Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
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Indiana University School of Law — Bloomington |
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| Established | 1842 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Lauren Robel |
| Faculty | 55 (full time) |
| Students | 774 |
| Location | Bloomington, Indiana, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.law.indiana.edu |
The Indiana University School of Law — Bloomington is a law school located in Bloomington, Indiana. It is one of two law schools of its parent institution, Indiana University and is a part of the Indiana University System.
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[edit] History
Indiana University School of Law — Bloomington was founded in 1842, making it one of the oldest law schools in the nation. It has the 20th largest academic law library in United States with more than 750,000 volumes. This library was named "Best Law Library in the Country" by National Jurist Magazine (Fall 2004).
[edit] Academics
[edit] Admissions
The acceptance rate for full-time applicants in Fall 2005 was 38.1%.[1] The entering class in 2006 had a median LSAT score of 163 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.57.[2]
[edit] Degrees offered
Degrees offered by the school include: the juris doctor degree and combined degrees of JD/MBA, JD/MPA in accountancy, JD/MS in environmental science, JD/MPA, JD/MA in journalism, JD/MA or JD/MS in telecommunications, and JD/MS in library and information science. The school offers a masters degrees in law (LL.M and MCL), as well as a doctorate degree (SJD).
[edit] Clinics
- Community Legal Clinic
- Conservation Law Clinic
- Disability Law Clinic
- Elder Law Clinic
- Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
- Family and Children Mediation Clinic
- Federal Courts Clinic
[edit] Academic reputation
In its 2008 publication, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 36th among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools".[3]
[edit] Publications
- Indiana Law Journal - Principal law review of the Indiana University System.
- Federal Communications Law Journal - Official law review of the Federal Communications Bar Association
- Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
[edit] Notable alumni
- Hoagy Carmichael (1926), American composer
- William E. Jenner (1930), U.S. Senator
- Lee Hamilton (1956), U.S. Congressman
- Sherman Minton (1915), U.S. Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Senator
- Wendell Wilkie, Presidential Candidate
- Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana
- William Ruckelshaus, first administrator of the EPA
- Birch Bayh (1960), U.S. Senator
- S. Hugh Dillin (1938), U.S. District Court Judge
- John D. Tinder, U.S. District Court Judge
- Michael S. Kanne, Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Jesse E. Eschbach, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sevent Circuit
- Larry J. McKinney, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court
- Shirley Abrahamson (1956), Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
[edit] Notable faculty
- Jerome Hall (1939-1970), Distinguished scholar in the field of jurisprudence and criminal law[4]
- Roger Dworkin
- Leon Wallace
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03054_brief.php
- ^ [http://www.law.indiana.edu/prospective/etc/factsheet_2007.pdf School's "Fast Facts" (.pdf)
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/law/brief/lawrank_brief.php
- ^ http://www.law.indiana.edu/ilj/volumes/v81/no2/1_Baier.pdf
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- www.law.indiana.edu Official site
- usnews.com USNWR profile
- review.com Princeton Review profile
- [1] Indiana Law Journal Homepage
- [2] Federal Communications Law Journal Homepage
- [3] Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Homepage
