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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offering free tax assistance through March 24
No full textQualifying local taxpayers will again have help navigating federal and state tax returns this spring, as the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program returns to the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Both U.S. and certain international taxpayers are eligible to utilize the free services, which will run on Mondays and Tuesdays from 6:30–9:30 p.m. beginning January 26 and continuing through March 24. Services will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in Room 121 on the first floor of the Law School, located at 211 South Indiana Avenue in Bloomington
The National Jurist names Kellye Testy ’91 Most Influential Person in Legal Education
No full textThe National Jurist has named Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumna Kellye Y. Testy ’91 the most influential person in legal education, placing her at the top of its annual list of the 25 most influential leaders in the field.
The ranking is based on a survey of law school deans nationwide. In explaining the methodology, The National Jurist noted that respondents were asked to identify individuals who “sparked new ideas, introduced reforms, inspired their peers, or pushed them to see their work differently.” The resulting list, the publication said, highlights leaders who are “moving the field forward and redefining what leadership looks like in a changing landscape.
Prof. Andrew Hammond appointed to Seventh Circuit Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules
No full textAndrew Hammond, Professor of Law and Harry T. Ice Faculty Fellow at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, has been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
“I am honored to serve on the Seventh Circuit’s Advisory Committee on Circuit Rules,” Hammond said. “My first job out of law school was clerking for then-Chief Judge Wood of the Seventh Circuit, and my experience working for her and later Judge Dow in the Northern District of Illinois helped shape how I think about federal practice and procedure. I am also excited to serve as a conduit for my colleagues and my students to learn more about and provide feedback to the Seventh Circuit on its rules. We are fortunate in Indiana to have such a collegial and intellectually rigorous federal circuit court.
From Contracts to the College Football Playoffs: Stephen Harper’s unlikely path to IU Athletics
No full textOn Monday night, as the Indiana University football team takes the field with a national championship on the line, Stephen Harper ’11 will be where tens of thousands of IU alumni wish they could—on the sidelines of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
For Harper, Indiana’s chief operating officer for athletics, the moment is the culmination of a journey that began far from packed stadiums and playoff spotlights. Before contract negotiations, NIL policy, and Big Ten championship trophies, Harper was a high school English teacher and basketball coach at Bloomington North High School
Dean\u27s Desk: Finding new ways to help diminish cybersecurity threats
Full text linkIn an era when cyberattacks can paralyze hospitals, disrupt elections, and compromise the privacy of millions, the need for innovative cybersecurity and privacy protections has never been more urgent. But it is not just a question of new technologies; strong data protection depends as much on motivating people and organizations to use those technologies and make wise choices to diminish data risk.
The Indiana University Maurer School of Law has spent more than 30 years answering cybersecurity and privacy challenges with a distinctive, holistic approach: an interdisciplinary, human-centered legal education that equips students to lead at the intersection of technology, policy, and law
The Bankruptcy Off-Ramp from Complex Civil Litigation: Purdue Pharma, Opioids, and Unorthodox Civil Procedure in Public Harms Cases
Full text linkFor civil procedure scholars, bankruptcy has become exciting. Last year, the United States Supreme Court decided for the first time a case that implicated both the core of the national opioids litigation and one of the most important developments in modern civil procedure—namely, the enormous amount of unorthodox procedural innovation that is happening in the courts as parties strive to reach global settlement.
The decision, Harrington v. Purdue L.P., took almost seven months despite the grant of expedited review—an indication that the result was likely not easily reached. In June 2024, the Court, voting five to four, reversed the Second Circuit and rejected the approximately 6 billion contribution from the company’s former family owners—the Sacklers—in exchange for releasing the Sacklers from all civil liability or future litigation over the crisis. In other words, the Sacklers tried to use bankruptcy as an off-ramp to any civil litigation, present or future, in the process enhancing the deal for Purdue and the plaintiffs with funding