Editing Indiana University Maurer School of Law

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The '''Indiana University Maurer School of Law''' ([http://law.indiana.edu/ IU Maurer]) is located on the [[Indiana University Bloomington|flagship campus of Indiana University]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Indiana]].  The law school is one of two law schools operated by the [[Indiana University]] system, the other being the [[Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law]] (IU McKinney).  Although both law schools are part of Indiana University, each law school is wholly independent of the other.

The most recent U.S. News & World Report law school rankings place it at #23, making it the highest-ranking law school in Indiana, and the seventh highest-ranking public law school in the United States.

Formerly known as the Indiana University School of Law&nbsp;– Bloomington, the school's name was changed in December 2008, in recognition of a $35 million gift from Indianapolis businessman and 1967 alumnus Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer.

==History and Background==
Founded in 1842, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in the nation.  The school is located on the southwest corner of the [[Indiana University Bloomington]] campus, which puts it in the center of Bloomington.  The school maintains significant alumni bases in Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York.<ref>[http://www.law.indiana.edu/careers/where/wherearethey.shtml Where Are They Now? : Careers : Indiana Law<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Since its founding, IU Maurer has produced many notable alumni, including numerous state supreme court justices and federal appellate and district court judges, as well as one U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sherman Minton, LLB'15.  The school has the 20th largest academic law library in United States with more than 750,000 volumes.  This library was ranked third in the country by [http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cypress/nationaljurist0310/#/22 ''National Jurist''] Magazine (March 2010). The Law School's Milton Stewart Fellows are selected in a competitive process each year for internships in India and Brazil under the direction of the school's [http://globalprofession.law.indiana.edu/ Center on the Global Legal Profession].  The school also engages in collaborative and study abroad programs with schools of law in [[China]], [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]], [[New Zealand]], [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Spain]], and [[Poland]].

On December 4, 2008, the school, formerly known as the Indiana University School of Law&nbsp;– Bloomington, announced that it had received a $35 million gift from Indianapolis businessman Michael S. "Mickey" Maurer, JD '67, and would henceforth be known as the "Michael Maurer School of Law".<ref>http://info.law.indiana.edu/</ref>  Mr. Maurer's gift is the largest ever given to the law school by a single donor.
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==Academics==
===Academic reputation===

In its 2011 publication (rankings for 2012), ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the IU Maurer School of Law 23rd among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools".<ref>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings</ref> IU Maurer previously ranked 27th in the 2010 publication (rankings for 2011),<ref>[http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/law/search/page+2 USNews.com: America's Best Graduate Schools 2009: Top Law Schools<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  and 23rd in the 2009 publication(rankings for 2010).<ref>[http://thecriticalbadger.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/2010-us-news-and-world-report-law-school-rankings-leaked-to-the-cb-again/]</ref>

The IU Maurer School of Law has been ranked 14th in the nation and 4th among public institutions in a new listing of the top 25 law schools published by [[Vault.com|Vault]], a comprehensive online and print resource for legal and other professions.  Vault's first-ever law school rankings are based on a survey of law firms and focus on the employability of law school graduates.<ref>[http://www.vault.com/lawschool/top25/ Top 25 Law Schools<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/blogs/entry-detail/index?blog_id=1461&entry_id=10081 Comparison of Princeton Review's Top Law Schools and Vault Top Law Schools]</ref>

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings

===Admissions===
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law received 2,751 applications for the 2011 entering J.D. class.  240 students enrolled, with a 166 median LSAT score and a 3.75 median undergraduate GPA.<ref>http://law.indiana.edu/about/index.shtml</ref>

===Degrees offered===
Degrees offered by the school include: the [[Juris Doctor]] (JD) degree and combined degrees of JD/[[MBA]], JD/[[Master of Professional Accountancy|MPA]] in accountancy, JD/[[Master of Science|MS]] in environmental science, JD/[[Master of Public Affairs|MPA]], JD/[[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MA]] in journalism, JD/[[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MA]] or JD/[[Master of Science|MS]] in telecommunications, JD/MA in Russian and East European studies, JD/MPH in public health, and JD/[[Master of Science|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]]).

===Clinics===
*Community Legal Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/community.shtml]
*Conservation Law Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/conservation.shtml]
*Disability Law Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/disability.shtml]
*Elder Law Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/elder.shtml]
*Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/elmore.shtml]
*Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children Mediation Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/family.shtml]
*Federal Courts Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/federal.shtml]
*Nonprofit Legal Clinic [http://www.law.indiana.edu/students/clinic/nonprofit.shtml]

==Publications==
*[http://ijgls.indiana.edu Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies]
*[http://ilj.law.indiana.edu/ Indiana Law Journal] - Principal law review of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
*[http://law.indiana.edu/fclj Federal Communications Law Journal] - Official law review of the [[Federal Communications Bar Association]]
*[http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/ipt/index IP Theory] - Online Publication on Intellectual Property—Launched on November 16, 2010
* Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality - Established in May 2011, this journal is the fourth student run journal offered by the law school and the fifth publication overall.  It is scheduled to begin publication during the 2011-2012 school year.

==Centers==
[http://ccdps.indiana.edu/ The Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies]
The Center for Constitutional Democracy (CCD)  seeks to study and promote constitutional democracy in countries marked by ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other divisions. Founded and directed by John S. Hastings Professor of Law David Williams, the CCD focuses its work in Burma, Liberia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, training the reform leaders of these countries in constitutionalism, parliamentary process, and legal ordering. The Center focuses its efforts on the constitutional aspects of democratic reform, enabling plural societies to peaceably provide meaningful self-governance to all their citizens. The CCD is the only educational institution in the United States that offers students the chance to work directly and regularly with foreign reform leaders to support constitutional democracy.<ref>[http://ccdps.indiana.edu/ Center for Constitutional Democracy in Plural Societies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

[http://law.indiana.edu/curriculum/programs/centers/lawsociety/ The Center for Law, Society, and Culture]
The fundamental mission of the Center for Law, Society, and Culture is to promote and disseminate a multidisciplinary understanding of law through scholarship, teaching, and discussion. The Center produces, presents, and coordinates research conducted by exceptional scholars in schools and departments across Indiana University on the subject of law and legal problems. The Center supports research related to the law in a broad sense, including cultural aspects of law expressed through political theory and the humanities, and scientific aspects of law expressed through technological advance in biotechnology, environmental science, and information technology.<ref>[http://law.indiana.edu/curriculum/programs/centers/lawsociety/ Center for Law, Society and Culture : Programs and Centers : Indiana Law<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

[http://law.indiana.edu/front/special/20070420_cybersecurityaward.shtml The Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research]
The center draws on Indiana University's wide range of scholarly expertise in computer science, informatics, accounting and information systems, criminal justice, law, organizational behavior, public policy, and related disciplines.<ref>[http://law.indiana.edu/curriculum/programs/centers/ Centers : Programs : Indiana Law<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Recently, the [[National Security Agency]] designated the center a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.

[http://ip.law.indiana.edu/ The Center for Intellectual Property Research] supports study in all aspects of intellectual property law and allied fields including patent, trademark, unfair competition, copyright and information policy.

The mission of the [http://clearhealthinfo.iu.edu/ Center for Law, Ethics, and Applied Research (CLEAR) in Health Information] is to address the ethical, policy, and social issues necessary to enhancing the availability of health information to facilitate treatment and research and improve health outcomes for patients.

==Notable alumni==
*[[George P. Smith II]] (1939), Law Professor, Lecturer, Scholar
*[[Hoagy Carmichael]] (1926), American composer
*[[William E. Jenner]] (1930), [[U.S. Senator]]
*[[Lee H. Hamilton]] (1956), [[U.S. Congressman]] and Chairman of the [[9/11 Commission]] and the [[Iraq Study Group]]
*[[Wendell Willkie]], Presidential Candidate
*[[Frank O'Bannon]] (1957), Governor of Indiana
*[[Birch Bayh]] (1960), [[U.S. Senator]]
*[http://newsinfo.iu.edu/asset/page/normal/695.html Feisal Istrabadi] (1988), Iraqi UN [[Ambassador]]
*[[S. Hugh Dillin]] (1938), [[U.S. District Court]] Judge
*[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2392 John D. Tinder] (1975), Judge, [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]
*[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1432 Rodolfo Lozano], U.S. District Court Judge
*[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1774 James E. Noland] (1948), U.S. District Court Judge
*[http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1225 Michael S. Kanne] (1968), Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
*[[Jesse E. Eschbach]], Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
*[http://www.indiana.edu/~libarch/Personal/119pers.html John S. Hastings], Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/treanor.html Walter Emanual Treanor], Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.insd.uscourts.gov/Judges/bio_LJM.htm Larry J. McKinney], Chief Judge, U.S. District Court
*[[Shirley Abrahamson]] (1956), Chief Justice, [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]]
*[http://www.innsofcourt.org/Content/Default.aspx?Id=137 Franklin Cleckley] (1965), First African-American Justice of the [[West Virginia Supreme Court]]
*William Stewart (1959), Chief Counsel to the [[National Labor Relations Board]]
*[http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/08/harbour.shtm Pamela Jones Harbour] (1984), Commissioner of the [[Federal Trade Commission]]
*[[Michael Uslan]] (1976), Executive Producer of [[Batman Begins]], [[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]], [[Batman Forever]], and [[Batman Returns]]
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/supreme/bios/sullivan.html Frank Sullivan, Jr.] (1982), Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Indiana]]
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/prentice.html Dixon Prentice] (1942), Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/givan.html Richard Givan] (1951), Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/debruler.html Roger O. Debruler] (1960), Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/rakestraw.html Frederick E. Rakestraw] (1947), Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/landis.html Frederick Landis, Jr.] (1934), Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/henley.html George Washington Henley], Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/achor.html Harold E. Achor] (1931) Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/jasper.html Paul G. Jasper], Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/justice-bios/shake.html Curtis G. Shake], Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana
*[[George N. Craig]], [[Governor]] of Indiana
*[[Vance Hartke]], [[U.S. Senator]]
*[[Willis Gorman]], U.S. Congressman
*[[Frank McCloskey]], U.S. Congressman
*[[Charles A. Halleck]]. U.S. Congressman
*[http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/2006/pr-mannobit-011007.html J. Keith Mann], Stanford Law Professor
*[http://www.ibp.org.ph/index.php?p=171&sec=14&aid=174&lf=43 Flerida Ruth P. Romero], (LLM 1955), Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]]
*[[Masuji Miyakawa]], (1905), first Japanese American admitted to the bar in the U.S.
*[http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/inn/USAttorney/index.html Joseph Van Bokkelen], (1969), [[U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana]], U.S. District Court Judge
*[[Shap Smith]] (1991), [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]]
*[[Richard B. Wathen]] (1942), Indiana State Representative, journalist and author
*Michael S. Maurer (1967), Indianapolis businessman and philanthropist
*Blake M. Stewart (2011)
==Notable faculty==
*[[Morris S. Arnold]]
*[http://www.law.indiana.edu/curriculum/programs/centers/lawsociety/jerome.shtml Jerome Hall] (1939–1970), distinguished scholar in the field of [[jurisprudence]] and [[criminal law]]<ref>[http://www.law.indiana.edu/ilj/volumes/v81/no2/1_Baier.pdf Page Not Found : Indiana Law<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Leon Wallace]]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1065.html Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/368.html Kevin Brown]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1455.html Luis Fuentes-Rohwer]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1549.html Jayanth Krishnan]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1433.html Ajay K. Mehrotra]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/421.html Fred Cate]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/47.html Patrick Baude]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1469.html Earl R.C. Singleton]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/514.html Jeffrey Stake]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/325.html Craig Bradley]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1431.html Susan Williams]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1476.html David Williams]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1448.html William Oliver]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1468.html Gene Shreve]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1391.html John Applegate]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/631.html Lauren Robel]
*[[Dawn Johnsen]] [http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1419.html]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/153.html William Hicks]
*[http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html Henry Jones]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1415.html William Henderson]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1554.html Mark Janis]
*[http://info.law.indiana.edu/sb/page/normal/1459.html Joseph Hoffmann]

==See also==
*[[Indiana University]]
*[[Indiana University Bloomington]]


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.law.indiana.edu/ www.law.indiana.edu] Official site
*[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/directory/dir-law/brief/glanc_03054_brief.php usnews.com] USNWR profile
*[http://www.princetonreview.com/law/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1035798&LTID=5 review.com] Princeton Review profile
*[http://law.indiana.edu/ilj/] Indiana Law Journal Homepage
*[http://law.indiana.edu/fclj/] Federal Communications Law Journal Homepage
*[http://ijgls.indiana.edu/] Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Homepage
*[http://www.facebook.com/351672842904 Facebook page]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=41819 Linkedin group]