Monday
Judges and Lawyers Program
In Baier Hall by appointment
Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Care-giving or grieving? Maybe you are concerned for someone else. Don’t wait; help and support are available.
The Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program will be in Baier Hall meeting individually with students. All meetings are free and confidential.
Please make an appointment in advance by calling 317-833-0370. Tell them you’re calling to set an appointment with a counselor at the Maurer School of Law. You will be provided with a date, time, and room number.
Wellness resource fair
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the first floor lobby
The Office for Student Affairs and various resource providers from campus and beyond will be in Baier Hall to share information and giveaways.
JLAP (Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program), CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services), Campus Bicycle Safety, Substance Use Intervention Services, and Collegiate Recovery Community, and other organizations will be represented.
Loaded Questions: The Campus Carry Debate
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join the Federalist Society for an exciting campus carry debate between Amy Swearer from The Heritage Foundation and Professor Jody Madeira. What does campus carry look like in a post-Bruen world? Does the Second Amendment have a place on campus? Learn the answers to these questions and more.
Food will be provided.
NLG general body meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
The agenda for National Lawyers Guild meeting includes filling our treasurer and our 1L representative positions, and presenting our events plan to the general body.
Wellness Week: Crafternoon!
Noon - 1 p.m. in the Jerome Hall Law Library lobby
Join the Crafternoon Crew! All skill levels are welcome, and there will be a variety of crafting supplies to choose from. Bring your own craft or come to learn. Special edition: Tiny Pumpkin Crafts!
Tuesday
Wellness Week: Plant giveaway and musical serenade
11:50 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the first floor lobby
Stop by the student lounge to grab a new baby plant (at 11:50, while supplies last) and then enjoy your lunch hour in the lobby with a live performance from a classically-trained musician from the Jacobs School of Music (at noon).
Exploring government externship resources
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join Dean Anne McFadden to explore government externship resources over lunch. Register on CareerNet.
Space Law Society Talk: The Satellite Industry
5 - 6 p.m. in 122
Hear from an expert from the satellite industry.
OUTlaw pumpkin painting
5:30 - 6:30 in 124
We are so excited to bring you some great fall events this month, starting with our annual pumpkin painting! Join us to paint some mini pumpkins, celebrate fall, and get to know fellow members a bit better.
Wednesday
1L Workshops: Taking Care of Yourself and Others
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join Katharine Esarey from CAPS to learn about tools and strategies for self-care, managing stress, and supporting your classmates.
AFL call-out meeting
4 - 5 p.m. in 122
Interested in promoting a culture of life from natural birth until natural death? Come to the Advocates for Life call-out meeting! We will discuss club initiatives for the year.
Wellness Week: Credit and debt management for bar admission
7 - 8 p.m. on Zoom
Bar examiners may review how you’ve handled financial obligations when evaluating your character and fitness to practice law. Dr. Theresa Popp Braun, an accredited financial counselor from AccessLex Institute, will walk you through a credit and debt checklist that includes when and how to review credit scores and reports, how to dispute errors and build your credit profile over time, and how to check Character and Fitness requirements for your jurisdiction. Attendees will receive an entry into the annual MAX by AccessLex Scholarship Drawings.
Wednesday Wander: Professors Maggie Kiel-Morse and Cindy Dabney
4 p.m. by the exterior doors near the Student Lounge
Explore the ghost stories and "haunts" of the Bloomington campus.
Thursday
IP Colloquium: Pleasure Patents
9:50 -11:50 a.am. in 216
Sarah Rajec, professor of law at William & Mary Law School, will present her paper, "Pleasure Patents:"
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted thousands of patents for inventions whose purpose is to facilitate the sexual pleasure of their users. These “pleasure patents” raise a range of novel questions about both patent theory and the relationship between law and sexuality more broadly. Given that “immoral” inventions were long excluded from the patent system, and that sexual devices were widely criminalized for much of the past 150 years, how have patentees successfully framed the contributions of their sexual inventions? If a patentable invention must be both new and useful, how have patentees described the utility of sexual pleasure? This lecture identifies several hundred patents that the USPTO has formally classified as improving sexual stimulation and intercourse, and it closely examines how patentees have described the utility of sexual pleasure over time. In describing the utility of technologies such as phalluses, vibrators, and virtual reality systems, patentees employ a diverse and rich set of themes about the purposes and social values of sexual pleasure. By facilitating sexual pleasure, these patented technologies can, according to their inventors: improve marital harmony, overcome female frigidity, calm fears of HIV transmission, reduce sexual assault, suppress demand for sex work, minimize the loneliness of single people, facilitate LGBTQIA relationships, and promote the emotional well-being of people with disabilities. As social and sexual norms have changed over time, so too have the various explanations for the social value of pleasure patents. This lecture shows that the patent system is an underappreciated, and perhaps unexpected, archive of historical and contemporary sexual norms.
BLSA general body meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
The Black Law Students Association's meeting will provide students with tips and advice on how to outline for exams.
Coffee chat: Prof. Sarah Bauerle Danzman
Noon - 1 p.m. in ...
Join the International Law Society for coffee and a conversation with Professor Bauerle Danzman, an expert on the political economy of international investments and finance. She researches how domestic and multinational firms influence and adapt to investment regulation. Notably, she has worked at the US Department of State as a policy advisor, and is now an associate professor at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
Conversation with Indiana Attorney General's office
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Join Advocates for Life for a conversation with Melinda Holmes, Indiana Deputy Attorney General in the Solicitor General Division, about the work that the Attorney General does to protect human life and promote human dignity.
HR Director Michael Chopp will be in attendance for those interested in exploring employment opportunities at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.
ELS meeting and strategic plan lunch discussion
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
Environmental Law Society members: Join us for a quick meeting to discuss elections, leadership positions, and upcoming events. This meeting will take about ten minutes.
Afterward, everyone is invited to an informal lunch to discuss the Law School's environmental law programming in preparation for its upcoming strategic plan. Professors Robert Fischman and Christian Freitag are interested in input from students interested in environmental law-related courses and careers, so all are welcome. Bring your own lunch; we'll have cookies!
Graduate Colloquium: Law and Transformation
Noon - 1 p.m. on Zoom
Speakers from the Leuphana University Lüneburg in Northern Germany will present how to impose the public transformation needs on the law. The presentation will discuss the process of change that can be steered and organized through the law and ensure full democratic legitimacy and compliance with procedural requirements..
POP Domestic Violence Awareness Week panel
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join Protective Order Project for a conversation with Kerry Hyatt Bennet from the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
WilmerHale information session and discovery event
Noon - 1 p.m. in 214
Attend this event to learn about WilmerHale and the eDiscovery opportunities at the firm. Joanna Garcia, discovery attorney manager, will lead the session.
Today's NIL Landscape
4:30 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room and on Zoom
Gain insights from diverse perspectives on the legal and institutional dimensions of Name, Image and Likeness agreements in collegiate sports. Panelists include Jayma Meyer, attorney and visiting clinical professor specializing in NIL, intercollegiate sports law and Title IX at the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; Jeremy Gray, senior associate athletic director for strategic communications and director of the Cuban Center at IU; and Tyler Harris, executive director, Hoosiers for Good. Co-sponsored by the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Center for Intellectual Property Research, and Intellectual Property Clinic.
JurisFirst Jamboree: A Virtual Legal Panel
6 - 7 p.m. on Zoom
Join the First Generation Law Association for an exclusive event featuring Law School alumni who are also first-generation lawyers. Our panelists will share their unique journeys, experiences, and insights, offering valuable guidance to our members and alumni. Connect, network, and gain the confidence to navigate your own path in the legal world through their inspiring stories. The panel includes Lakeisha Barnes '21, Samatha Lalisan '19, Luis Navarro '80, Tony Paganelli '95, Landyn Rookard '16, Samuel Russell '22, Justin Snyder '21.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn and grow.
BLSA Gong Show
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at The Back Door
The Gong Show is an amateur talent contest meant to be lighthearted and humorous. Each contestant will go before our panel of judges. If any judge considers the act to be particularly bad, they may force it to stop by striking the gong. If the act survives without being gonged, the contestant will receive a score from each of the judges. The contestant with the top score will win the grand prize!
Friday
20th annual Socctoberfest
5 - 7 p.m. on Karst Farm Park fields 1 and 2
Socctoberfest, an annual co-ed round-robin tournament for Law School students, celebrates its 20th year. Four teams will play six games to determine an overall winner. At the end of the night, the winning team will receive a trophy that will be placed in the Office for Student Affairs alongside the team photo until the next academic year. Player registration has closed.
Faculty, staff, students, friends, and family are welcome to attend. Bring a blanket or lawn chair if you wish to watch the games.
Announcements
Out of Darkness Community Walk at Switchyard Park on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m.
The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, and support. It unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives and the lives of those we love and care about. Learn more about the Bloomington Walk and join the Maurer Team in Switchyard Park by registering (no fundraising requirement).
Alumni achievement
Seth Frotman '04, General Counsel at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, represented the agency in oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3, 2023.
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