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Monthly Archives: October 2011
New report reveals flood of cash into judicial elections
If you attended last week’s Lawyers and Leaders event “Defending Iowa’s Courts” or are otherwise interested in the powerful and growing role that special-interest money is playing in judicial elections nationwide, check out this TIME article. The new report on … Continue reading
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Video available from Champions of Change event
For those who didn’t get a chance to see the White House Champions of Change event, the Department of Justice has released the full video from the day. On Oct. 13, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of … Continue reading
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Iowa City Students and Community Gather For Anniversary Event
Lawyers, law students, and community members gathered in the evening on Thursday, October 27 at the Iowa City Public Library to commemorate the one year anniversary of the judicial retention election. This standing-room-only crowd listened to judges, business leaders, politicians, … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa City Community, judicial retention, Lawyers and Leaders, retention, Varnum
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Summer 2012 Internship Opportunity in Immigrants Rights
Are you interested in finding a summer internship opportunity involving Immigrants Rights? Farmworker Legal Services and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center are accepting applications NOW for Summer 2012 internships. The positions will be filled by early November, so send in … Continue reading
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Defending Iowa’s Courts: An Anniversary Event-Thurs. Oct. 27
Join us for an evening of conversation and debate as three panels explore the continuing controversies over how to best secure a fair and impartial judiciary after last year’s ouster of the three Iowa Supreme Court justices as a result … Continue reading
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Champions of Change Event: An Celebration of Public Interest Work
Iowa law students and faculty joined 118 law schools from around the country for the Champions of Change event, a national, live-streamed conversation about issues that law students face in their pursuit of public interest careers. Attorney General Eric Holder … Continue reading
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Public Service Student Debt Relief – October 17th
This program will provide students with an overview of University of Iowa Public Interest Grants and Scholarships, Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness, the University of Iowa Public Service Loan Repayment Assistance Program and the Federal Income Based Repayment option. The … Continue reading
2011 Social Enterprise Alliance Summit
All students of the University of Iowa College of Law are invited to attend the 2011 SEA Summit at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Mile from Oct 30th – Nov 2nd. For those of you who are unfamiliar, SEA is … Continue reading
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