Dayton Law News
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01.19.2006 | Law, StudentsThe School of Law has won an international award for its new curriculum that requires every student to learn how to resolve cases outside the courtroom. More
Law School's Diversity Student Law Day January 14
12.20.2005 | StudentsUD law students will share their experiences while a group of UD law school alumni practicing in the Dayton area will discuss career options and opportunities for future lawyers. More
Justice Department Language Toward SIU Inflammatory
11.11.2005 | FacultyUD race law professor says 'anti-white' label on Southern Illinois University programs by U.S. Department of Justice hurts race relations. More
Law School Places Fourth in Ohio Bar Passage
10.28.2005 | Law, FacultySeventy-eight percent of all UD law graduates taking the bar exam passed, exceeding the state average by three points. UD is one of only five Ohio law schools that have reached the 80 percent mark the last three years for first-time test takers. More
Ohio Election Day Confusion?
10.25.2005 | Faculty, LawUniversity of Dayton law and political science professors anticipate Ohio will be on the national Election Day radar for its four voter reform issues and, again, for voter confusion. More
Who is Harriet Miers?
10.06.2005 | Faculty, LawTwo Supreme Court experts weigh in on the Harriet Miers' nomination for a seat on the highest court in the land. More
Who Decides End-of-life Issues?
09.29.2005 | Law, Culture and SocietyEach year, millions of Americans face the situation Michael Schiavo did before his wife Terri died earlier this year but with much less media scrutiny. Experts at the School of Law's Gilvary Symposium will discuss possible legal changes and the ethical and social justice implications of end-of-life issues. More
Eminent Domain: Needed or Trampling of Rights?
09.15.2005 | Law, Campus and CommunityLawyers for both sides of what could be the nation's next prominent eminent domain battle will speak from 5-7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the University of Dayton School of Law's Mathias H. Heck Courtroom. More
Whites Over-represented in Law Schools
09.07.2005 | Culture and Society, Faculty, LawUD race law professor Vernellia Randall found whites make up 68 percent of law school applications, but fill more than 80 percent of law school seats. Of the 177 historically white law schools, 158 seated a percentage of whites greater than the national application pool. More
The Media Ethics of Katrina Coverage
09.06.2005 | Law, FacultyIs the media turning hurricane Katrina into a crime story? A law and communications professor says coverage has been harmful. More