IU School of Law

Inmate Freed With Help of IU School of Law-Indianapolis Students Gets $4.5 Million Civil Settlement

Sep. 5, 2008 — Seven years ago, with the help of IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Fran Hardy and four of her students, Larry Mayes of Gary, Indiana, was set free from prison based on DNA testing. This week a federal court approved a $4.5 million settlement for Mayes - who before his release spent 21 years in prison for a rape conviction.   Full Story

Professor Bravo’s Course Recognized by National Anti-Trafficking Organization

Aug. 15, 2008 — A class designed and taught by Karen E. Bravo, Associate Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, has been recognized nationally as a model for integrating the subject of human trafficking into the higher education syllabus.   Full Story

International NGO Leaders to Meet with Professor George Edwards

Aug. 14, 2008 — Law Professor George Edwards, founder and director of the IU School of Law-Indianapolis' Program in International Human Rights Law, will talk with leaders of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Bangladesh, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Nigeria, and the West Bank on Friday, August 15.   Full Story

Law Professor Bravo's Course Recognized by National Anti-Trafficking Group

Aug. 14, 2008 — A class designed and taught by Karen E. Bravo, associate professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, has been recognized nationally as a model for integrating the subject of human trafficking into the higher education syllabus.   Full Story

Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduates Return to IUPUI for Reunion

May 16, 2008 — More than 800 alumni and friends are expected to return to IUPUI this weekend as four schools on the campus - the IU School of Law-Indianapolis, the IU School of Medicine, the IU School of Nursing, and the IU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences - celebrate IU Alumni Weekend.   Full Story

Obama Environmental Advisors to Speak at IUPUI, April 23

April 21, 2008 — Environmental advisors to U.S. Senator Barack Obama will participate in an environmental and energy policy roundtable on Wednesday (April 23) at IUPUI.

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John Hill

Areas of expertise: politics and constitutional law

Publications: "The Centrist's Persuasion," which argues for a "middle way" between modern liberalism and conservatism, Vanderbilt University Press, scheduled for fall 2008.

Eleanor D. Kinney

Areas of expertise: health policy and law, medical malpractice, public health law

Publications: "Protecting American Health Care Consumers" (Durham: Duke University Press, 2002).

"Guide to Medicare Coverage Decision-Making and Appeals," Kinney (ed). (Chicago: ABA Publishing, 2002).

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John L. Krauss

Director, Indiana University Center for Urban Policy and the Environment

Director, Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (state commission)

Clinical Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Adjunct Professor of Law

Areas of Expertise: alternative dispute resolution, intergovernmental relations, urban affairs, mediation, intergovernmental conflict, local government finance.

Krauss served as Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis (1982-1991) and was involved in much of the urban renaissance of Indianapolis since 1971. Krauss teaches public policy mediation to law students, governmental attorneys, judges and lawyers. He is a practicing mediator.

He directs an IU center focusing on public policy choices for Indiana and communities in general.