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In this issue...
Dean's Message
Noteworthy
Upcoming Events
Class Notes
Faculty Update
Your Support
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Dean's Message
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 Dear Alumni and Friends:
I hope you all had a restful and festive
Thanksgiving holiday. As the law school prepares for the end
of the semester, we are pleased to share some news items regarding
our faculty and students. Beginning in January, a very
exciting USAID grant-sponsored project will allow the school to
offer our LL.M. degree's International and Comparative Law track at two
top-notch law school's in Egypt. We also invite you to mark your
calendars for our upcoming speakers and events in early 2008.
On behalf of the law school's faculty, staff and
students, I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season and
a healthy new year.
Sincerely,
Gary R. Roberts
Dean and Professor of Law
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Noteworthy
Law School to Offer First U.S. Graduate Law Program in Middle East
 With
classes scheduled to start in January 2008, IU School of
Law-Indianapolis will become the first and only U.S. law school to
offer a graduate law degree program in the Middle East. The
school will offer the international and comparative law track of its
LL.M. program at two law schools in Egypt: the Faculty of Law at
Alexandria University and the Faculty of Law at Cairo University.
Read more...
Law Students Win Asylum Case on Behalf of Burmese Applicant
Students Keri Gresk and Lun Kham from the newly created
Immigration Law Clinic, supervised by Professor Linda Kelly Hill,
represented a Burmese applicant for asylum. Born to an ethnic
minority family in Burma, Zar Ni Maw endured the assassinations of her
parents, years on the run in the Burmese jungle, and life in a refugee
camp. Finally safe in the United States, Zar Ni started her
senior year at Oberlin College facing yet another trauma: her initial
application for political asylum had been denied, and removal
proceedings had begun. She would have to return to Burma—also known as
the Union of Myanmar—and to a government hostile to her ethnic
background and her family’s political activity. Read more...
 Professor Lefstein Assumes Responsibility for National Projects Related to Legal Representation for the Indigent
Norman Lefstein, Professor and Dean Emeritus, has agreed to
serve as a reporter for the National Right to Counsel Committee of
which he is also a member. The committee has been organized by The
Constitution Project and the National Legal Aid and Defender
Association, both of Washington, D.C. The honorary co-chairs of the of
the committee are Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United
States, and William Sessions, former director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Read more...
 Professor Katz Cited in Major Charity Law Case
Professor Robert A. Katz, an expert in nonprofit law, was
cited in a major charity law case involving an $880-million endowment
that pits Princeton University against the heirs of a supermarket
fortune who donated money to the school a generation
ago. In his analysis, Judge Shuster of the New Jersey
Superior Court quoted extensively from Professor Katz’s article
"Let
Charitable Directors Direct: Why Trust Law Should Not Curb Board
Discretion over a Charitable Corporation's Mission and Unrestricted
Assets."
Read more...
 Law School
and Professor López Receive Rabb Emison Awards
Both
the law school and Professor María Pabón López were
recognized by the Indiana State Bar Association for commitments to
diversity and advancing opportunities for minority lawyers. Read more...
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Upcoming Events
 January 7-11, 2008
Public Policy Mediation Course
24 hours of CLE credit
This one-week intensive course will offer law students, practicing
attorneys and judges mediation training and the opportunity to
participate in the mediation process with an experienced mediator.
Location: Inlow Hall
Contact: For more information or to register contact Sylvia Regalado at (317) 274-1914
There is a fee for this event.
More information...
February 21-22, 2008
Indiana International and Comparative Law Review Symposium
Assessing
the Impact of Existing Bilateral and Multilateral U.S. Trade Agreements
and Attempting Policy Recommendations for the Future
Speakers include:
Prof. Elizabeth Trujillo from Suffolk University Law School; Prof. Greg
Bowman from Mississippi College of Law; Prof. Kevin Kennedy from
Michigan State University College of Law; Prof Cherie Taylor from South
Texas College of Law; Prof Sungjoon Cho from Chicago-Kent College of Law
Schedule: TBA
Location: Wynne Courtroom
CLE credit available (pending approval)
Visit the web site for more information.
 March 4, 2008
The James P. White Lecture on Legal Education
The Internationalization of Legal Education
Speaker: Antonio Garcia-Padilla, President of the University of Puerto Rico
Time: Lecture at 5:00 pm, Reception at 6:00 pm
Location: Wynne Courtroom
Contact
: Contact Shaun Ingram for more information: (317) 278-4789 or slingram@iupui.edu
This event is free and open to the public.
More information...
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Class Notes
Nominations Sought for IUAA's Distinguished Alumni and Early Career Achievement Awards
Recipients
will be honored at the IU School of Law – Indianapolis Alumni Weekend
on May 16, 2008. Deadline for nominations is December 17, 2007. Read more...
See all class notes.
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Faculty Update
Your Support
Ways to Give: Tax Advantages
The cost of a donation to the law school is low when you consider
the Indiana State Tax Credit (Indiana residents only) and the Federal
Income tax reduction for charitable donations. The Indiana Tax Credit
allows you to receive a credit on your state tax return for half of the
amount of your gift (up to $100 for a gift of $200 or more for single
taxpayers and $200 for a gift of $400 or more for married taxpayers
filing jointly).
Depending on your tax bracket and filing status (joint or single) a donation will cost the following:
| Gift |
Net Cost
after tax savings |
| $100 |
$32-$45 |
| $250 |
$81-$135 |
| $500 |
$195-$360 |
| $1,000 |
$520-$810 | Questions? Please contact the Office of Development at 317-274-1906 or akamman@iupui.edu. |
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