Click here to view this email as a webpage

LAW CONNECTION: STUDENT EDITION   October 25, 2012
 
Starting next week (October 29, 2012) the Law Connection will be sent out Mondays instead of Tuesdays and Thursdays.


Faculty News


Professor David Herzig and Professor Paul Kohlhoff are quoted in a Post Tribune article about tax evasion.

Professor Bob Blomquist's article, "Early American Judicial Pragmatism, 1793-1949", was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for: History of Western Philosophy eJournal, LSN: Courts (Topic) , LSN: Judges (Public Law) (Sub-Topic) and PRN: 20th Century Philosophy (Topic).

Read More Faculty News
 

UPCOMING EVENTS


Indiana Tax Court Oral Argument
Oct 25
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Stride Courtroom

Central Indiana Alumni Networking Reception
Oct 25
5 - 7 p.m.

Murder Mystery Dinner
Oct 25
7 - 9 p.m.

Latin and Ballroom Dance
Nov 1
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Community Room, Christopher Center

Professional Development Day
Nov 2
10:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Hallway and Atrium

Trivia Night
Nov 2
6 - 8 p.m.
Cornucopia Cafe on Lincolnway

24th Annual Swygert Moot Court Competition
Nov 7
4 p.m.
Duesenberg Recital Hall, VUCA

Trial Advocacy IntraSchool Finals
Nov 8
6:30 - 9 p.m.
Porter County Courthouse

Exploding Prison Population and Drug Offenders: Rethinking State Drug Sentencing Conference
Nov 9
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wesemann Hall

Valparaiso Immigration Clinic Community Forum on Deferred Action
Nov 10
1 - 5 p.m.

Thanksgiving Luncheon
Nov 19
12 - 2 p.m.
Wesemann Cafe

3L Composite Pictures
Nov 12 - 13

Seegers Lecture on Jurisprudence
Nov 29
4 - 5 p.m.
Wesemann Hall


News Stories


Top 5 Jobs
Learn more about jobs from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago Park District, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Center for Disability & Elder Law, and Environmental Protection Agency ... Read More

FALL 2012 State Judicial Externs' Mid-Term Meeting
October 24, 11:00 a.m - 11:40 a.m., in Stride with Professor Ruth Vance. Please plan to attend! Contact Lisa Cannon if you have any questions. ... Read More

Professional Development Day
Speed Networking at Its Best! This is one of the most popular CPC programs offered each year! Interact with more than 25 Valpo Law alumni as they provide information about their practice areas to students along with advice and expertise. ... Read More

Public Interest Programs
Interested in Public Interest Work? Make plans to attend two public interest programs put on by the Chicago Area law School Consortium on Monday, November 5. ... Read More

Exploding Prison Population and Drug Offenders: Rethinking State Drug Sentencing Conference
Long-term sentences for low-level drug offenders have contributed to the exponential growth in many states' prison populations. ... Read More

Annual Law School Thanksgiving Lunch Returns
For more than 25 years, Valparaiso Law School had a tradition of providing a Thanksgiving Luncheon to students who had remained behind at the Law School to study rather than venturing home for Thanksgiving Break. ... Read More

Professionalism Series - Setting Up a Law Practice
Monday, November 12, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Ulbricht Classroom. Setting Up a Law Practice ... Read More

Wesemann Café Menu
Please click the following link for the Wesemann Café Menu (10/22 - 11/02) ... Read More

Student News


Pumpkin Painting at the Boys and Girls Club
The Illinois State Bar Association is sponsoring a pumpkin painting event at the Boys and Girls Club of Valparaiso. The event will take place on October 30 from 4:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. ... Read More

Valparaiso Immigration Clinic Community Forum on Deferred Action
If you entered the U.S. before your 16th birthday and are under the age of 31, you may be eligible for Deferred Action. With Deferred Action, you cannot be deported for two years, and you can obtain a work permit. ... Read More

Veterans Day 5K Fun Run/Walk
The Veterans Day 5K Fun Run/Walk will take place Saturday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m., around Ring Road. ... Read More

24th Annual Swygert Moot Court Competition
The final round of the 24th Annual Luther M. Swygert Memorial Moot Court Competition will take place on November 7 at 4:00 p.m., in the Duesenberg Recital Hall in the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts. ... Read More

Indiana Tax Court Oral Argument
Thursday, October 25, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Stride Courtroom. Case: Fraternal Order of Eagles v. Morgan County Property Tax Assessment Board ... Read More

Obamacare: We Won Everything but the Case
Wednesday October 31st at 5:00 p.m., Ulbricht Classroom. The event will be about the unprecedented expansion of federal power. The consequences of the SCOTUS decision. ... Read More

Latin and Ballroom Dance is back!
By popular demand, we will again be hosting a free Latin and ballroom dance class for students, staff and faculty. Taught by our own Eduardo Galan, it will meet as follows. ... Read More

Trial Advocacy IntraSchool Finals
Thursday, November 8, Porter County Courthouse, Honorable Judge Bradford's Courtroom, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Judges: Honorable Judge Bradford, Professor Bodensteiner, and Professor Vandercoy ... Read More

Trivia Night
Business Law Society (BLS) will be hosting Trivia Night, Friday November 2, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Cornucopia Cafe on Lincolnway. Free food and drinks will be provided and the winning team will receive a gift card prize. ... Read More

3L Composite Pictures
3L composite pictures will be taken on November 12 and 13. Everyone should sign up for a time slot on the steering committee board in the main hallway. ... Read More
 

Click here to view older versions of the Law Connection