At Iowa, The Airliner Continues to Serve as A Hub for Generations - USA Today ran an article on October 9, 2008 about the Airliner. It notes that "University of Iowa students have been patronizing The Airliner for more than six decades, so it's no wonder the bar/restaurant has one of the best atmospheres for college football in the Midwest." (Read More)

Study Conducted by Professor Onwuachi-Willig Shows that Minorities Do Not Feel Stigmatized by Affirmative Action - Opponents of affirmative action point to stigma as a reason for dismantling the policy, but a new University of Iowa study counters that argument. (Read More) (See also Iowa Public Radio (interview by Jeneane Beck (.mp3)) and Chronicle of Higher Education)

Professor Yin Argues that Bribing POWs Violates International Law - Professor Tung Yin argues in a new paper that trying to extract information from captured soldiers detained as prisoners of war by offering them positive inducements is illegal and a violation of the Geneva Conventions. (Read More)

Iowa Law School Foundation Board Elects New Members - The Iowa Law School Foundation (ILSF) board of directors elected five new members at its September 2008 meeting. (Read More)

Law students help low-income Iowans file for divorce - Iowa law students are helping low-income Iowans take the first step in the state's do-it-yourself divorce procedure. The law students are working with Iowa Legal Aid and the Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Project in a pilot project to staff three free clinics this fall. (Read More)

Fall CLEs at Iowa - On November 7, the College will host a Business Law CLE at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. On November 14, the College will host a CLE entitled, "Postville Unpacked" at the College of Law. For details or to register, please see: http://www.law.uiowa.edu/alumni/cle/2008.php.

Law Students Learn Lessons from Herman Melville and Jimmy Stewart - In "Law and Lawyers in Literature," students examine some of the great literary works about lawyers and the legal issues lawyers confront. In "Law and Pop Culture," students see how lawyers and legal issues are portrayed in a variety of classic movies and television shows. (Read More)

Dean Langerud Addresses Mid-career changes - Layoffs have hit the legal industry. Faced with a myriad of economic difficulties, law firms, businesses, and government agencies have been forced to shed thousands of attorneys in recent months. No doubt, being laid off is painful in many ways. But the silver lining to this cloud might be the time to think, reflect on the law, and assess your career. Maybe this is a good time to go into that area of the law you always wanted to try but never did, or a good time to move to that city you've had your eye on and find work there. (Read More)

Professor Tomkovicz Drafts Brief for the Supreme Court - Professor Tomkovicz is part of a team that asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a privacy rights precedent when the Court convened for its new term on October 6.(Read More)

Professor Sale to Help SEC Make Financial Records More Available to Investors - Professor Sale participated in a roundtable discussion to look at how a new SEC database can provide investors with more useful financial information about publicly traded companies.(Read More)

Professor Porter Comments on Capital One Settlement in The Wall Street Journal - According to The Wall Street Journal on October 3, 2008, "The U.S. Trustee Program, an arm of the Justice Department that monitors bankruptcy courts, settled with Capital One Financial Corp. on [October 2] over allegations that its credit-card unit filed about 5,600 claims on credit-card debts that it wasn't entitled to and improperly received $340,000 from debtors as a result." (Read More)