend his expertise to the Indiana University School of Law -- Bloomington for the 2007-2008 academic year. A 1988 alumnus of Indiana Law, Istrabadi will teach courses on transitional justice in Iraq and on the trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

In the last edition of Lecture Notes for the semester, take part in National Cover the Uninsured Week, explore the photographs of Tijani Sitou and celebrate the 2007 Indiana Law class.

In this edition of Lecture Notes, celebrate the study of Alzheimer's, explore the artwork of Kalidou Sy and find out if you are fit to breed.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases emitted from automobiles. The court has ordered the federal government to re-examine regulating tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases. The professors quoted in this advisory are available to comment.

A Senate committee has approved subpoenas to White House adviser Karl Rove, former White House counsel Harriet E. Miers, and deputy White House counsel William Kelley to explain their roles in the dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys. The issue raises key questions on the doctrine of executive privilege in protecting private conversations with the president's key staff. Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington Professor Dawn Johnsen, a former acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel under President Bill Clinton, is available to speak about issues of executive privilege as it relates to this situation.

Indiana University experts offer tips on finding the right words when communicating about and with people with disabilities, needs of siblings of children with disabilities and easing the transition to adulthood for students with disabilities. Law students tackle issues of discrimination at the new Disability Law Clinic.

Indiana Law Professor Joesph Hoffmann is available to comment on a new report that concludes that the state of Indiana should declare an immediate moratorium on executions.

Findings from a national survey released today (Jan. 5) by Indiana University researchers in Bloomington show that the frequency of interaction between students in law school and their professors is strongly related to numerous desirable outcomes of a legal education. The findings also indicate that students who participate in clinical and field experiences, or who do pro bono work, report that they gain more than peers who do not participate in such activities in several proficiencies, including speaking and writing, thinking critically and analytically, and solving complex real-world problems. The 2006 report from the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) is based on information from more than 24,000 law students at 64 law schools in the United States.

This edition of "Lecture Notes" features information about lectures and speakers on the Indiana University Bloomington campus from Nov. 6-20, including "Lunch with a Curator," a former chief of the CIA European Division and interesting discoveries from the Stone Age Institute.

Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert today announced the appointment of Bloomington law professor and associate dean John S. Applegate as the first IU Presidential Fellow.

This issue of Lecture Notes features talks at IU Bloomington from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10. Lectures include a special evening with journalist Christopher Hitchens, and a lecture about Herman B. Wells.

Indiana University Bloomington faculty will observe Constitution Day on Monday (Sept. 18) with two events. The day's commemoration of the U.S. Constitution will begin in the Moot Court Room at the IU School of Law-Bloomington, which will host a free and fair exchange of ideas on several major issues in constitutional law. The second event, sponsored by the IU School of Education, will be a town hall meeting during which participants which will address the topic, "Domestic Spying: What are the Checks on Presidential Power?" Both events are free and open to the public.

IU law professors Dawn Johnsen and Craig Bradley discuss the recent Supreme Court decision to limit the power of the Bush administration to conduct military tribunals for suspected terrorists imprisoned at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Luis Fuentes-Rohwer is an associate professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington who researches voting rights, judicial independence and accountability, and democratic theory. He is available to reporters to discuss the high court's ruling. He is available to discuss the Supreme Court ruling on the controversial Texas redistricting plan that critics argue has failed to protect minority voting rights.

Luis Fuentes-Rohwer is an associate professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington who researches voting rights, judicial independence and accountability, and democratic theory. He is available to reporters to discuss the debate in Congress over reauthorizing sections of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 that are set to expire in 2007 and whether the act can withstand future legal challenges.

Living Well for June discusses the role of art in wellness, bed bugs, and benefits gained by mediation in congenial as well as dragged-out divorces.

Recent reports of information security breaches at major institutions, such as the loss of personal electronic data on up to 26.5 million veterans, are troubling and new threats may yet emerge, but the danger of identity theft is being overblown by the press and politicians, according to Indiana University law professor Fred H. Cate.

Indiana University law professor Charles Geyh offers a critique of a congressional proposal to create an Inspector General, who would police the federal judiciary, and a solution for those who believe the judiciary has done an inadequate job of regulating itself.

Despite regular confrontations with the courts throughout American history, Congress has rarely used its powers to control the federal judiciary. But that tradition may be changing, according to an Indiana University Bloomington law professor.

Nearly a decade after a federal law called for bold changes in protecting and managing national wildlife refuges, many refuges still lack adequate monetary and scientific support to gain basic information about the resources they protect. Conservation scientists from Indiana University and five other institutions have assessed progress and proposed solutions to the challenge of managing the refuge system as a cutting-edge source of both conservation and recreation.

Stephanie Kane, an associate professor in Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Criminal Justice, is conducting research on port cities around the world. IU Bloomington Law Professor David Fidler teaches a course titled "National and Homeland Security Law." Their insights relate to the controversy involving plans by a Dubai-based company to operate major U.S. ports.

A new entrepreneurship legal clinic, housed in IU's Kelley School of Business, is one result of a unique partnership between the Kelley School and the IU School of Law-Bloomington. This fall, IU will become only the second university nationally (after Northwestern) to offer an accelerated, three-year joint program for those seeking both law and MBA degrees.

Five legal experts at Indiana University Bloomington offer their perspectives on the legality of the National Security Agency's anti-terrorism electronic surveillance program approved by President George W. Bush.

Some conservatives might feel the Rehnquist "legacy" is one of a failure to lead his fellow Republicans, but such a belief "misunderstands the nature of the Supreme Court in general, and of the current court in particular," writes Indiana University Bloomington law professor Craig Bradley in the introduction to The Rehnquist Legacy. The newly-released book from Cambridge University Press is the first legal biography about a Supreme Court justice.

Findings from a national survey released today by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research show that the first two years of law school are more demanding compared with the final year.

Judge Samuel Alito was nominated today (Oct. 31) by President George W. Bush to serve as a Supreme Court justice. Several Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington faculty members with notable expertise on the Supreme Court and the American legal system weighed in on the nomination.

Craig Bradley, the James L. Calamaras Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, is available to comment on the criminal charges currently being weighed by Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald in the CIA leak case.

Harriet Miers was nominated today (Oct. 3) by President George W. Bush to serve as a Supreme Court justice. Several Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington faculty members with notable expertise on the Supreme Court and the American legal system weighed in on her nomination.

Several Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington faculty members with notable expertise on the Supreme Court and the American legal system weighed in on the confirmation today (Sept. 29) of John Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States.

The Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington and the American Constitution Society are hosting a conference to examine presidential power in conventional armed conflicts as well as in the "war on terror." The conference, "War, Terrorism, and Torture: Limits on Presidential Power in the 21st Century," will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, in the law school's Moot Court Room. The keynote speaker for the conference is Harold Hongju Koh, dean of Yale Law School and the Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law.

On Oct. 3, 1995, an estimated 150 million people watched the televised verdict of the O.J. Simpson trial. For many Americans the trial served as an introduction to the American judicial system. Three nationally recognized criminal law professors from the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington are available to offer their perspectives on the lasting impact of the Simpson trial on public perception of the American judicial system. Contact information for each professor is listed below.

Indiana University Bloomington will mark the first Constitution Day with two events that will highlight the free and fair exchange of ideas promoted by that document and the role it plays in the lives of people worldwide.

The first conference to explore the relationship between Western nations and their growing Muslim minority populations will be held Sept. 22-24 at Indiana University Bloomington. A group of 14 scholars from both sides of the Atlantic will participate in the "Muslims in Western Politics" conference. Their challenge: to produce policy recommendations to improve the civil rights and treatment of Muslims while addressing salient security concerns.

On Tuesday (Sept. 6) the Senate is expected to begin confirmation hearings on the nomination of John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court. Indiana University Bloomington law professor Charles Geyh can offer a legal, historical and political perspective on Roberts' nomination and how it might impact the future of the American judicial system.

Fred H. Cate, Distinguished Professor of Law at Indiana University Bloomington, has been appointed by the National Academy of Sciences to be a founding member of its Committee on Information for Terrorism Prevention: Balancing Privacy and National Security.

Democracy reform leaders from Burma, Liberia and Azerbaijan will gather Aug. 2-12 at a working conference, "Constitutional Reform: Burma, Liberia and Azerbaijan," at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. The justice minister of Liberia, democratic co-chairs of the Federal Constitution Drafting Committee of the Union of Burma and a leading constitutional scholar from Azerbaijan will be among those in attendance at the inaugural event of the newly created IU Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies, which seeks to study and promote constitutional democracy in countries marked by ethnic, religious, linguistic and other divisions.

Two professors at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington who clerked for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist are available to offer insights on Rehnquist's legacy.

The recent Supreme Court decision on Kelo v. City of New London basically affirmed current laws pertaining to eminent domain, said Jeffrey Stake, a professor at the IU School of Law-Bloomington.

A team of researchers from Indiana University Bloomington has been awarded a grant of more than $600,000 to study the public and political debates surrounding three of the most significant educational reform movements undertaken after Brown v. Board of Education -- Title IX, school funding equalization and school vouchers -- and how those debates often have undermined equalizing efforts.

The U.S. Supreme Court today (May 16) rejected limits on wine-shipping, overturning laws in Michigan and New York that restricted out-of-state winemakers from shipping directly to customers. J. Alexander Tanford, a professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, served as counsel of record in Granholm v. Heald, one of two direct shipment cases decided by the court. The 5-4 decision could have implications for the other 24 states, including Indiana, that impose similar restrictions on interstate wine shipment.

Professors at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington are available to comment about the fight in Congress over President Bush's appointments to the federal judiciary.

Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research is seeking ways to combat information security challenges. As part of its efforts to improve cybersecurity in higher education, the center will host the Indiana University Higher Education Cybersecurity Summit on Thursday and Friday (April 28-29) on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

A panel of distinguished law school deans and legal scholars will gather on Friday (April 15) at the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington for a symposium in the Moot Court Room on "The Next Generation of Law School Rankings."

Four of this year's Guggenheim Fellows are professors at Indiana University Bloomington. The election of IUB biologists Lynda Delph and Jeffrey Palmer, composer Don Freund and historian Michael Grossberg brings IU's total of Guggenheim Fellows to 117.

Members of the Indiana University Bloomington community will have an opportunity to learn more about a recently proposed plan to reform the United Nations during a town hall meeting on Tuesday (April 5) at Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union. The event is part of a national series of town hall meetings on U.N. reform sponsored by Americans for Informed Democracy and the Stanley Foundation.

Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton will participate in a series of events, including public lectures, April 4-8 at Indiana University Bloomington.

Leading authorities in constitutional law and criminal procedure, including six former Supreme Court clerks, will assess Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's place in the history of constitutional law during a conference April 1-2 at the IU School of Law-Bloomington. Three of the presenters scheduled to attend the conference on "The Rehnquist Legacy" are former Rehnquist clerks; another three have clerked for other Supreme Court justices.

Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington alumnus Feisal Istrabadi, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, will discuss the current situation in Iraq on Monday (Feb. 28) at noon in the Moot Court Room of the Law School. Istrabadi was the principle drafter of Iraq's interim constitution.

The following Indiana University Bloomington faculty members are available to comment on initiatives that President Bush is expected to discuss in Wednesday's State of the Union Address.

Three-fourths of all law students report that their institution emphasizes to a considerable degree the ethical practice of law, according to the first Law School Survey of Student Engagement, which was conducted by Indiana University researchers. The national survey also found, however, that part-time students are less engaged in instructive educational experiences, such as internships, law journal, moot court and student organizations.

In May 1970, police arrested Gregory Hess during an anti-war protest on the IU Bloomington campus after a sheriff overheard Hess utter an obscenity-laced statement exhorting a crowd of demonstrators to action. Police charged Hess with disorderly conduct, but his conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. It would turn out to be an innocent use of the f-word, defying the conventional wisdom that free speech is one of wartime's casualties. Hess and key jurists involved will discuss the Supreme Court case on Friday (Nov. 19) at the IU School of Law-Bloomington.

A conference titled "Toward a Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report" will be hosted Sept. 10-11 by the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. The conference is expected to serve as a "next step" toward developing a national model for capital punishment, according to Joseph L. Hoffmann, the Harry Pratter Professor of Law at IU Bloomington and co-chair of the Massachusetts Governor's Council on Capital Punishment.

Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the Martha C. Kraft Professor of Humanities at Indiana University Bloomington, has been elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the country. Malti-Douglas is only the fourth IU faculty member to receive this honor.

State constitutions may offer a more likely route to the establishment of same-sex marriage, although the road is fraught with legal and religious complexities, according to Daniel Conkle, a law professor at Indiana University Bloomington. Conkle and other IUB faculty experts are available to offer insights into various aspects of gay marriage and the current debate surrounding the issue. These insights are based on their research and interests in consititutional law, religion, gay and lesbian political history, and family structure and sociology.

Indiana University graduate programs in public and environmental affairs, education, clinical psychology, audiology, business, law and medicine received high rankings in the 2005 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools."

Religious, cultural and legal experts from Indiana University Bloomington and Indianapolis will discuss religious faith, politics and the 2004 presidential election during a panel discussion at Indiana University Bloomington on April 1.

As Americans commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, the gains in educational, employment and other opportunities available to African Americans are undeniable, but so is the backslide -- what Indiana University Assistant Professor Suzanne Eckes describes as a process of resegregation.

Legal experts, civil rights advocates, educators, historians and sociologists are among those who will visit Indiana University Bloomington this spring to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka case. The case, which will turn 50 on May 17, was a turning point in the push for equality among all races.

Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh will participate in a panel discussion at Indiana University Bloomington on the impact of Title IX. The event will be held on Friday (Feb. 6) at 4 p.m. in the Moot Court Room of the School of Law.

Martha Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, will give the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington's annual Harris Lecture on Friday (Nov. 14).

Lawyers and activists seeking a permanent stay of convicted murderer Darnell Williams' execution are asking the Indiana legal system to do what the Fundamental Justice Amendment in Illinois will achieve, says an IU Bloomington law professor who authored the historic death penalty legislation.

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 23 announced its decisions in two lawsuits involving the University of Michigan and its collegiate admission policies. Below is information about Indiana University faculty, staff and students who are available to offer perspectives, based on their expertise in law, political science and education.

The Federal Communications Law Journal at Indiana University has published "The Vast Wasteland Revisited." The issue re-examines former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton N. Minow's famous 1961 speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, in which Minow called television a "vast wasteland."

IU graduate programs in nursing, education, fine arts, business, law and medicine received high rankings in the 2004 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools."

Insights from faculty at Indiana University Bloomington