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All rise, judicial clerkship success at Iowa Law

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
A judicial clerk is an attorney that works for, and closely with, a judge. Clerks typically provide legal research, draft opinions, and provide general assistance to their judge or court. Although the law clerk won’t see their name at the end of the judicial opinion that they may have played a role in researching and drafting, their work is critical.
Exterior of University of Iowa Hospital

At the Intersection of Health and Law

Monday, April 12, 2021
Rapid changes in health care practices and regulations over the past few years have created a greater need for people who understand the convergence between law and health care, making Iowa’s JD-MHA combined degree program more appealing than ever for students and employers.
Civil Procedure class taught by Iowa Law professor Derek Muller

Iowa Law in the time of COVID – A year in review 

Thursday, April 8, 2021
This past year has been a difficult one. Yet despite many challenges and changes, the Iowa Law community has persisted and succeeded—hiring incredible faculty, recruiting a diverse student body, making a positive impact during the pandemic, advancing DEI initiatives, and giving students valuable experiences they need to succeed.
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It would be great if you considered a story about Asian American law students

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
In light of the nationwide increase in AAPI hate incidents, we asked six members of the Iowa Law community to tell their stories. These stories highlight the many different experiences and perspectives in the Asian American community and we are grateful for their openness and honesty.
Sydni Eibschutz ('21) student spotlight image in Law Library

Southern CA-native heads east with the help of Iowa Law alum

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
“Unlike the other law schools I had previously checked out, I felt that Iowa Law was not trying to sell me anything. I got a really genuine impression from the school that impressed me.” Today, almost three years later, Eibschutz feels right at home in Iowa City and within the walls of Boyd Law, finding success in the classroom and out.
Students gather at Equal Justice Fund annual auction event

The Annual Law School Auction looks different this year

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The Annual Law School Auction raises money which will provide stipends to students in public-interest internships—from public defender's offices to non-profit organizations and everywhere in between. Often, these internships offer little to no compensation which deters students from pursuing them. The auction seeks to provide enough funding for student’s living expenses during the time of their internship. 
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Statement from the Dean

Monday, March 22, 2021
No one should have to feel the pain of racial injustice, and we must stand together against it. As the President said over the weekend: “Hate can have no safe harbor in America. It should have no safe harbor anywhere in the world. We must join together to make it stop.” In that spirit, the Iowa Law community stands with all of the members of our community who have felt the sting of racial prejudice.
Eddie Ponce, Class of 2021, in front of the Boyd Law Building

Against the odds, Ponce follows his passion with purpose

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Eddie Ponce's journey into law has taken many twists and turns, and at times things could have gone in another direction, he is steadfast in his belief that he is on the right path, doing exactly what he should be doing. Read his remarkable story.
Iowa Law mock arbitration baseball course with adjunct professor Dan Matheson

Iowa law students play moneyball

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
A University of Iowa College of Law class uses America’s pastime to give students experience in arbitration—and an opportunity to earn top honors for written work in a national competition.
Group of Iowa Law alum in Street Law shirts walking in downtown Iowa City

Iowa Law alumni create nonprofit to educate youth on Fourth Amendment rights

Monday, March 8, 2021
In response to the killing of Michael Brown and the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014, law students Crystal Pound and Alex Lodge created a Street Law course at Iowa Law. They set out to educate youths about what is permitted from both sides of an interaction with law enforcement, with the hopes it could lead to future de-escalation of similar scenarios in local communities.
Masked Students outside of the Boyd Law Building on a sunny fall day

Iowa Law students address the pandemic's impact on the workplace

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
This semester, law students have been doing cutting-edge research into how the pandemic is impacting work laws, as it re-arranges workplaces, requires business closures, transforms the ways we get goods, decimates the service sector, and sickens millions of workers. 
Iowa Law grad Abishi Cunningham's family standing next to the Class of 1941's composite photo

Remembering Abishi Cunningham's legacy

Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Abishi Cunningham came to Iowa Law in 1939. In his home state, West Virginia University did not accept black students. He graduated in 1941 and returned to West Virginia to open his legal practice. His daughter and grandchildren recently visited Iowa Law to learn more about their family's legacy.
Gail Agrawal, Ted Seldin, and Bruce Harreld standing in the Ted M. Seldin Portico at the Boyd Law Building

Ted M. Seldin, a life well lived

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Theodore "Ted" M. Seldin was an entrepreneur with a passion for giving back. He was instrumental in shaping the national and local legislation related to affordable and fair-housing statutes and a generous advocate of the University of Iowa and the College of Law. During his 89 years, Ted made a lasting impact on all of the communities he served.
Headshot of Professor Jason Rantanen

Patent Warrior: Jason Rantanen's projects seek to help patents serve people

Friday, February 12, 2021
Jason Rantanen, a professor at the UI College of Law, spent his Fall 2020 Obermann Fellow-in-Residency collecting and analyzing data about such cases. Rantanen, whose research area is intellectual property, specifically patent law, wants to help ensure that such cases are being decided objectively.
Boyd Law Building entrance during the winter

Iowa Law's Federal Criminal Defense Clinic fights for compassionate release

Thursday, February 11, 2021
The University of Iowa College of Law has partnered with several other law schools across the United States to advocate for compassionate release during COVID-19, including clinical faculty at University of California Irvine and the University of Chicago. For each of these institutions, advocating for compassionate release not only provides incredible learning opportunities for their students; it also begins to establish a precedent within the courts that lengthy sentences and mandatory minimums must be reevaluated.
Text from Shakespeare's First Folio

Loveliest Books in the Law Library

Thursday, February 11, 2021
Great writing and great libraries are created by those with great passion. The remarkable collection of our Law Library, which includes this selection of “loveliest books,” owes its breadth and depth to the passion and vision of bibliophile Professor Arthur Bonfield, who served as the Law Library’s Director from 1985-2014.
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Iowa Law earns A+ rating for Human Rights Law

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Iowa Law has established its human rights program as a stand out in a competitive and changing world, recently earning an A+ rating for Human Rights Law from preLaw Magazine, a National Jurist Publication.
JD Emani Marshall-Loving ('20) standing outside of the Boyd Law Building in the fall

Midwest travels take Marshall-Loving to the Iowa Supreme Court

Monday, December 14, 2020
After a difficult interview process, Marshall-Loving was offered – and accepted – a coveted Iowa Supreme Court clerkship, which she will begin after graduation. “Professors went above and beyond to provide me with letters of recommendation and explain to judges what I could offer to their chambers. I am more than grateful for Iowa Law’s valuable insight and help, and can’t wait to discover yet another corner of the Midwest through my clerkship in Des Moines.”
Drone shot of Boyd Law Building exterior in the fall

Celebrating the 2020 alumni award recipients

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
In 2009, Iowa Law launched an alumni awards program to recognize law alumni who have made significant achievements in their careers and in their service to the College of Law. The program features four award categories: Emerging Leader, Alumni Achievement, Alumni Service, and the Iowa Law Review Alumni Achievement.
Adam Ramadan Lorenzana outside of the Boyd Law Building in the fall

3L Adam Ramadan Lorenzana goes Big[Law] back in NYC

Monday, November 30, 2020
Long Island, NY native and third-year law student Adam Ramadan Lorenzana had been to Iowa exactly once before arriving for law school.“ I’m sure things would have worked out just fine if I went back home for law school, but Iowa Law provided me with a unique experience, great faculty, and opened doors across the country. The whole ‘first Iowa, then anywhere’ saying, it really rings true.”
Transgender Flag flying in the wind on a sunny day

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Friday, November 20, 2020
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor and remember our Transgender sisters, brothers, and siblings who have been taken from us by the hands of transphobic violence.
Ariel shot of the Boyd Law Building in the summer surrounded by trees

Iowa Law: the Law Dean school

Monday, November 16, 2020
Iowa Law’s community fosters leadership skills that have resulted in a number of faculty members becoming leaders at law schools across the country and earned Iowa Law an informal reputation of “Law Dean School” along the way.
Paul Esker in front of the Ted M. Seldin Portico outside of the Boyd Law Building

Paul Esker finds the success he was looking for at Iowa Law

Thursday, November 12, 2020
We sat down with Iowa Law 3L Paul Esker to talk about how after his time spent traveling the United States as undergrad, he returned home to Iowa for his law school journey. Esker is originally from Cedar Rapids, but lived in New York City, Washington D.C., and Atlanta to work on political campaigns before he came back to Iowa City to start law school.
Rows of small American flags displayed on the Pentacrest for Veteran's Day

Iowa Law alum working for the rights of veterans and their survivors

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
This Veterans Day we sat down with Amy Kretkowski, a 2008 alumnae and current adjunct professor at Iowa Law teaching Veterans Benefits Law, to learn more about the passion behind her work.
Ariel image of the Boyd Law Building and University of Iowa campus in the summer

Incoming international students tackle a challenging semester head on

Monday, November 9, 2020
Iowa Law is honored to welcome 22 international students this semester, several of which are attending their courses entirely online from their home country. Despite the ever changing climate and challenges presented by COVID-19, these students have remained resilient and dedicated to furthering their legal education abroad.