Today, I’m sitting behind a desk in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, trying to think of a good way to tell a partner that I can’t find the answer to his question. This time a year ago I was in a firefight. It began with a flare lighting up the night sky. I had been waiting in a pickup truck with two …
From Pig to Pet: A Tale of Local Lawmaking
The City Commission members were shuffling papers and whispering to each other. The mayor cleared his throat and positioned his microphone; the murmur filling the crowded room drew to a hush as a man dressed in a fedora and tweed suit stepped up to the podium. “Mr. Mayor,” he said, “Starky is my best friend. Please don’t send me home …
Practice makes perfect: recent moot court successes highlight importance of courtroom skills
From left, Joshua Hawley, Jill Moenius, Glen Norton, Eddie Penner and James Layton. Nathan Lindsey and Chris Omlid. You might have heard about the recent successes of the KU Law Moot Court Council in big time competitions. Third-year law students Nathan Lindsey and Chris Omlid won first place in the John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in Information …
Wrongfully convicted civil rights activist, exiled 40 years, speaks to Innocence Project students
Alyssa Boone (second from left) is pictured with Frederick Umoja, his daughter, and Project for Innocence staff, attorney Alice White and clinical associate professor Elizabeth Cateforis. Law professors are fond of telling their students not to “lose sight of the forest for the trees.” However, often as a law student, my here and now seems like little more than a …
Poor lawyer? A 3L finds challenges, rewards in public interest law
Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” It is for this reason that I love to work in public interest law. As a 3L and the president of our Public Interest Law society, I have had great experiences at KU Law learning about the opportunities in …
Video game gladiators spark interest in media law
Greetings! I wanted to share my experience in a place far from the middle of the United States that has helped guide my legal path. As an undergrad, I was fortunate enough to visit Seoul, Korea, where I have a neighborhood friend working full-time in the video game industry. Although I am not an avid video game player myself, the …