Inaugural Class Achieves Phenomenal 89 Percent National Bar Passage Rate

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 Liberty University School of Law is pleased to announce that its inaugural class of May 2007 has achieved an outstanding 89% national pass rate on the bar exam. Liberty’s success on the bar exam places the law school in the top 20 percent of all ABA-approved law schools in the country […]

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Liberty Finishes First and Second in ABA Negotiation Tournament

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 Liberty University School of Law took first and second place in the annual American Bar Association Negotiation Competition for Region 3. The National Finals will be held in Los Angeles, California February 8-9, 2008. Each year the ABA holds national law school competitions for all ABA-approved law schools. This past weekend […]

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Liberty University Mourns Loss of Professor Roger C. Bern

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 Roger C. Bern, Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at the age of 66. Professor Bern exhibited the joy of the Lord in his personal and professional life. He was committed to reestablishing Christian legal education. To him, we owe much. […]

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Co-Champions Named in Third Annual Moot Court Tournament

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 Third-year law students Derek Bush (right) and Nathanial Johnson (left) were named Co-Champions for the Liberty University School of Law 2L/3L Moot Court Tournament. The final round of the tournament was held in the law school’s Supreme Courtroom and was judged by a panel of nine judges. Third-year student Brandon Osterbind […]

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Liberty law students finish in top 10 percent of nation

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 Liberty University School of Law is proud to announce the success of third-year law student (3L) Charis Mitchell (left) and second-year law student (2L) Ben Walton (right) as they competed in the finals of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition held in Chicago, Illinois, April 3-5. The team of Mitchell and Walton advanced […]

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Liberty law professor releases new book on rewards for reporting tax fraud

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 Joel Hesch, Assistant Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law, just released his latest book titled “Reward: Collecting Millions for Reporting Tax Evasion (Your Complete Guide to the IRS Whistleblower Reward Program).” Published by LU Books, a division of Liberty University Press, the book offers step-by-step checklists, evaluation techniques, and […]

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Federal Appeals Court to Hear Argument on Ten Commandments in Foundations Display

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 Tomorrow a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will hear oral argument in a case involving a Foundations of American Law and Government display. In ACLU v. Grayson County, Kentucky, the ACLU challenged the Ten Commandments contained in the historical display. Mathew Staver, Dean of […]

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Florida Supreme Court to Hear Argument in Florida Bar Case Regarding Homosexual Adoption

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 Tomorrow the Florida Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case of Liberty Counsel v. The Florida Bar. Earlier this year Liberty Counsel filed a petition at the Florida Supreme Court, arguing that the Bar should remain neutral in the state’s homosexual adoption controversy.  Presenting oral argument will be Mathew […]

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Panel helps students explore corporate counsel careers

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 Law students attended a Corporate Counsel Career Panel this month, where five members of Virginia State Bar Corporate Counsel section shared their expertise and insight on working within the confines of a corporation. The guests shared personal and often humorous stories, all with several common themes: none of them expected to […]

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Morton Blackwell, conservative leader, visits law school

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 Morton Blackwell spoke Wednesday at a monthly convocation service held by Liberty University School of Law. Blackwell is president of the Leadership Institute, a non-partisan educational foundation he began in 1979. See the complete story from Liberty University’s News & Events.

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