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LAW CONNECTION   APRIL 10, 2012
 

Welcome Students to the Law Connection eNewsletter

Students are welcome to the Law Schools internal eNewsletter titled "Law Connection". Distributed on Tuesdays, the eNewsletter is designed to be a central source for sharing information within the Law School. Beginning next week, in addition to the weekly Tuesday distribution there will be a Thursday edition, specifically for students.



Faculty News

Professor Jeremy Telman has published "Intolerable Abuses: Rendition for Torture and the State Secrets Privilege" as the lead article in the current issue of the Alabama Law Review.

Faculty Presentations of Works in Progress
Each presentation will take place in Brassfield

Tuesday, April 17, 4:30: Faisal Kutty
Wednesday, April 25, 4:30: Del Wright and Justus Morris
Tuesday, May 1, 4:30: Nicole Negowetti

Lunch with Richard Painter - Tabor Lecturer RSVP Request Richard Painter will be presenting the Tabor Lectures on Friday, April 13 at 2:30 & 4:00 p.m. in Tabor. There is a faculty luncheon scheduled from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. that same afternoon. Panera will be catering the lunch. Please let me know if you will be attending and what you would like for lunch. The menu can be found at panerabread.com/menu/cafe/. Please submit your orders to Melissa Mundt by April 11.
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UPCOMING EVENTS


April 11
5:30 p.m.
University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Fifth Floor, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

Chicago Area Alumni Event

Apr 13
2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Law School, Wesemann Hall

Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics 2012 Lectures

Apr 13
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Barnes and Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN

"The Enforcement Experience" - A Sports Law CLE

Apr 16
2 p.m.
Law School, Wesemann Hall

Indiana Court of Appeals Oral Argument


News Stories


ICLEO Fellows Selected for 2012-2013
The 2012 ICLEO Fellows selection process took place on Monday, April 2 at the Indiana Supreme Court. This year, 63% of all applicants to the ICLEO program applied to Valparaiso Law and 18 of the 36 selected were Valparaiso applicants. ... Read More

Tabor Lecture Announcement
Richard W. Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, will present the Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics 2012 Lectures on Friday, April 13, 2012 in the Tabor Auditorium. ... Read More

Faculty Research Request Form Now Available on Law Library Website
A new research request form is available for faculty members and has been placed on the law library website. ... Read More

Coffee and Community
The first Coffee and Community was held last week. Please click on the link below to view pictures of Coffee and Community. ... Read More

Wesemann Cafe Menu
For the menu (week of 4/9/12), please click on the following link. ... Read More

"From My Perspective: Diversity... from well-meaning to well-doing"
Wednesday, April 18 from 4 to 6 pm in the Wesemann Cafe Hosted by Student Services and SBA ... Read More

Chicago Area Alumni Event
Wednesday, April 11, 5:30 p.m. - Valparaiso Law will host an event for Chicago area alumni. Faculty and students are invited to attend. At the event, Dean Conison will share his views on the future of Legal Education ... Read More

Top 5 Jobs (April 2 - 7, 2012)
Porter County Prosecuting Attorney - Child Support Enforcement, Porter County Superior Court #2 (Valparaiso, IN), Judge Boklund, LaPorte Superior Court No. 4, Sawyier & Williams, LLP (Chesterton, IN), Illinois Association of School Boards ... Read More

Student News


Donations for Chile - School Supplies and Hygiene Items
CLS and CLSA are joining with the law school to collect school supplies and hygiene donations for our partner elementary school in Valparaiso, Chile. The children in this city are impoverished and this will help them tremendously. Donations will be collected this week in the Cafe. ... Read More

SBA End of Year Picnic
The SBA would like to extend an invitation to all students, staff, faculty, and their families to come out to the SBA End of Year Picnic this Saturday, April 14th from 12-3pm on the Lounge Patio. There will be free food, live music, and a stand-up comedy act called "Comedians at Law," ... Read More

International Moot Court Society will be hosting a call out meeting on Thursday, April 12th during Chapel Break in Pelzer to discuss try outs and answer any questions.
Try outs will take place on Tuesday April 17th and Thursday April 19th from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. each evening. All interested 1L and 2L students are encouraged to try out, and there is no requirement that you possess a background in international law in order to be considered for the team. ... Read More

MSA Discussion on Bigotry
A neighbor watchman racially profiling and killing a 17 yr old, a disturbed 23 yr old, targeting and killing three children because of their ethnicity, a 32 yr old woman found murdered because of her Arab nationality, and a disgruntled student opening fire, causing death to seven innocent victims, because he was a made fun of for the way he spoke English. ... Read More

Catholic Law Student Association Annual Elections
The Valparaiso University School of Law's Catholic Law Student Association will be holding its annual elections Tuesday, April 10th. Please join us at Chapel Break in Benson. ... Read More