Supreme Court justice visits U-of-I Law School

It’s not another visit by the Pope, but today’s stop in Iowa City by one ofthe nation’s top legal professionals is generating excitement. University ofIowa officials say U-S Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will visitthe College of Law this afternoon.William Hines, Dean of the U-of-I Law College, says this event marks the50th anniversary of the death of one of Iowa’s top legal minds. FormerU-of-I Law School dean Wiley Rutledge became a U-S Supreme Court Justice in1943, serving only six years until his death. Hines says the current JusticeStevens was Rutledge’s first law cleark and will talk about that associationtoday.The appearance of a U-S Supreme Court Justice at a law school is considereda big deal, although Hines does NOT expect a mob of autograph seekers tosurround Justice Stevens.Stevens’ lecture at 4 p-m in the Iowa Memorial Union is free & open to thepublic