Speakers/Events

Law School Mass

Please join us as we celebrate Mass in the St. Edmund Campion Chapel on the fourth floor of Eckstein Hall at 12:15 p.m.

Future Mass dates:

• September 10, 24
• October 8, 22
• November 5, 19
• December 3 (last Mass of the semester to be followed by lunch in room 432)

Pro Bono Opportunities

Pro Bono Opportunities Lunch

Join fellow Marquette law students over the lunch hour on Tuesday, August 26, at the pro bono kick-off event to hear from supervising lawyers on a range of pro bono opportunities available to you this semester. Lunch is provided, and no registration is required.

All are welcome to attend and start their pro bono experience here at Marquette.

General News

Academic Year 2025-2026 Locker Requests

Beginning today, Monday, August 18, all students may request a locker by following the link on their individual profile page when logged in to the Law School website. Requests received on or before August 20 will be assigned to a locker (the locker number and combination will be listed on your profile page) by end of the day on August 21.

Requests received after August 20 will be assigned, and the combination will be available on your profile page, within three business days.

The cost to rent a locker for the academic year is $25 and must be made at the time of request. Please contact Ben Manske with questions. 

Speakers/Events

Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect

The Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education at Marquette Law School invites you to a special program entitled “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect.”

We hope you will join us on Thursday, September 4, to view an advanced screening of a new documentary on the life of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The Lubar Center is pleased to offer this opportunity in partnership with Milwaukee PBS and Marquette University’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching, and Outreach. After the documentary, Chief Judge Maxine White (L'85) and Lubar Center Director Derek Mosley (L'95) will offer their perspectives and insights into the issues raised by the movie.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m., the program begins promptly at 5:30 p.m., the movie lasts 1 hour, and the program concludes by 7:00 p.m. The event is free to attend but registration is required and available here.

General News

Eckstein Hall Parking Reminders

All law school community members are held accountable to the Eckstein Hall parking policy, regardless if they have purchased a parking permit or not.  Eckstein Hall parking structure policy serves two purposes:

1. When the Law School opens to the general public, to accommodate members of the public participating in Law School activities, with spaces allotted on a daily basis according to the number and type of Law School events.
2. For parking available on a first-come, first-serve basis to Law School students and employees who have paid for University parking. Violation of policies can result in a fine or loss of parking privileges for an entire year. 

There are two parking levels in Eckstein Hall – 11th Street (P2 level) and Clybourn Street (P1 level).

• Both levels have large blue signs, located street level, that indicate the number of parking spaces available.
• Please note that the parking signs take about 30 seconds to update when parkers enter and leave.
• You can also check the number of permit spots available online here. Please note, the online numbers update every five minutes and may not reflect the exact number of permit spots available in real time.
• If you pull up to the sign and there are only a few spaces left, when you pull in if you are not able to enter (either using your parking credentials or pulling a ticket if you are a visitor), then likely all spaces have been taken. Please back out of the level and try pulling around to the other parking level or park in your assigned lot. 

If you are not able to enter either parking level for any reason (e.g., your credentials are not allowing entry or there are no permit spots available) do not sit idling outside of the level, blocking the entrance/exit lane. Please proceed to park in your assigned lot. 

Permit parkers: If your parking credentials are not working (either your hangtag or your MUID card) to let you in on either parking level, you should back up and go to your assigned lot. If unable to back up due to other cars in line, safely exit your vehicle and ask the other parkers to back up. If that is not possible, use the intercom for assistance. Do not pull a ticket unless you intend to pay for visitor parking. Once you are parked in your assigned lot, you can contact Parking Services or Ben Manske to report that your credentials are not working.  

Non-permit parkers: All law school community members can access the Eckstein Hall parking levels on Saturdays and Sundays for free. To gain access, please use your MUID card to scan into and out of the parking level. Do not pull a visitor ticket. If you choose to pull a visitor ticket, you will need to make payment when exiting.  

If you pull a ticket: If you choose to pull a ticket to enter either of the Eckstein Hall parking levels, you will need to make the $40 ($3 on weekends) payment when exiting. If you are not able to make the payment for any reason (e.g. the machine will not accept your credit card or for some reason you are able to exit without making payment), please contact Ben Manske to make payment arrangements. Once a ticket is pulled, you have seven minutes to exit the parking level (by inserting the pulled ticket in the exit machine) without needing to make payment. Failure to exit within seven minutes will result in needing to pay to exit. 

Ways to Avoid a Parking Ticket and Lose Eckstein Hall Parking Privileges   

• Do not park in Lot J (behind the Church of the Gesu) or the Clybourn Street loading dock. 

  • ​As a reminder, parking in Lot J or the Clybourn Street loading dock is not permitted at any time. Students found parking in Lot J or the loading dock will be ticketed and considered in violation of the parking policy and its penalties.  

• Park in marked parking spaces only. 

• Parking is limited in Eckstein Hall. When parking, please ensure you are between the parking space lines and not doubled parked or too close to the space next to you. If there are no marked spaces available, do not create your own space or park in loading zones – please exit the lot and park in your assigned lot. 

• Properly display your parking permit sticker on your vehicle.

• If you have not done so already, please pick up your permit from Parking Services and have your parking sticker properly displayed on the passenger side back bumper (or window) of your vehicle. Failure to properly display your parking permit sticker on your vehicle will result in a parking ticket. Your hang tag does not serve as a parking permit – its purpose is solely to gain access to the parking structures. 

• Parking Services is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is in the Alumni Memorial Union, Union Station (suite 158).  

• Do not park overnight. 

• If you experience mechanical issues with your vehicle or another unforeseen emergency issue that requires you to leave your vehicle overnight, visit the welcome desk (located in the lobby) or contact the manager of building operations to request approval to park overnight.  

• Familiarize yourself with the parking policies, rules, and regulations: 

  • ​Review the Eckstein Hall parking policy here.  

  • Review the Marquette University’s parking rules and regulations here. 

Speakers/Events

Conversations with MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig: The History of Baseball in Milwaukee, its Present and Future

This fall, Major League Baseball Commissioner Emeritus and Distinguished Lecturer in Sports Law and Policy, Allan “Bud” Selig, will visit the Law School for three conversations with Marquette University Law School students. The first event will be on Thursday, September 4, starting at noon in room 433. Led by Professor Meg Pirics (L'16) Senior Counsel, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Commissioner Emeritus Selig will discuss the History of Baseball in Milwaukee, its Present and Future.

This event is open only to Marquette University Law School students and staff. Commissioner Emeritus Selig invites students to ask any question about bringing baseball to Milwaukee and why and how teams relocate, building a new baseball stadium, and the long-term viability of MLB teams in small markets, among any other question related to professional sports and sports leagues over the past 70 years. Do not miss your chance to talk with someone who has had over 70 years of experience in professional sports.

Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Register here.