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September 4, 2020
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Community News
- Sunday is the start of week 3 (Another Odd Week :-)).
- The next @ Iowa Law message will go on Monday Tuesday due to the long weekend.
- This weekend the Law Library hours are:
- This week in Iowa Now was a brief interview with our university shared governance leaders, including Faculty Senate President and Professor Joe Yockey and GPSG President Mackensie Graham (3L). The College of Law is a small college here at Iowa, so Professor Yockey and Mackensie are helping us shine in the leadership category. Thanks to Professor Yockey and Mackensie for filling such important and visible leadership roles across the University.
- Join the Rural Interest Group! - Interested in practicing rurally after graduation? The Rural Interest Group has been formed to help students do just that. If you are considering rural law, want to find out more about rural practice, or are interested in how the lack of attorneys in rural areas is impacting access to justice, please consider joining the Rural Interest Group.
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Law Student Models Needed! On September 10, Iowa Law will have a new web site. Even with a new look and easier to use platform, we’re planning for improvements. The week of September 16th, we will have campus photographers at the building. They'll be using both conventional and drone photography. They have some needs for law students to be in the photos. If you have time and interest on September 16th, please e-mail laura-kivlighan@uiowa.edu with your availability. They are specifically looking for students who have blocks of time available from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.(they'll need students from 10-10:45 a.m., 10:45 - 11:30 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Upcoming Events
- September 8th: Legal Theory Reading Group - "We used to think that if we improved policing we could escape its violence; [t]he only way to stop the violence of policing is to make the cops obsolete." - Rachel Herzing. On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost eight minutes. Protests against police brutality erupted immediately, and continue to this day. One frequent demand of protestors: Abolish the Police. An increasing number of Americans seem to be on board. What would it mean to abolish the police? And what would replace them? At the next Legal Theory Reading Group (“LTRG,” pronounced “liturgy”), we’ll discuss the history of policing in the United States and the feasibility of abolishing the police. Newcomers always welcome! At each LTRG meeting, we discuss a recent work tackling contemporary issues in legal theory. Professors Diamantis (law), Davidovic (philosophy), and Hasan (philosophy) will entertain you with provocative discussion prompts. Meetings are low key and friendly. The whole point is to have fun! The only expectation is that you come prepared to discuss.
When: Tuesday, September 8th at 5:30pm
Where: Zoom School of Law and Philosophy! (link sent to those who register)
How: Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GMjW1EfHpusj2YT2q2lmWO3xOwKE09TOxL4RJZ4HJ2k/edit#gid=2
We will use Amna A. Akbar's, "An Abolitionist Horizon for (Police) Reform" as a basis for discussion
- September 10th:
- IBL Fall 2020 Speaker Series - Examining Institutional Structures: Race, Business & the Law Thursday, September 10, 12:45-1:45 p.m.
W. Keith Robinson - “Artificial Intelligence and Access to the Patent System”
Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor
Co-Director, Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation
Associate Professor of Law Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
Please click this URL to join. https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95052323364
- Middle Eastern and North African Law Student Association Q&A Recruitment Meeting: MENALSA is a law student organization committed to engaging the University of Iowa and the broader community on legal, cultural, political, and social realities of Middle Eastern and North African persons. As an organization, we seek to support law students of Middle Eastern and North African descent and celebrate their diversity and accomplishments. We seek to develop an inclusive student community that welcomes diverse ethnic, linguistic, religious, and personal identities who share a commitment to advocacy and support of the Middle East and North African community. We also work with our members to provide professional contacts and academic mentorship and assistance. Please join us Thursday Sept. 10 on Zoom for our inaugural gathering of the Middle Eastern and North African Law Student Association
Time: Sep 10, 2020 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 930 5401 8594
Passcode: 311740
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- September 11th:
- Supreme Court Day Watch our student advocates argue before the Iowa Supreme Court! Hold 10:30 a.m. to noon. Zoom details to come soon!
- First DEI Committee Meeting The DEI Committee will have its first Zoom meeting on Friday, September 11 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CT. If you are interested in attending, please e-mail meddie-demmings@uiowa.edu for a link to the meeting.
- Save-the-Date: September 21: Tamisiea Lecture - Students are warmly invited to attend (by Zoom) the 2020 Tamisiea Lecture in Global Wealth Management. On Monday, September 21, from 12:45-1:45 Central Time, Suzanne Shier will present a lecture on “Wealth Management 2020: Opportunity Amid Upheaval.” Ms. Shier recently retired as the Wealth Planning Practice Executive and Chief Tax Strategist/Tax Counsel for Wealth Management at the Northern Trust Company in Chicago. In part, her lecture will give students an insight into the practice of intergenerational asset management from the perspective of a leader of one of the nation’s largest and most respected trust companies. The Zoom ID is 995 1661 6121.
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