Michigan State University College of Law
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university = Michigan State University |
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name = MSU College of Law Building|
picture = MSU College of Law map rev2.png |
pic_caption = The College of Law's location on campus. |
use = [[Law school]] |
style = [[Postmodern architecture|Postmodernist]] |
erected = [[1893]] (in Detroit) <br /> [[1997]] (in East Lansing)|
demolished = [[1997]] (Detroit campus) |
location = Business area |
campus = main |
namesake = None |
architect = SSOE, Inc. |
free_label = Former name |
free = Detroit College of Law |
website = [http://www.law.msu.edu/index.php MSU Law] |
}}
[[Image:MSU Law School 1.jpg|thumb|275px|left|The Law College Building.]]
The '''Michigan State University College of Law''', established in 1891 as the '''Detroit College of Law''', was the first law school in the [[Detroit, Michigan]] area and the second in the state of [[Michigan]]. The college opened in 1892 with 69 students and was incorporated in 1893. It claims to be the oldest continuously operating independent law school in the [[United States]].
The college's first home was in the Detroit College of Medicine building from 1892-1913. From 1913-1924 it was housed in the YMCA building. In 1935 the college broke ground for a new building at 130 E. Elizabeth St.
The college became affiliated with [[Michigan State University]] in 1995 to take advantage of enhanced facilities and association with a [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] institution. It relocated to [[East Lansing, Michigan]] in 1997, when the original building was demolished to make way for [[Comerica Park]].
[[Image:MSU Law School 2.jpg|thumb|275px|left|The Law College Building from the northwest, along North Shaw Lane.]]
In April 2004, the school changed its name to the MSU College of Law. Although it operates as a constituent college of the university, the college of law remains financially independent and receives no state or university funding. Although the school's ranking amongst certain publications has been marginal, it is expected to increase dramatically with its close connection to a Big Ten institution. A strong indicator of this predicted leap in ranking is the law school's increased recommended [[Law School Admission Test|LSAT]] for admissions, which has jumped from an average of 150 to nearly 160 over the course of two years.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
The MSU College of Law excels considerably in the areas of intellectual property and communications law, for which it was ranked among the top 20 schools by [[U.S. News and World Report]] for [[2007]].
Law journals at the law school include the following law journals, Michigan State Law Review (the flagship journal), Michigan State Journal of International Law, Journal of Medicine and Law, Journal of Business and Securities Law, Journal of Animal Law, Journal of Gender & Law, and Journal of Trial Practice and Advocacy.[http://www.law.msu.edu/students/student_orgs.php] Of the Law College's journals, Michigan State Law Review, Journal of International Law, Journal of Medicine and Law, Journal of Business and Securities Law, and Journal of Animal Law are nationally ranked.[http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx]
== Notable Alumni ==
*[[Shereef Akeel]] '96 [http://www.michlaw.com/loty2004/akeel.cfm]
*[[Dennis Archer]] '70 [http://www.dickinson-wright.com/AttorneyProfile,ArcherDW.html]
*[[Ivan Boesky]] '65
*[[Ella Bully-Cummings]] '98
*[[Geoffrey Fieger]] '79
*Bernard A. Friedman '68 [http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/lib_hist/Courts/district%20court/MI/EDMI/judges/friedman.html]
*Clifton E. Haley '61 [http://www.law.msu.edu/faculty_staff/profile.php?prof=77]
*[[Kwame Kilpatrick]] '00
*Judge Dennis F. Murphy '80 [http://www.circuit46.org/c46/c46_bio_info.html#murphy]
*[[Lowell W. Perry]] '60
*[[David Safavian]]
*[[Richard Fred Suhrheinrich]] '63
==External links==
*[http://www.law.msu.edu/index.php Michigan State University College of Law]
*[http://www.msulr.law.msu.edu Michigan State Law Review]
*[http://www.law.msu.edu/jil/ Journal of International Law]
*[http://www.msu.edu/~msujml/ Journal of Medicine and Law]
*[http://www.msu.edu/~jbsl/ Journal of Business and Securities Law]
*[http://www.msu.edu/~laweslj/ Entertainment & Sports Law Journal]
*[http://www.law.msu.edu/tpi/ Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute]
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[[Category:Michigan State University]]
[[Category:Law schools in Michigan]]