Dayton Law News
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
Two-year Law Degree
08.24.2005 | Education, Law, StudentsA new, accelerated curriculum has attracted national media attention and helped to trigger the highest application volume in a dozen years and the best entering test scores since 1994. Nationally, law school applications are down. More
Against All Odds
05.18.2005 | Students, LawUniversity of Dayton law student makes her dream a reality. More