Law School and School of Government Deans meet with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

14 years ago

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 Mathew Staver, Dean of Liberty University School of Law, and Shawn Akers, Dean of Helms School of Government, recently returned from Israel where they met privately with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other high ranking Israeli government and academic leaders. “We went to Israel to establish...

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Liberty University School of Law Launches Prosecution Clinic

14 years ago

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 The summer of 2011 has proven to be particularly rewarding and challenging for those students selected to participate in the launching of the Liberty University School of Law Prosecution Clinic. The Clinic provided selected students with an opportunity to actively engage in the criminal justice system....

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Liberty University School of Law Hosts TeenPact Judicial Program

14 years ago

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 Today teens from across the country are gathered for TeenPact Judicial, a weeklong combination of training and competition for aspiring lawyers hosted by Liberty University School of Law, in conjunction with lawyers from Liberty Counsel. This is the fourth consecutive year at the school and the...

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Liberty University School of Law Commissions the Class of 2011

14 years ago

Wed, 18 May 2011 On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Liberty University School of Law awarded the Juris Doctorate degree to 90 students who represented its fifth graduating class.   About 700 people were in attendance at Towns-Alumni Lecture Hall as the graduates were acknowledged for their academic accomplishment during the...

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Liberty Law Dean Argues Health Insurance Law at the Court of Appeals

14 years ago

Wed, 11 May 2011 On Tuesday, May 10, Mathew D. Staver, Dean and Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law and Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, presented the first oral argument at the federal court of appeals in the case Liberty University v. Geithner, which took place...

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Liberty Law Dean to Argue National Healthcare case at Court of Appeals

14 years ago

Thu, 05 May 2011On May 10, Mathew D. Staver, Dean of Liberty University School of Law and Founder/Chairman of Liberty Counsel, will be presenting oral arguments for the Liberty University case against the Obama administration's healthcare law.  The session will commence at 9:30 AM in the Fourth Circuit of Appeals...

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Liberty Law Students Receive Financial Stipend for Public Service

14 years ago

Wed, 04 May 2011 Five Liberty University School of Law students have been awarded a $1,000 stipend from the Virginia Law Foundation (VLF). Founded in 1974, the VLF provides stipends to law students performing public service internships in the Commonwealth of Virginia, through organizations such as the Virginia Legal Aid...

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Liberty Law School Offers First Course in Child Abuse Law

14 years ago

Mon, 02 May 2011 Liberty University School of Law is the third ABA accredited law school in the nation to offer a course designed for students to use their skills on behalf of abused and neglected children. No other faith-based law school has offered such a course. The course, Child...

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School of Law hits 100 percent bar passage rate in Virginia

14 years ago

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 David Hylton/Liberty News Service Liberty University School of Law students achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Virginia Bar Examination in February 2011. “The extraordinary success on the bar exam is a reflection of the quality of our program,” said School of Law Dean Mat...

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Liberty Law Students Advance to ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

14 years ago

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 Liberty University School of Law has advanced two teams to the top 24 in final round of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition. The final national round will be held in Chicago later this semester. The team of Liberty Law...

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