Pre-Law Magazine Ranks Liberty at Top of Christian Law Schools

11 years ago

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 School of Law Liberty University School of Law was ranked first among most devout Christian law schools in an article by Pre-Law Magazine. The article ranked law schools based on their commitment to faith and religious values. The magazine's sister publication, the National Jurist, reviewed 52...

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LU Law Dean Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

11 years ago

Fri, 20 Dec 2013Florida Baptist WitnessThe Florida Family Policy Council awarded Liberty University School of Law Dean Mathew Staver with its Daniel Webster award, recognizing his achievements in advancing family values, traditional marriage, promoting the sanctity of life and defending religious liberty. Read about the 2013 awards dinner.

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LU Law Students Trek 100 Miles for Veterans

11 years ago

Fri, 20 Dec 2013Dave Thompson For two third-year students at Liberty University School of Law, Christmas break is the perfect opportunity to strap on 60-pound packs and pound just over a hundred miles of pavement between Lynchburg and Farmville. More specifically, Mark Finelli and Ryan Adams have undertaken the "100...

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Liberty Trial Team Takes Top Prize in Carolina Tournament

12 years ago

Tue, 19 Nov 2013Dave Thompson Liberty University School of Law Trial Team took the top prize at The Carolinas Invitational Mock Trial Tournament last weekend.   The team, one of two representing Liberty at the Charlotte tournament, defeated Florida Coastal School of Law to win the tournament, after topping Charlotte...

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Liberty Law Professor Lectures at National Tax Conference

12 years ago

Mon, 18 Nov 2013School of Law Liberty University School of Law professor Tim Todd recently addressed a conference of attorneys who are also licensed as certified public accountants on the subject of tax litigation.   Professor Todd lectured at the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants’ (AAA-CPA) fall meeting and...

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Liberty Sweeps Undergrad Moot Court Competition

12 years ago

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 Liberty University News Service Two teams from Liberty University took top honors in the American Collegiate Moot Court Association's regional tournament. Liberty seniors Whitney Rutherford and Brian Mauldin took first place at the competition, which was held at Liberty University School of Law. The final round,...

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Dean Staver and Dr. Mantilla to Address Peruvian Leaders, Academics

12 years ago

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 Dave Thompson Dean Mathew Staver and Dr. Yuri Mantilla have been invited to address the Peruvian Parliament in Lima, Peru on Thursday, Nov. 7. They will be speaking on the rule of law, the Western legal tradition and natural law. Wednesday's Lima newspaper featured Dean Staver...

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Moot Court Teams Reach Quarter-Finals at Constitutional Competition

12 years ago

Tue, 22 Oct 2013Dave Thompson Two teams from Liberty University School of Law reached the quarter-final round of the National Constitutional Law Moot Court competition in Virginia Beach over the weekend. Lucy Brado was named the fifth-best oralist at the tournament. Brado and Michael Minerva reached the quarter-finals, but  the...

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Liberty Law Dean: “Red Line of Liberty” Nearly Breached

12 years ago

Thu, 17 Oct 2013Dave Thompson Ancient Egypt, biblical Persia, first-century Rome, Revolution-era Britain. All civilizations that have crossed a “red line of liberty,” in attempting to suppress their people in religious freedom, undermining the family as the foundation of society, and disarming their people. The same line that the United...

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Students Excel in Moot Court Tournament

12 years ago

Thu, 17 Oct 2013Dave Thompson As part of the fall Moot Court Competition, second and third-year law students had the opportunity to argue before real judges a case very close to one currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. Competitors alternately argued on behalf of a county’s supervisory board,...

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