This might very well be the busiest spring on record at the University of Kansas School of Law! In April alone, we have welcomed Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, hosted Gov. Mark Parkinson, L’84, as a judge in the moot court finals and offered two successful CLE programs: one for the school’s new Center for International Trade and Agriculture and one for alumni who wished to “Return to Green.” This past weekend, members of the Class of 1960 reconnected with one another and earlier KU Law classes during the 50/50+ Reunion. Finals, then graduation and ... where has the year gone? This newsletter covers some highlights; we encourage you to keep up with us more frequently on Facebook and Twitter.

Justice O'Connor visits
students, faculty at KU Law
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor returned to campus for the first time since 1984, visiting students, faculty and alumni of the KU School of Law. View photos

Students win appeals for defendants
who did not receive fair trials
Students in the Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies at KU Law have achieved an unusually high success rate over the past year in persuading courts to reverse convictions based on unconstitutional convictions. Read more

Obama nominates KU alumna
to federal appeals court seat
Obama nominated KU Law alumna and Arizona district judge Mary H. Murguia for the vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in late March. Read more

National bankruptcy group
honors KU Law student
Hilliard Lee Moore III, of Lenexa, Kan., and Oak Park, Ill., was one of five students in the country singled out for outstanding academic credentials and an interest in bankruptcy law. Read more

Law school earns grant
for student success program
The Shook, Hardy & Bacon Foundation grant will increase diversity in the legal profession by enriching the educational experience of law students from underrepresented groups and preparing them to enter the workforce.
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AUDIO: Professor Richard Levy
on ‘Free Speech at the University’
KU Law Professor Richard Levy and Alliance Defense Fund attorney Kevin Theriot on April 1 discussed Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, a case that the U.S. Supreme Court heard on Monday. Listen

Alumni notes
KU Law alumni have been appointed to public office, taken special roles with major athletic associations and started their own law firms. They have made partner, had triplets and been recognized as Rising Stars. Here’s what they reported. Read more