Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law ( IU McKinney ) is the law school of Indiana University Indianapolis , a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana . The school has been based in Lawrence W. Inlow Hall in Indianapolis since 2001. IU McKinney is one of two law schools operated by Indiana University , the other being the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington. Although both law schools are part of Indiana University, each law school is wholly independent of the other.
113-557: According to IU McKinney's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 59% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, J.D.-required employment within ten months after graduation. IU McKinney counts among its alumni many distinguished leaders in politics, public service, and the judiciary, including two United States Vice Presidents ( Dan Quayle and Mike Pence ) and numerous senators, representatives, governors, and ambassadors. The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law traces its origins to
226-496: A 1-1 partnership with Ph.D. course designers working with Indiana University e-Learning Design and Services or the IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning. The director of online programs is a senior member of the tenured law faculty, Professor Max Huffman. According to IU McKinney's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 61% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, J.D.-required employment within ten months after graduation. Across
339-484: A 1994 memoir, Standing Firm , which became a bestseller. Quayle's second book, The American Family: Discovering the Values That Make Us Strong , was co-authored with Diane Medved and published in 1996. He later published his third book Worth Fighting For , in 1999. Quayle moved to Arizona in 1996. He considered but decided against running for governor of Indiana in 1996, and decided against running for
452-779: A deal in which Cerberus acquired nearly £1.3 billion in Northern Ireland loans from the Republic of Ireland's National Asset Management Agency . The Irish government is investigating the deal, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission , the Federal Bureau of Investigation , and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York are investigating Quayle's involvement as a potentially "very serious" misuse of
565-421: A decade of outcries against the 'collapse of the family ' ". In 2002, Candice Bergen , the actress who played Brown, said "I never have really said much about the whole episode, which was endless, but his speech was a perfectly intelligent speech about fathers not being dispensable and nobody agreed with that more than I did." Others interpreted it differently; singer Tanya Tucker was widely quoted as saying "Who
678-427: A fair or impartial arbiter of merit." Senator Ben Sasse also criticized the organization for taking liberal stances on issues then proclaiming to be neutral when evaluating judicial nominees. The ABA said "evaluation of these candidates does not consider the nominees' politics, their ideology or their party affiliation and has found unqualified candidates put forth by both political parties." Throughout its history,
791-674: A forum for interdisciplinary debate on proposals for law reform and the development of private and public international law in Europe. That journal is jointly edited by faculty of IU McKinney, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London), and the University of Basel School of Law in Switzerland , with the assistance of a team of student editors from the II&CLR . The Ruth Lilly Law Library
904-489: A human right to be free from discrimination, threats, and violence based on their LGBT status," and called on the governments of countries where such discriminatory laws exist to repeal them. A hearing in 2009 heard testimony from the ABA which stated that "Sentencing by mandatory minimums is the antithesis of rational sentencing policy". In 2004 the association called for the repeal of mandatory minimum sentences, stating that "there
1017-470: A liability to the ticket and pushed for his replacement. Quayle ultimately survived the challenge and secured renomination. During the 1992 presidential campaign, Quayle told the news media that he believed homosexuality was a choice, and "the wrong choice". Quayle faced off against Gore and Stockdale in the vice presidential debate on October 13, 1992. He attempted to avoid the one-sided outcome of his debate with Bentsen four years earlier by staying on
1130-433: A new ethics rule prohibiting attorneys from using sexist , racist and condescending terms. The rule also prohibits attorneys from engaging in discrimination based on age in the conduct of bar association activities. On May 1, 2019, the ABA launched a new membership model aimed at reversing declining membership and revenue. As mentioned in "Criticisms", below, and despite ABA's own rule against age-discriminatory conduct,
1243-648: A plan by then-president Donald Trump that sought to overturn the election. Quayle attended President Joe Biden 's inauguration on January 20, 2021. In 1999, Quayle joined Cerberus Capital Management , a multibillion-dollar private-equity firm, where he serves as chair of the company's Global Investments division. As chair of the international advisory board of Cerberus Capital Management, he recruited former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney , who would have been installed as chair if Cerberus had acquired Air Canada . In early 2014, Quayle traveled to Belfast, Northern Ireland, in an attempt to speed approval for
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#17330845971671356-779: A presidential candidate. He's about forty-two and lost a leg in Vietnam. [He's a] very bright man, compassionate, he's been there. I think he'd make a fine president. Against him would be a guy like Dan Quayle, who is also about the same age, early forties—a heartbeat away from the presidency—a man who has never really suffered pain—a man who went to the National Guard to avoid Vietnam, and yet he's one who always calls for military intervention in Central America , with other people's bodies. You have that hypocrisy at work. American Bar Association The American Bar Association ( ABA )
1469-416: A rally held at his alma mater Huntington North High School's gymnasium, Quayle officially launched his campaign for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination . In July 1999, he published his book Worth Fighting For . During campaign appearances, Quayle criticized fellow candidate George W. Bush . Early on, he criticized Bush's use of the term " compassionate conservative ". Quayle finished eighth in
1582-480: A rating ranging from "not qualified" to "well qualified". According to a compendium of those ratings, the ABA's Committee on the Federal Judiciary began rating Supreme Court nominees in 1956, but: "At various points in its history, the committee altered its ratings categories, making comparisons across time difficult." The committee consists of two members from the ninth judicial circuit, one member from each of
1695-445: A similarly qualified candidate nominated by a Republican president. Supporters of the rating system argue that nominees rated 'not qualified' will not perform as well as judges, however, a 2010 study found "a review of tens of thousands of dispositions does not provide generally persuasive evidence that judges rated by the ABA as Well Qualified perform better." The ABA judicial nominee rating process drew additional attention during
1808-407: A statewide Indiana race, taking 61% of the vote against his Democratic opponent, Jill Long . In 1986, Quayle was criticized for championing the cause of Daniel Anthony Manion , a candidate for a federal appellate judgeship, who was in law school one year ahead of Quayle. The American Bar Association had evaluated Manion as "qualified/unqualified", its lower passing grade. Manion was nominated for
1921-712: A suburb of Phoenix, Arizona . He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtained his J.D. degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1974. He and Marilyn practiced law in Huntington, Indiana , before his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1976. In 1980 , he was elected to the U.S. Senate . In 1988 , incumbent vice president and Republican presidential nominee George H. W. Bush chose Quayle as his running mate. His vice presidential debate against Lloyd Bentsen
2034-784: A tuition of $ 10 per term. A few years later, another evening school, the American Central Law School , was established. In 1914, the Indianapolis College of Law and American Central Law School merged to become the Benjamin Harrison Law School , which was also an evening school. In 1936, the Benjamin Harrison Law School and the Indiana Law School merged, taking the name of the latter, and began offering both day and evening programs. In 1944,
2147-679: A variety of newsletters and magazines for its members (such as Law Practice Magazine published by the Law Practice Division; GPSolo Magazine published by the Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division and Probate and Property Magazine published by the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law) ). Some of these magazines, such as the Business Law Section's "Business Law Today", are available on-line to non-members. The first such journal
2260-578: A veteran debater, but post-debate polls were mixed on whether Gore or Quayle had won. It ultimately proved to be a minor factor in the election, which Bush and Quayle lost, 168 electoral votes to 370. In 1993, Quayle became the trustee of the Hudson Institute . From 1993 to January 1999, he served on the board of Central Newspapers, Inc., and from 1995 until January 1999, he headed the Campaign America political action committee . Quayle authored
2373-515: Is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students; it is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools , and the formulation of model ethical codes related to the legal profession. As of fiscal year 2017, the ABA had 194,000 dues-paying members, constituting approximately 14.4% of American attorneys. In 1979, half of all lawyers in
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#17330845971672486-501: Is among the founders of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, one of the largest law firms in Indianapolis. The gift was the largest in school history and was part of an arrangement to match funds with an IUPUI fundraising campaign, for a total value of $ 31.5 million. The school was renamed after McKinney. IU McKinney has been an early mover in quality online course development, with a regular offering of up to ten courses per semester, including
2599-517: Is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush . A member of the Republican Party , Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1989. A native of Indianapolis , Quayle spent most of his childhood in Paradise Valley ,
2712-453: Is an Honorary Trustee Emeritus of the Hudson Institute and president of Quayle and Associates. He has also been a member of the board of directors of Heckmann Corporation, a water-sector company, since the company's inception and serves as chair of the company's Compensation and Nominating & Governance Committees. Quayle is a director of Aozora Bank , based in Tokyo, Japan. He has also been on
2825-456: Is devoted to the study and analysis of current international and comparative legal issues and problems. The Indiana Health Law Review addresses issues related to bioethics, malpractice liability, managed care, anti-trust, health care organizations, medical-legal research, legal medicine, food and drug, and other current health-related topics. The Law Review was first published in the 2004-2005 academic year. The European Journal of Law Reform
2938-744: Is important not only because it affects the recognition of the law schools involved, but it also affects a graduate's ability to practice law in a particular state. Specifically, in most U.S. jurisdictions, graduation from an ABA-accredited law school is prerequisite towards being allowed to sit for that state's bar exam, and even for existing lawyers to be admitted to the bar of another state upon motion. Even states which recognize unaccredited schools within their borders will generally not recognize such schools from other jurisdictions for purposes of bar admission. For law students attending ABA-accredited schools, memberships are available for free. Students attending non-ABA accredited law schools are permitted to join
3051-476: Is no need for mandatory minimum sentences in a guided sentencing system." In July 2006, an ABA task force under ABA president, then Michael S. Greco , released a report that concluded that George W. Bush 's use of " signing statements " violates the Constitution. These are documents attached by the president when signing bills, in which the president expresses an opinion that newly created legal restrictions on
3164-656: Is the school's law library . The library has an estimated 603,000 volumes in print and microform . Included in the Library is a 20,000-volume Commonwealth collection. The law school has over 10,000 alumni located in every state in the nation and several foreign countries. IU McKinney counts among its alumni many distinguished leaders in politics, public service, and the judiciary: 39°46′20″N 86°10′04″W / 39.77222°N 86.16778°W / 39.77222; -86.16778 Dan Quayle James Danforth Quayle ( / ˈ k w eɪ l / ; born February 4, 1947)
3277-534: The 1988 United States elections , Quayle has been the subject of controversy regarding his service in the Indiana National Guard from 1969 to 1975. Many of Quayle's political opponents, media outlets, and Vietnam veterans have speculated that Quayle joined the Indiana National Guard as a means to avoid the draft or to avoid being deployed to Vietnam . In August 1988, Quayle denied the accusations. Quayle's draft controversy received renewed attention during
3390-527: The 1992 United States elections after Democratic nominee Bill Clinton was accused of similar draft dodging measures. In September 1992, Quayle acknowledged that joining the Indiana National Guard cut his risks of being deployed to Vietnam, although he defended his decision. In a 1992 interview with NBC 's Meet the Press , Quayle was pressed on whether his main motivation was to avoid being sent to fight in Vietnam. Quayle stated that he had preferences for joining
3503-578: The 1992 election , Bush and Quayle were challenged in their bid for reelection by the Democratic ticket of Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore and the independent ticket of Texas businessman Ross Perot and retired Vice Admiral James Stockdale . As Bush lagged in the polls in the weeks preceding the August 1992 Republican National Convention , some Republican strategists (led by Secretary of State James Baker ) viewed Quayle as
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3616-498: The 1996 Republican presidential nomination , citing health problems related to phlebitis . In 1997 and 1998, Quayle was a "distinguished visiting professor of international studies" at the Thunderbird School of Global Management . During a January 1999 appearance on Larry King Live , Quayle said he would run for president in 2000. On January 28, 1999, he officially created an exploratory committee. On April 14, 1999, at
3729-698: The Commonwealth Club of California on the subject of the Los Angeles riots . In the speech he blamed the violence on a decay of moral values and family structure in American society. In an aside, he cited the single mother title character in the television program Murphy Brown as an example of how popular culture contributes to this "poverty of values", saying, "It doesn't help matters when prime-time TV has Murphy Brown—a character who supposedly epitomizes today's intelligent, highly paid, professional woman—mocking
3842-668: The House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district , defeating eight-term incumbent Democrat J. Edward Roush by a 55%-to-45% margin. He was reelected in 1978, 64% to 34%. In November 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan of California invited Quayle to accompany him on a delegation to investigate unsafe conditions at the Jonestown settlement in Guyana , but Quayle was unable to participate. The decision likely saved Quayle's life, because Ryan and his entourage were subsequently murdered at
3955-422: The II&CLR . The Center for International and Comparative Law is the nucleus for all of the law school's international law programs, including two international related law reviews. The Indiana International & Comparative Law Review was launched in 1991, devoted to the study and analysis of current international legal issues and problems. The European Journal of Law Reform was launched in 1998 to provide
4068-766: The Indiana Attorney General in July 1971. Later that year, he became an administrative assistant to Governor Edgar Whitcomb . From 1973 to 1974, he was the Director of the Inheritance Tax Division of the Indiana Department of Revenue. After graduating from law school in 1974, Quayle worked as associate publisher of his family's newspaper, the Huntington Herald-Press . In 1976, Quayle was elected to
4181-757: The Indiana Dental School (which would join IU in 1925). Among the first trustees of the school were former United States President, Benjamin Harrison , and Indiana industrialist, Eli Lilly . In 1898, a second predecessor school, the Indianapolis College of Law , was founded, offering a two-year evening program. This school, located in the Pythian Building in downtown Indianapolis, was advertised in 1906 as "known everywhere for its successful graduates" and boasted
4294-699: The Model Code of Professional Responsibility (1969) — has been adopted in 49 states , along with the District of Columbia and four territories ( Northern Mariana Islands , Guam , and the United States Virgin Islands ). The one state that has not adopted the ABA's code is California, and Puerto Rico is the sole territory that has not adopted the ABA's code. However, parts of the State Bar of California 's California Rules of Professional Conduct were drawn from
4407-607: The National Bar Association at a time when the ABA would not allow them to be members. In 2024, the National Bar Association has about 67,000 members and 84 chapters. In recent years, the ABA has also drawn some criticism, mainly from the conservative side of the political spectrum, for taking positions on controversial public policy topics such as abortion , gun control , and same-sex marriage . The ABA's official position in favor of abortion rights led to
4520-689: The Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals by President Ronald Reagan on February 21, 1986, and confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1986. On August 16, 1988, at the Republican convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, George H. W. Bush chose Quayle to be his running mate in the 1988 United States presidential election . The choice immediately became controversial. Outgoing President Reagan praised Quayle for his "energy and enthusiasm". Press coverage of
4633-598: The reserves , and that he never asked for preferential treatment. Quayle also noted that had his unit been called, he would have deployed, stating: Of course you had much less chance to go to Vietnam, but my unit could have been called up to go to Vietnam. And had it been called up, I would have gone. In a resurfaced 1989 interview with David Hoffman, filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone commented on Quayle and made contrasts between him and then- Nebraska governor Bob Kerrey , noting: I'm hopeful of people like Bob Kerrey, for example, [the] governor of Nebraska, would be
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4746-403: The "experience-based" component of the ABA dues structure is a proxy for age discrimination, imposing significantly higher dues on lawyers as their years in practice increase. The ABA adopts "policy" (organizational positions) on certain legislative and national issues, as voted on by its elected, 589-member House of Delegates. Its board of governors, with 44 members, has the authority to act for
4859-527: The 1960 presidential nomination. It was a factual comparison, although Quayle's advisers cautioned beforehand that it could be used against him. Bentsen's response—"I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy "—subsequently became a part of the political lexicon. The Bush–Quayle ticket won the November election by a 53–46 percent margin, sweeping 40 states and capturing 426 electoral votes . He
4972-472: The 2012 Republican presidential nomination. In the 2016 presidential election , Quayle endorsed Jeb Bush . After Bush failed to win the nomination, Quayle endorsed Donald Trump ; he was later seen visiting with Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan before Trump's inauguration. The Dan Quayle Center and Museum , in Huntington, Indiana , features information on Quayle and all U.S. vice presidents. Quayle
5085-454: The 2013 annual meeting, the ABA's House of Delegates passed a resolution that made it harder for criminal defense lawyers to use the LGBT panic defense, which argues that a crime victim's sexual orientation or gender identity should mitigate the defendant's guilt. At the 2014 annual meeting, the ABA passed Resolution 114B, which stated that "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have
5198-489: The A.B.A.'s highest rating compared to 17 percent of Bush nominees.'" In 2012, a study was released in Political Research Quarterly showing that from 1977 to 2008 there was a distinct bias in favor of judicial candidates nominated by a Democratic president, with all other factors being equal. Candidates nominated by a Democratic president were 15 percent more likely to receive a "well qualified" ranking than
5311-524: The ABA Section of International Law and SMU Dedman School of Law ); (3) newsletters, such as The International Law News (published by the ABA Section of International Law); (4) e-publications, such as a monthly message from the section chair, or updates on substantive law developments; and (5) committee publications, such as a committee newsletter published by one of the substantive law committees. The ABA's Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
5424-723: The ABA Sections and the profession at large. In addition to its own distribution, the ABA-CLE is also delivered via private, non-profit CLE organizations, such as Practising Law Institute and for-profit organizations, such as West LegalEdCenter. The association publishes a monthly general magazine circulated to all members, the ABA Journal (since 1984, formerly American Bar Association Journal , 1915–1983), now also online. ABA members may also join practice setting or subject-specific "sections", "divisions", or "forums", and each entity publishes
5537-513: The ABA advanced notice of judicial nominees. Seven of George W. Bush's nominees received a 'not qualified' ranking, four of Clinton's nominees, zero of Obama's nominees, and, through December 2018, six of Trump's nominees were rated 'not qualified'. For recent U.S. Supreme Court nominees, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr ., Justice Samuel Alito , Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Justice Elena Kagan , Justice Neil Gorsuch , Brett Kavanaugh , Amy Coney Barrett , and Ketanji Brown Jackson all received
5650-720: The ABA as associate members. In November 2022, the ABA Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Council voted to eliminate its accreditation requirement that law schools in the United States require prospective students submit results on the LSAT or an alternative valid and reliable standardized admissions test (while continuing to permit law schools to require them of their own accord). The ABA’s House of Delegates rejected that proposal in 2023 over concerns it would make admissions offices more dependent on subjective measures such as
5763-542: The ABA continued to approve new law schools. Since 2014, the ABA has required law schools to disclose more information about their applicants and graduates. Required information now includes such information as admissions data, tuition and fees, living costs, conditional scholarships, enrollment data, numbers of full-time and part-time faculty, class sizes for first-year and upper-class courses, employment outcomes and bar passage data. The 205 ABA-approved law schools reported that, 10 months after graduation, 28,029 graduates of
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#17330845971675876-592: The ABA gave Bill Clinton judicial nominees with similar resumes "well qualified" ratings. In 2001, the George W. Bush administration announced that it would cease submitting names to the ABA in advance of judicial nominations. The ABA continued to rate nominees, just not before the names were released publicly. During the Obama administration, the ABA was once again given advance notice of judicial nominees for rating. President Trump returned to George W. Bush's policy of not giving
5989-615: The ABA has faced a range of criticism for different issues, including for their past stances regarding race, their diversity (or lack thereof), and for their policy positions. The ABA has been criticized for racism . In 1911, William H. Lewis , who was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States at that time, was initially admitted to the ABA, but his admission was rescinded in 1912 due to his race. This policy only changed in 1943, but no African American lawyers joined until 1950. In 1925, African-American lawyers formed
6102-519: The ABA models. The United States Department of Education recognises the Council of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as a professional accrediting agency for law schools in the U.S. American law schools that are accredited by the council are termed "approved" by the ABA, which indicates the law school was found to be in compliance with ABA accreditation standards. ABA accreditation
6215-598: The ABA of violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act in its law school accreditation proceedings. The case was resolved with a consent decree . In 2006, the ABA acknowledged that it violated the consent decree and paid DOJ a $ 185,000 fine. The American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education (ABA-CLE) serves as the central CLE resource for the ABA. It is overseen by the ABA Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education and works closely with experts from
6328-469: The ABA staff in 1988 and rose through the ranks at the association before being named deputy executive director in 2022. One function of the ABA is its creation and maintenance of a code of ethical standards for lawyers. Its first ethics code was created in 1908, and the code has undergone substantial revisions since. This code, called the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (1983), — or, in its older form,
6441-478: The ABA updated its accreditation process to include penalties and possible loss of accreditation for schools that misrepresented their graduates' employment data, as well as, greatly expanded the information required from accredited laws schools regarding student bar-passage rates and post-graduate employment. Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding law school accreditation standards and inability of law school graduates to effectively service their educational debt,
6554-506: The ABA's Commission on Women in the Profession released "A Current Glance at Women in the Law", providing research about the status of women in the American legal profession. The report showed a 6 percent increase in women attorneys over the last decade, with women currently making up 36 percent of the legal profession. Law schools award 47.3 percent of J.D.s to women, which has been consistent for
6667-462: The ABA, consistent with previous action of the House of Delegates, when the House is not in session. The ABA president, elected to a one-year term, is chief executive officer of the association, while the appointed, longer-serving executive director works as chief operating officer. The conclusion of the ABA annual meeting, in August, is when a new president takes office, as well as when the main sessions of
6780-493: The August 1999 Ames Straw Poll . He withdrew from the race the next month and supported Bush. Quayle, then working as an investment banker in Phoenix, was mentioned as a candidate for governor of Arizona before the 2002 election , but declined to run. On January 31, 2011, Quayle wrote a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to commute Jonathan Pollard 's sentence. In December 2011, Quayle endorsed Mitt Romney for
6893-455: The District of Columbia. According to the ABA website: The legal profession as we know it today barely existed at that time. Lawyers were generally sole practitioners who trained under a system of apprenticeship. There was no national code of ethics; there was no national organization to serve as a forum for discussion of the increasingly intricate issues involved in legal practice. The purpose of
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#17330845971677006-420: The Federal Judiciary have allowed their personal liberal political leanings to influence their ratings under the category of judicial temperament. Members of the committee were accused of asking inappropriate questions of a nominee regarding abortion and negatively referring to Republicans as "you people." Senator Ted Cruz stated that the ABA is a liberal advocacy group and, as such, "should not be treated as
7119-548: The House of Delegates take place. The annual meeting also gives the general membership the opportunity to participate in educational programs and hear speakers address many issues. In 2010, Jack L. Rives , formerly TJAG (The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force), was appointed executive director and chief operating officer (COO). Alpha M. Brady was named ABA Executive Director/COO after Rives' retirement in March 2023. She joined
7232-681: The Indiana Law School affiliated itself with Indiana University to become the Indianapolis Division of the Indiana University School of Law. Beginning the following year, the school was housed in the Maennerchor Building , an architectural landmark in Indianapolis. The school gained autonomy in 1968, becoming the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis , the largest law school in the state of Indiana and
7345-456: The Muñoz Rivera Elementary School spelling bee in Trenton, New Jersey . He was the subject of widespread ridicule for his error. According to The New York Times and Quayle's memoirs, he was relying on cards provided by the school, which Quayle says included the misspelling. Quayle said he was uncomfortable with the version he gave, but did so because he decided to trust the school's incorrect written materials instead of his own judgment. In
7458-447: The NSC he called for greater efforts to protect Earth against the danger of potential asteroid impacts. After a briefing by Lt. General Daniel O. Graham , (USA Ret.), Max Hunter, and Jerry Pournelle , Quayle sponsored the development of an experimental Single Stage to Orbit X-Program, which resulted in the building of the McDonnell Douglas DC-X . Quayle has since described the vice presidency as "an awkward office. You're president of
7571-442: The Republican Party, including making presidential endorsements in 2000 , 2012 , and 2016 . Quayle was born in Indianapolis , Indiana , to Martha Corinne (née Pulliam) and James Cline Quayle . He has sometimes been incorrectly referred to as James Danforth Quayle III . In his memoir he points out that his birth name was simply James Danforth Quayle. The name Quayle originates from the Isle of Man , where his great-grandfather
7684-404: The Senate. You're not even officially part of the executive branch—you're part of the legislative branch. You're paid by the Senate, not by the executive branch. And it's the president's agenda. It's not your agenda. You're going to disagree from time to time, but you salute and carry out the orders the best you can". On May 19, 1992, Quayle gave a speech titled Reflections on Urban America to
7797-521: The Summer term, offered online. Most of these classes are asynchronous online courses taught by full time tenured members of the law school faculty. IU McKinney Online courses are available to students in the JD, LLM, and Masters of Jurisprudence programs; and to visiting students earning credits to transfer back to their home institutions. These online offerings include core, required, and highly recommended courses, as well as upper level specialty courses. Most IU McKinney Online courses have been produced in
7910-407: The Trump administration. Through June 2019, six of President Trump's nominees were rated "not qualified." Three of those were ranked unanimously not qualified, which had only occurred twice previously since the George H. W. Bush administration. These ratings added further fuel to conservatives' arguments of bias in the nominee rating process. Republicans argued that members of the Committee on
8023-418: The U.S. were members of the ABA. In 2016, less than one third of the 1.3 million lawyers in the U.S. were included in the ABA membership of 400,000, with figures largely unchanged in 2024. The organization's national headquarters are in Chicago , Illinois , with a branch office in Washington, D.C. The ABA was founded on August 21, 1878, in Saratoga Springs, New York , by 75 lawyers from 20 states and
8136-502: The University of Chicago researcher Mandy Sha) on the experiences of Hispanic, African-American, Native American, and Asian American women in the legal profession and produced a toolkit in 2014 to assist bar associations, law firms, and corporations. In 2011, the ABA's House of Delegates passed an anti-bullying resolution that included sexual orientation and gender identity among characteristics that should be protected, along with race, religion, national origin, sex, and disability. At
8249-512: The airstrip in Jonestown as the party tried to escape the massacre. In 1980 , at age 33, Quayle became the youngest person ever elected to the Senate from the state of Indiana, defeating three-term incumbent Democrat Birch Bayh with 54% of the vote. Making Indiana political history again, Quayle was reelected to the Senate in 1986 with the largest margin ever achieved to that date by a candidate in
8362-413: The boards of directors of other companies, including K2 Sports , AmTran Inc., Central Newspapers Inc., BTC Inc. and Carvana Co. According to the book Peril , by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa , Quayle played a central role in advising his fellow Hoosier and Vice President Mike Pence to certify the 2020 United States presidential election as per the Senate rules , rather than cooperate with
8475-606: The class of 2015, or 70 percent, were employed in long-term, full-time positions where bar passage is required or a J.D. is preferred. In May 2019, the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar changed the requirement for graduate bar passage rates. Previously, to remain accredited, schools had to have a 75% bar passage rate for students within 5 years of graduation, with various ways to meet this standard and no law schools having ever been found in violation of
8588-547: The comments he made in a May 1989 address to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Commenting on the UNCF's slogan—which is "a mind is a terrible thing to waste"—Quayle said, "You take the UNCF model that what a waste it is to lose one's mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is"). On June 15, 1992, Quayle altered 12-year-old student William Figueroa's correct spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" at
8701-456: The convention generally blamed television and newspapers for the focus on Quayle's problems, but Bush's staff said they thought Quayle had mishandled the questions about his military record, leaving questions dangling. Although Bush was trailing by up to 15 points in public opinion polls taken before the convention, in August the Bush–Quayle ticket took the lead, which it did not relinquish for
8814-459: The convention was dominated by questions about "the three Quayle problems". The questions involved his military service, a golf holiday in Florida where he and several other politicians shared a house with lobbyist Paula Parkinson, and whether he had enough experience to be vice president. Quayle seemed at times rattled and at other times uncertain or evasive as he responded to questions. Delegates to
8927-454: The executive branch or president are not binding and need not be enforced or obeyed as written. At the 2010 annual meeting, the ABA passed Resolution 111 urging every state, territorial, and tribal government to eliminate legal barriers to civil marriage between two persons of the same sex who are otherwise eligible to marry. For decades, the ABA has participated in the federal judicial nomination process by vetting nominees and giving them
9040-501: The formation in 1937 of the National Lawyers Guild . The ABA denied admittance to Francis E. Rivers in 1943 and several prominent members threatened to quit as a result and the organization was finally integrated. The ABA appointed Jill Wine-Banks as its first woman executive director, who served from 1987 to 1990. Roberta Cooper Ramo was the first female president of the ABA from 1995 to 1996. In 2016 ABA introduced
9153-421: The glut of fresh non-top-tier law graduates without work, and the continued expansion of law schools raised questions on whether the ABA has been too lenient in its accreditation process. A non-profit organization, Law School Transparency , called upon the ABA to provide meaningful statistics regarding the employment prospects and salary information of graduates of ABA accredited institutions. In 2011 and 2012,
9266-435: The hell is Dan Quayle to come after single mothers?" Throughout his time as vice president, Quayle was characterized by some media outlets and journalists as being unprepared for the position. Given his position, his comments were heavily scrutinized for factual and grammatical errors. Contributing to this perception of Quayle was his tendency to make public statements that were either impossible ("I have made good judgments in
9379-483: The importance of fathers, by bearing a child alone, and calling it just another 'lifestyle choice'." The " Murphy Brown speech " became one of the most memorable of the 1992 campaign. Long after the outcry had ended, the comment continued to have an effect on U.S. politics. Stephanie Coontz , a professor of family history and the author of several books and essays about the history of marriage , said that this brief remark by Quayle about Murphy Brown "kicked off more than
9492-649: The late nineteenth century when the first of its private predecessor schools, the Indiana Law School , began operating in 1894. A full-time day school, the Indiana Law School was part of a newly formed University of Indianapolis (unrelated to the modern University of Indianapolis founded in 1902 ) that also included Butler University , the Medical College of Indiana (which would join the IU School of Medicine in 1908 after an association with Purdue University ), and
9605-557: The new plan, 14 schools will be at risk of losing their accreditation if their bar-passage rates do not improve within two years. At the time of the rule change, three law schools were currently in the process of closing, and another school was under probation. In June 2019, the ABA voted to revoke the accreditation of Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. In 1995 the United States Department of Justice accused
9718-649: The number of graduates selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers magazine in 2009, that publication ranked the school 44th out of 180 law schools considered. The school has also sat atop the Top 10 Law Schools in Indiana Super Lawyers list since the list's inception in 2010. The school also found itself listed in the top 10 (#9) by US News in 2014 for highest yield – i.e., percentage of accepted applicants who enroll. The publication "Best Choice Schools" has consistently ranked
9831-640: The offensive. Quayle criticized Gore's book Earth in the Balance with specific page references, though his claims were subsequently criticized by the liberal group FAIR for inaccuracy. In Quayle's closing argument, he sharply asked voters, "Do you really believe Bill Clinton will tell the truth?" and "Do you trust Bill Clinton to be your president?" Gore and Stockdale talked more about the policies and philosophies they espoused. Republican loyalists were largely relieved and pleased with Quayle's performance, and his camp attempted to portray it as an upset triumph against
9944-541: The only law school in the state to offer both full- and part-time programs. The school moved into a new building at 735 West New York Street in 1970, where it remained until moving to Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, located at 530 West New York Street, in May 2001. The school's name was changed in December 2011 in recognition of a $ 24 million gift from Robert H. McKinney, who previously served as chairman and CEO of First Indiana Corporation and
10057-461: The original organization, as set forth in its first constitution, was "the advancement of the science of jurisprudence, the promotion of the administration of justice and a uniformity of legislation throughout the country...." In 1918, the first women were admitted to the ABA – Judge Mary Belle Grossman of Cleveland and Mary Florence Lathrop of Denver. Prior to 1943, the ABA did not admit any African-American members and its discrimination led to
10170-665: The other federal judicial circuits and the chair of the committee. The ABA's board of governors, House of Delegates and officers are not involved with the work of the committee, and it is completely insulated from the rest of the ABA's activities, including its policies. Although the committee rates prospective nominees, it does not propose, recommend or endorse candidates for nomination to the federal judiciary, as that would compromise its independent evaluative function. The committee works in strictly-enforced confidentiality, typically evaluating around 60 nominees per year. Nominees are rated as "well qualified", "qualified" or "not qualified". If
10283-588: The past 10 years. In private practice law firms , women make up less than 22 percent of partners, a 4.2 percent increase over the last 10 years. In the last decade, there has been a significant growth rate of women in the role of general counsel in Fortune 500 companies, but still women only represent 24.8 percent of Fortune 500 general counsels. Since 2003, the Commission on Women in the Profession also supported quantitative and qualitative research (conducted by NORC at
10396-512: The past. I have made good judgments in the future" ), self-contradictory ("I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy, but that could change" ), self-contradictory and confused (" The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. ... No, not our nation's, but in World War II . I mean, we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century, but in this century's history" ), or just confused (such as
10509-428: The post-graduate job market, especially in light of ever-growing student loan debt. There are heated debates over requirements placed on law schools by the ABA. Many states and practitioners believe ABA requirements to be unnecessary, costly, outdated and lacking innovation. Some legal professionals and academics feel these requirements promote the rising cost of tuition. The collision of attorney layoffs in 2009,
10622-507: The president has submitted a nomination. Also, there is added scrutiny with Supreme Court nominees, such as teams of law professors examining the legal writings of the prospective justice. The process has been alleged by some (including the Federalist Society ) to have a liberal bias. For example, the ABA gave Ronald Reagan 's judicial nominees Richard Posner and Frank H. Easterbrook low "qualified/not qualified" ratings; later,
10735-592: The president selects a prospective nominee, the committee chair notifies the White House, the Department of Justice, the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the nominee of the committee's rating. There are several procedural differences between the committee's investigations of Supreme Court nominees and those of lower courts, notably that investigations of Supreme Court nominees are conducted after
10848-562: The prestige of an applicant’s college, potentially putting minority applicants at a disadvantage. In 2024, the council create a new variance process by which individual law schools may apply for permission to bypass the existing admission test requirement. This new process does not require approval from the House of Delegates as it is not part of accreditation standards. The ABA accreditation process has been widely criticized for failing to ensure that law schools are disclosing accurate post-graduate statistics which may mislead students regarding
10961-503: The rest of the campaign. In the October 1988 vice-presidential debate , Quayle debated Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen . During the debate, Quayle's strategy was to criticize Dukakis as too liberal. When the debate turned to Quayle's relatively limited experience in public life, he compared the length of his congressional service (12 years) with that of President John F. Kennedy (14 years); Kennedy had less experience than his rivals during
11074-722: The rule. The new rule requires the 75% bar passage rate be achieved within 2 years with no exceptions. The change was passed by the Section despite failing a vote in the ABA House of Delegates twice. Proponents of the change say the increased standard will ensure students are better prepared for passing the bar and for legal practice in general with less students acquiring large student debt without reasonable job opportunities. Opponents claim this will adversely affect diversity in law schools, which will be forced to increase their admissions standards and required LSAT scores, which in turn will disproportionately affect minority applicants. Under
11187-409: The same "well qualified" rating. In 2001 a study "found that nominees confirmed to the federal appeals courts with prior judicial experience fared about the same before the bar association whether they were nominated by the first President George Bush or President Bill Clinton. But ... 'among those without prior judicial experience, the differences were stark: 65 percent of Clinton nominees received
11300-672: The school's facility as one of the nicest law school buildings in the world. The Indiana Law Review is a legal periodical edited and managed by students of the law school. Each year, the Law Review publishes one volume, which consists of four issues. Generally, the first three issues contain two to four lead articles and three to five student Notes. The fourth issue is the final and longest issue of each year. The Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Law contains fifteen to twenty articles written by professors and Indiana practitioners summarizing
11413-496: The significant changes and developments in Indiana law during the prior year (October to October). The Indiana International & Comparative Law Review ( II&CLR ) is published annually and has been published continuously since 1991. Although the II&CLR has typically published three issues per year and held symposia biennially, it now hosts symposia annually and is slated to publish four issues for Volume XXIV. The II&CLR
11526-409: The three categories of employment ordinarily considered to be appropriate for comparison, the ABA 2019 summary reports that IU McKinney graduates were employed at an 88% rate, compared to a national average of 86% and an Indiana average of 88%. The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at IU - McKinney for the 2019-2020 academic year for an Indiana resident
11639-520: The vice president's office. As of December 2018, Quayle served as chair of Global Investments at Cerberus. Quayle lives with his wife, Marilyn Quayle , in Paradise Valley, Arizona . They married in November 1972 and have three children: Tucker, Benjamin, and Corinne. Benjamin Quayle served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, representing Arizona's 3rd congressional district. Since
11752-530: Was sworn in on January 20, 1989. Quayle cast no tie-breaking votes as president of the Senate , becoming only the second vice-president (after Charles W. Fairbanks ) not to do so while serving a complete term. During his vice presidency, Quayle made official trips to 47 countries. Bush named Quayle head of the Council on Competitiveness and the first chairman of the National Space Council . As head of
11865-520: Was $ 49,710, and $ 69,770 for a non-resident. The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $ 185,611 for an Indiana resident and $ 258,039 for a non-Indiana resident. Of the 203 American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law schools evaluated for its 2019 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school in the top 100 (#98) best law schools, 8th in legal writing, 10th in healthcare law (tied with Harvard ) and 18th in part-time legal programs. In 2010, based on
11978-528: Was admitted under a program for students who could demonstrate "special factors" as his grades did not meet the regular admission standards. In 1974, Quayle earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. At Indiana University, he met his future wife, Marilyn , who was taking night classes at the same law school at the time. Quayle became an investigator for the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of
12091-685: Was born. His maternal grandfather, Eugene C. Pulliam , was a wealthy and influential publishing magnate who founded Central Newspapers, Inc., and owned more than a dozen major newspapers, such as The Arizona Republic and The Indianapolis Star . James C. Quayle moved his family to Arizona in 1955 to run a branch of the family's publishing empire. After spending much of his youth in Arizona, Quayle returned to his native Indiana and graduated from Huntington North High School in Huntington in 1965. He then matriculated at DePauw University , where he received his B.A. degree in political science in 1969,
12204-466: Was defeated by the Democratic ticket of Bill Clinton and Al Gore . In 1994, Quayle published his memoir, Standing Firm . He declined to run for president in 1996 because of phlebitis . He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 but withdrew his campaign early on and supported the eventual nominee, George W. Bush . He joined Cerberus Capital Management , a private-equity firm, in 1999. Since leaving office, Quayle has remained active in
12317-612: Was established in 2007. The ABA's Criminal Justice Section, specifically the Corrections Committee, focuses on the United States Criminal Justice System and its surrounding laws, policies, and structure. The Corrections Committee "is pushing to provide greater assistance ... for those reentering society" from prison by pushing law schools and state bar associations to provide opportunities for law students to represent prisoners reentering society. In 2017,
12430-562: Was launched in 1998 to provide a forum for interdisciplinary debate on proposals for law reform and the development of private and public international law in Europe. The Journal is jointly edited by faculty of IU McKinney, the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies ( University of London ), and the University of Basel School of Law in Switzerland, with the assistance of a team of student editors from
12543-565: Was notable for Bentsen's " Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy " quip. The Bush–Quayle ticket defeated the Democratic ticket of Michael Dukakis and Bentsen, and Quayle succeeded Bush as vice president in January 1989. During his tenure, Quayle made official visits to 47 countries and was appointed chairman of the National Space Council . As vice president, he developed a reputation for making comments that some media outlets perceived to be gaffes. He secured re-nomination for vice president in 1992 , but
12656-672: Was the Annual Bulletin of the Comparative Law Bureau , the first comparative law journal in the U.S. (1908–1914). The entities also hold their own meetings, such as the annual Solo Day. Each entity typically has a publication program that includes (1) books, usually oriented toward practitioners; (2) scholarly journals, such as Administrative Law Review (published by the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice and The American University Washington College of Law ) and The International Lawyer (published by
12769-528: Was the captain of the university golf team and a member of the fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon (Psi Phi chapter). After graduation, Quayle joined the Indiana National Guard and served from 1969 to 1975, reaching the rank of sergeant ; his joining meant that he was not subject to the draft . In 1970, while serving in the Guard, Quayle enrolled at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law . He
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