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Christiana Ochoa Announced As Dean Of The Maurer School Of Law, James Owsley Boyd

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Christiana Ochoa has been has been named dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, effective Nov. 1, 2022. She is the school’s first-ever Latine dean and one of just eight Latine women ever to serve as the dean of a U.S. law school.

Ochoa became interim dean of the school in July after serving the law school as executive associate dean and associate dean for research and faculty affairs. She is the Class of 1950 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor at the Maurer School of Law.

Collin Walsh ’13 Named A "Careers & The Disabled" Magazine “National Employee Of The Year”, James Owsley Boyd

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On the third day of Foreign Service orientation as a U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service special agent candidate, Collin Walsh couldn’t walk.

The 2013 Maurer School of Law alumnus had been experiencing mild symptoms, like skin sensitivity in his legs, over the previous week, but didn’t make anything of it.

In that first week of DSS training, Walsh went from mild symptoms to near complete immobility. Seemingly overnight, the former NCAA All-American middle-distance runner couldn’t move. . .

Distinguished Service Awards Presented To Four Indiana Law Alumni, James Owsley Boyd

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Four members of the Indiana Law community were honored Friday (September 23) with Distinguished Service Awards. Javier Becerra ’17; Shontrai Irving ’03; Laura Walda ’09; and Mark Wright ’89, received their respective awards during a moving ceremony in front of a standing-room only crowd in the DeLaney Moot Court Room, though circumstances prevented Walda and Wright from attending in person.

“These awards are especially meaningful and timely to all of us at the Law School because of our commitment to instilling public service in our students,” said Interim Dean Christiana Ochoa. “Every one of our students commits to an aspirational …

Quintanilla Earns Abf Affiliated Scholar Designation, James Owsley Boyd

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Professor Victor D. Quintanilla, Val Nolan Faculty Fellow, and co-director of the Law School’s Center for Law, Society & Culture, has been designated as an affiliated scholar with the American Bar Foundation, the organization announced this week. The affiliation, which formally began on September 1, will last for three years and allow Quintanilla to serve as a mentor to ABF doctoral fellows and take part in ABF initiatives.

Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative, Marcus Cole, Stephanie Barclay, Mona Polacca, Aly Cox, Paolo Carozza, John Meiser, Zahraa Nasser, Olivia Rogers, Rick Garnett

2019–Present: G. Marcus Cole

"I want Notre Dame to be a light for the people who are suffering darkness. I want this to be a place that people all around the world can see as a source of hope, where they can find people who are willing to fight for them, for their religious freedom and for their human flourishing." — Dean G. Marcus Cole, Notre Dame Law School

Learn more about Notre Dame Law School's Religious Liberty Initiative at https://law.nd.edu/RLI.

Indiana Law Fertility Expert A Resource On Fraud Legislation, James Owsley Boyd

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A piece of new, bipartisan legislation that would make knowingly misrepresenting the nature or source of DNA used in assisted reproductive procedures or other fertility treatments a federal crime has a tie to the Maurer School of Law.

Jody Madeira, a nationally recognized expert on fertility fraud, bioethics, and law and medicine, worked with victims of fertility fraud as they sought ways to develop legislation making the act a crime.

Akrong Presented With Student Leadership Award, James Owsley Boyd

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The 2022 Student Leadership in Fostering Community and Inclusiveness Award was presented earlier today to 3L Abby Akrong. Established in 2018, the award, which comes with a $2,000 scholarship, celebrates a student who “goes above and beyond to foster our diverse, inclusive, supportive, and welcoming community.” Recipients are honored for their work in the previous year.

Jody Madeira Elected To American Law Institute, James Owsley Boyd

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Jody Madeira has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the nation’s leading independent organization producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

2022 Religious Liberty Summit: Opening Remarks By Dean Cole, Marcus Cole

2019–Present: G. Marcus Cole

Notre Dame Law School's Religious Liberty Initiative held the second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome, Italy, from July 20-22, 2022.

Dean G. Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, is the founder of the Religious Liberty Initiative. He offered opening remarks to welcome attendees on July 20.

Learn more about ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative at https://law.nd.edu.

Stroud Named To White House Commission On Presidential Scholars, James Owsley Boyd

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An Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumnus has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on a prestigious national committee that oversees the selection of some of the nation’s best and brightest high school students as Presidential Scholars. The White House announced the appointment of Terrance Stroud ’03 on July 15.

New Directions In Judicial Biography: More Humane, More Transnational, More Comparative, Philip Girard

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Five Maurer Students Selected As Stevens Fellows, James Owsley Boyd

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Clark Memorandum: Spring 2022, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Byu Law School Alumni Association, J. Reuben Clark Law Society

The Clark Memorandum

• General Joseph Smith and His Candidacy for the Presidency of the United States
• Leadership Lessons from the Life of Dallin H. Oaks
• Flunking the Founding
• Seven Lessons from the Life of Rex Lee

Alumna Doris Pryor, ’03, Nominated To Seventh Circuit, James Owsley Boyd

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President Joe Biden announced three judicial nominees on May 25, including the Hon. Doris L. Pryor—a 2003 graduate of the Maurer School of Law—to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Class Of 22 Spotlight: Heather Gin, Jd, James Owsley Boyd

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Class Of 22 Spotlight: Charles Westerhaus, Jd, James Owsley Boyd

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Ochoa Named Interim Dean For Maurer School Of Law Beginning July 1, James Owsley Boyd

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2l Brian Hills Honored With Iapp Annual Westin Scholar Award, James Owsley Boyd

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Maurer Continues Streak Of Exceptional Faculty Hires, James Owsley Boyd

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Fonseca Honored With The Latino Faculty And Staff Council Award, James Owsley Boyd

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