University of Oklahoma College of Law
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The University of Oklahoma College of Law is an ABA
-certified law school
located on the University of Oklahoma
campus in Norman, Oklahoma
. Currently, the College of Law has an enrollment of 527 law students
.
The College of Law was founded in 1909 by a resolution of the OU Board of Regents. It opened at the beginning of the next school year in September 1909. The first dean was Professor Julien C. Monnet of The George Washington University Law School
. The College of Law initially shared space in the Science Building before moving to the basement of the Carnegie Building. The early law professors made OU Law the premier law school in Oklahoma and perhaps in the Southwest. In its 2009 publication, U.S. News & World Report
ranks the College of Law 71st among the nation's law schools.
In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.
that Oklahoma
could not bar African American
students from its, at the time, all white law school. This was a landmark case in the early civil rights
movement. A garden, located between Jacobson Hall and Carpenter Hall, now stands in honor of this event.
In 2002, the current location of the law school, Andrew M. Coats Hall, was renovated and expanded. It is named after the then-current law school dean, who is an OU Law graduate.
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
-certified law school
Law school
A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
located on the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
campus in Norman, Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
. Currently, the College of Law has an enrollment of 527 law students
Legal education in the United States
Legal education in the United States generally refers to the education of lawyers before entry into practice. - The first law...
.
The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as GW Law, is the law school of The George Washington University. It was founded in 1825 and is the oldest law school in Washington, D.C. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the...
. The College of Law initially shared space in the Science Building before moving to the basement of the Carnegie Building. The early law professors made OU Law the premier law school in Oklahoma and perhaps in the Southwest. In its 2009 publication, U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
ranks the College of Law 71st among the nation's law schools.
In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla.
Sipuel v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Okla., 332 U.S. 631 is a United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution....
that Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
could not bar African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
students from its, at the time, all white law school. This was a landmark case in the early civil rights
Civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...
movement. A garden, located between Jacobson Hall and Carpenter Hall, now stands in honor of this event.
In 2002, the current location of the law school, Andrew M. Coats Hall, was renovated and expanded. It is named after the then-current law school dean, who is an OU Law graduate.