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10/18/2010
Akron Law Students Have Strong Showing at Landskroner Competition
On Oct. 14, 2010, The Landskroner Foundation for Children hosted its 12th Annual Law Student Closing Argument Competition in the courtroom of the Honorable Michael Donnelly at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center. The twelve students participating in the event were selected from a pool of applicants from law schools across the state of Ohio. The participants included second-and third-year law students from The University of Akron, Cleveland State University, and Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
10/18/2010
Oct. 18
Law student Matthew Lewis is a candidate for the 33rd Senate District. This Youngstown Vindicator story is available here .
10/14/2010
Delegation from India and Bhutan Visit the Miller-Becker Center for Professional Responsibility
A delegation of visitors from India and Bhutan met on Monday, Sept.27 with Director Frank Quirk and Faculty Director John Sahl of the Joseph G. Miller and William C. Becker Center for Professional Responsibility of The University of Akron School of Law. The members of the delegation are in high-level government positions in their respective countries.
10/14/2010
Ronald D. Rotunda to Speak at Akron Law Oct. 29
The University of Akron School of Law’s Joseph G. Miller and William C. Becker Center for Professional Responsibility Distinguished Lecturer Series presents “Lawyers: Why We are Different and Why We Are the Same”. The lecture will be given by Ronald D. Rotunda, The Doy & Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence Chapman University School of Law.  Watch the lecture online here .
10/3/2010
Oct. 3
Professor Wilson Huhn was a guest on a Legal Talk podcast on the 2010-11 Supreme Court term. Audio is available here .
9/29/2010
Sept. 29
A chapter by Professor Tracy Thomas is included in the book "Who Should Be First? Feminists Speak Out on the 2008 Presidential Campaign." This Hudson Hub-Times story is available here .
9/26/2010
Sept. 26
Professor Jack Sahl was quoted in a Columbus Dispatch Story Regarding a Judge's Ethics. Text is available here .
9/11/2010
Sept. 11
Former law school dean Donald J. Jenkins spoke at a Saturday ceremony that celebrated the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War and the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Text for this Akron Beacon Journal story is available here .
9/9/2010
UA to mark Constitution Day with week of events
The School of Law has a week of activities planned around Constitution Day.
9/8/2010
University of Akron to Celebrate Constitution Day
The University of Akron will be participating in National Constitution Day with several days of activities. Constitution Day is a national celebration of the day the U.S. Constitution was signed. The United States Congress passed legislation in 2005 making it mandatory for every institution of higher education in the U.S. to celebrate Constitution Day on or around Sept. 17th on their campuses.


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