Open Minds: Student Events at the University of Chicago Law School

James R. Kearl, "Private Giving vs. Government Programs"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:36:28 +0000

Professor James Kearl is the A.O. Smoot Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University. He received his PhD in economics from MIT and completed post-doctoral work at Harvard Law School. Professor Kearl was named a White House Fellow in 1983 and served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. His research interests include law and economics and economic analysis of public policy.

William B. Graham Distinguished Service Professor of Law Saul Levmore provided commentary.

This talk was recorded on February 22, 2013, and sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Dallin Oaks Society.

Joel Rogers, "ALICE and Why Progressives Should Take Back Statehouses"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:24:18 +0000

For nearly forty years, conservative-backed ALEC has secretively disseminated model laws to its network of more than 2,000 state legislators -- resulting in a weakened democracy and increased big-business dominance in American public life. Now, progressives are coming together to build the state and local political infrastructure necessary to support working families and the middle class, promote sustainability, and revitalize democracy. The American Legislative and Issue Campaign Exchange, or ALICE, is a small but vital piece of this infrastructure.

Joel Rogers is professor of law, political science, public affairs and sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and director of COWS, the national strategy center for high road development and governance. He has written widely on American politics and democratic theory (e.g., On Democracy, Right Turn, Associations and Democracy, Metro Futures, Works Councils, Working Capital, What Workers Want, The Forgotten Majority), advised many politicians and governments, and helped found and operate several progressive NGOs (e.g., Center for a New Democracy, New Party, Economic Analysis Research Network, Apollo Alliance, Emerald Cities Collaborative, and, most recently, ALICE). A MacArthur Foundation fellow, Newsweek identifies him as one of the 100 living Americans most likely to shape U.S. politics and culture in the 21st century.

ALICE is an online public library of progressive state and local legislation written by citizens, including law students and professors at schools around the country. It brings together both “exemplary” laws (those introduced or enacted somewhere and worthy of replication) as well as “model” laws (those with suggested general language, ready to be tailored to a particular jurisdiction). There’s also background research, talking points, and other aids for effective communication. ALICE founder and executive director Joel Rogers will speak on how students can help ALICE promote a progressive agenda for states and cities.

This talk was sponsored by the American Constitution Society and recorded on February 27, 2013.

Robert M. Chesney, "Beyond the Battlefield, Beyond Al Qaeda: The Destabilizing Legal Architecture of Counterterrorism"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:57:09 +0000

Robert M. Chesney is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Charles I. Francis Professor in Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

This talk was recorded on February 21, 2013, and sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Clinics in Action: The Exoneration Project

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:48:39 +0000

The Exoneration Project presents "Convicting the Innocent: Addressing Wrongful Convictions in Cook County, Illinois"

The criminal justice system is imperfect, and Chicago's courts are no exception. Join us as students, alumni and clients of the Exoneration Project discuss the Project's efforts to investigate and litigate the problem of wrongful convictions in Cook County, Illinois.

The panel included:

Tara Thompson, '03, Staff Attorney, Exoneration Project
Harold Richardson and James Kluppelberg, Exoneration Project c
Charlotte Castillo, '14
Karl Leonard, '09

This talk was recorded on February 26, 2013.

Jeff Anderson, "Hallmarks of Effective Leadership"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:53:29 +0000

Jeff Anderson is Associate Dean for Leadership Development at the Booth School of Business. This talk was recorded on February 12, 2013 and sponosored by the Office of the Dean of Students.

Harvey C. Mansfeld, "A Critique of Legal Realism"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:20:49 +0000

Professor Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He received his AB and his PhD from Harvard University and has taught at Harvard since 1962. Professor Mansfield is a preeminent scholar of political philosophy and government, having written on or translated works by Aristotle, Edmund Burke, Thomas Hobbes, and Alexis de Tocqueville. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Humanities Medal, and the Sidney Hook Memorial Award.

Bigelow Fellow Vince Buccola provided commentary.

This talk was recorded on February 18, 2013, and sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Disability Law Society & American Constitution Society present "Post-Newtown Legal Reforms: A Panel Discussion"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:41:41 +0000

This discussion, sponsored by ACS and the Disability Law Society, was held on February 12, 2013.

Speakers included:

Professor Geoffrey Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law
Professor Mark Heyrman, Clinical Professor and Director of the Mandel Clinic's Mental Health Project
Dr. Michael Tansey, Clinical Psychologist
Nina Vinik, Program Director for the Joyce Foundation's Gun Violence and Gun Control Prevention Program
Jadine Chou, Head of CPS School Safety

Randy Barnett and Anup Malani, "Who Won the Obamacare Case?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:25:48 +0000

Professor Randy Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center. After getting his bachelor's from Northwestern University and his law degree from Harvard Law School, Professor Barnett was a prosecutor in the Cook County States' Attorney's Office. He then took several academic positions before coming to GULC in 2006. Professor Barnett is also a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. In 2004, he argued the case of Gonzales v Raich before the Supreme Court after winning in the Ninth Circuit. His books include The Structure of Liberty and Restoring the Lost Constitution.

Profs. Henderson, Huq, and Masur, "The Fiscal Cliff: The Deal and Its Consequences"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:59:27 +0000

This discussion was recorded January 23, 2013 and was sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Disability Law Society presents "The Social and Legal Ramifications of the Rise of Autism Spectrum Disorder"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:18:03 +0000

This discussion, featuring Clinical Professor of Law Herschella Conyers, Brooke Whitted (Whitted, Cleary, and Takiff, LLC), and Lam Ho (Equip for Equality) was recorded on October 12, 2012 and sponsored by the Disability Law Society.

Discussion with Tom Goldstein, Founder of SCOTUSblog

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:50:45 +0000

This talk was recorded on October 12, 2012 and sponsored by Bloomberg Law, The Office of the Dean of Students and the Moot Court Board.

Rev. George B. Walker, Jr., "Justice or Just Us?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:31:23 +0000

George Walker has worked extensively to promote and leverage the world’s greatest resource - its people. As an employee, board member, and volunteer his focus on strategic partnerships advances ideas and plans that harness innovative opportunities and achieve results. In February 2012, President Barack Obama appointed him to be a member of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). George also serves as the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute. He oversees efforts to increase programmatic partnerships that advance programmatic and diversity goals among corporate, foundation, and other nonprofit partners on behalf of LGBT public leaders.

This talk, subtitled "How to use identity politics to create a more perfect union," was recorded on September 28, 2012 and sponsored by Outlaw, BLSA, and the Office of the Dean of Students.

Richard Epstein and Andrew Koppelman, "The Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:54:27 +0000

Todd Itami, rising third-year student in the University of Chicago Law School, moderates a debate on the constitutionality of President Obama's healthcare program at an event on Monday, May 14, 2012 at the University of Chicago Law School. Over the course of an hour, Richard Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, and Andrew Koppelman, John Paul Stevens Professor of Law at Northwestern University Law School, debate the merits and flaws of the controversial healthcare program. The event was hosted by the Federalist Society.

BLSA presents "Choosing Your Path – Litigation vs. Transactional"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:17:06 +0000

Sponsored by BLSA, this event on May 14, 2012, featured attorneys from Paul Hastings, LLP, discussing the details of and differences between litigation and transactional law practices and share their thoughts on steps students can take to figure out which path is right for them.

Joyce Tischler, "The History of Animal Law"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:07:58 +0000

Joyce Tischler is co-founder of the Animal Rights Defense Fund. This talk was recorded on April 4, 2012 and was sponsored by the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.

David Wolfson, "Modern Developments in Farmed Animal Law"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:36:11 +0000

“Modern Developments in Farmed Animal Law” with David Wolfson, Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School, Adjunct Professor at NYU Law School, Partner at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP was recored on April 3, 2012.

David Favre, "CITES: A Mess or Just Stumbling Along for Endangered Species?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:44:18 +0000

David Favre is Professor of Law & The Nancy Heathcote Professor of Property and Animal Law at the Michigan State University College of Law. This talk was recorded on April 2, 2012.

Dream Jobs: How Two Alumni Found Theirs and What They Can Tell You About the Future of Legal Services

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:10:15 +0000

Dan Currell, '97, and Anna Ivey, '97, both graduated from the Law School fifteen years ago. They both started their careers practicing law at large law firms, and fairly quickly realized that their talents, education, and skills could open other doors. Through hard work and a lot of creative career thinking, Dan and Anna both found the jobs they were born to do. Though their jobs are very different, both Dan and Anna come in contact with a lot of lawyers and law students, and both do large amounts of research on trends in the legal profession. At this session, recorded January 24, 2011, they’ll share their knowledge with you.

Upon graduating from law school, Anna Ivey practiced in Los Angeles, working with clients such as Disney, AOL Time Warner, Williams-Sonoma, Hewlett-Packard, CSFB, and Mattel in mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and public and private financings. She later practiced entertainment law, working on the financing of major motion pictures starring actors such as Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, and Renee Zellweger. She then served as Dean of Admissions at the Law School. She saw over and over again what people had done right...and where they had gone off course. Inspired to help applicants navigate the application process, she founded Ivey Consulting and assembled a first-rate team of experts to coach college, law school, and business school applicants one-on-one.

Dan Currell is an Executive Director with the Corporate Integrity practice of the Corporate Executive Board, providing management research and services to legal, compliance, audit and risk executives. Working with the Corporate Executive Board since 1999, Dan has presented the Board’s management research to over 700 executive and board audiences in North and South America, Europe,Africa and Australia. His work at CEB has included research and presentations on legal, compliance, internal audit, audit committee, HR, corporate strategy, and corporate real estate issues. Prior to joining the Corporate Executive Board, Dan practiced commercial litigation. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and has an office at the Corporate Executive Board’s headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia.

Lunch generously provided by the Corporate Executive Board.

Brought to you by the Office of the Dean of Students and the Office of Career Services.

Diverse Attorneys Career Panel

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:31:55 +0000

This Diversity Month event, recorded on January 13, 2011, featured lawyers from ethnic minority groups who spoke to students about working in different areas of law. Lawyers from government, academia, public interest, traditional law firm, non-traditional law firms were invited. Speakers included Harpreet Chahal, Glenn McKeon, and Oscar Alcantara. Organized by the Black Law Students Association, Latino/a Law Students Association and South Asian Law Students Association. Sponsored by Goldberg Kohn Ltd.

BLSA presents Charlotte Walker-Said, "The HIV/AIDS Crisis in Africa and the Creation of 'Diseased Minorities'"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:51:51 +0000

Charlotte Walker-Said is a Human Rights Lecturer at the University of Chicago and an African historian by training. Recently, her research has focused on gender, religion, governance, and economic expansion in West and Equatorial Africa. In her capacity as an Africanist, she has also contributed to studies conducted by non-governmental organizations and multilateral institutions operating in Africa. She received her doctoral degree in December 2009 from the Department of History at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Her first book, tentatively titled, "Traditional Marriage for the Modern Nation: Family Formation and the Politics of Religion in Colonial and Post-Colonial Cameroon" will reveal the complex nature of religion, sexuality, nationalism, and family law in Cameroon. This talk, which was recorded on December 1, 2011, was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association.

"Clinics In Action: The Mental Health Advocacy Project Challenges Illinois' Decision to Close Three State Hospitals"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:49:12 +0000

Illinois operates nine inpatient psychiatric facilities housing approximately 1300 persons. Faced with a substantial budget deficit, on September 8, 2011, the State announced its intention to close three of these facilities. The State has also announced that it does not intend to fund alternative services in the community. Because inpatient care is generally brief, each hospital bed serves several dozen persons each. Thus, the reduction in bed capacity.will deny services to several thousand persons with serious mental illnesses each year. The Mental Health Advocacy Project has been asked to help prevent these closures. Chris Skene ‘12, Jeff Carroll ‘12, David Pi ‘13 and Mark Heyrman will describe our litigation and other strategies designed to either prevent the closures or force the state to fund alternative services. This talk sponsored by the Clinical Law Program and the Disability Law Society, was recorded on November 28, 2011.

IPLS presents "Practical Tips to Prepare You To Succeed in the Legal Profession"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:34:57 +0000

This panel was recorded on November 17, 2011, and was sponsored by The Intellectual Property Law Society and Richard Linn American Inn of Court. The panel included:

Hon. Rebecca Pallmeyer, U.S. District Judge, NDIL ('79)
Lior Strahilevitz, Deputy Dean and Sidley Austin Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
David Applegate, Partner, Williams Montgomery & John ('78)
Aaron Barlow, Partner, Jenner & Block ('89)
Deirdre Fox, Counsel, Schoeman Updike & Kaufman ('90)
Richard Assmus, Partner, Mayer Brown (College '95)
Chris Carani, Shareholder, McAndrews Held & Malloy ('99)
Discussion Moderator: Molly Mosley-Goren, Analyst, IPD Analytics

Neighbors and BLSA present "How to Fix Our Schools"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:39:09 +0000

Neighbors and BLSA hosted a panel on public education on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. The following questions are a sample of the issues discussed:

What does law have to do with education/education reform?
What is currently the biggest opportunity and the biggest obstacle in working with labor management?
Chicago is currently home to 100 schools with 50% or less enrollment. How do you resolve this inefficiency and still make sure the children attending those schools are adequately educated?
How much do charter schools matter?
Illinois currently ranks 49th out of 50th for in-state investment in public schools. We are entirely dependent on property taxes, which leads to some of the most inequitable school funding in our nation. How do we resolve this? What role will school finance litigation play? How do we distribute resources fairly in this system?
How do we design a system that will account for all students? For example, how do we account for the students whose parents may not be sufficiently proactive to seek out a charter school education for their children?

Professor Emily Buss served as the moderator for this event. Professor Buss is the Mark and Barbara Fried Professor of Law at the Law School.

The following distinguished panelists were in attendance:

- Lisa Caridine (Hearing Officer) and/or Cheryl Colston (Director), Chicago Public Schools Labor and Employee Relations.

- Brian Dougherty, a UChicago Law graduate and associate in Jenner & Block's Litigation and Public Policy Practice. Mr. Dougherty has extensive experience in the area of school reform law and has dealt with areas ranging from school funding litigation to school governance.

- Tosha Downey, a UNC Law graduate and Recruitment Manager for Schools at the Academy for Urban School Leadership. AUSL is a nonprofit organization that has developed and implemented a unique model of reform that trains teachers in a rigorous one-year residency program and then places them in AUSL-managed turnaround schools.

- Dmitri Mehlhorn, a Yale Law graduate and the Chief Operating Officer at StudentsFirst. StudentsFirst is a nonprofit organization created by Michelle Rhee (the former Chancellor of DC Public Schools) in 2010 to build a national movement to improve public education. Mr. Mehlhorn will be joining us all the way from Washington, DC.

- Jesse Ruiz, a UChicago Law graduate and partner at Drinker Biddle & Reath. Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently appointed Mr. Ruiz as the Vice President of the Chicago Board of Education, which oversees the operations of CPS. He is also a member of the US Department of Education Equity and Excellence Commission.

- Lisa Scruggs, a UChicago Law graduate and partner in Jenner & Block's litigation department and chair of the firm's School Reform Law practice. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Scruggs served as Senior Policy Advisor to the Chicago Public Schools' Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Scruggs has extensive experience in education reform and has received the "Commitment to Justice Award" for her work. She has also been recognized in Education Law category of Best Lawyers for the past three years.

Thanks to Jenner & Block for their generous support of this event.

Christopher Manning, "Earl B. Dickerson: Legal Luminary; Hyde Park Legend"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:11:24 +0000

Christopher Manning is Associate Professor & Undergraduate Director in the Loyola University Chicago Department of History. This event was recorded on October 21, 2011, and was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association.

Nicholas Wolterstorff, "Engaging the University as a Christian"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:13:05 +0000

Nicholas Wolterstorff is Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology Emeritus at Yale University and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. This event was recorded on October 12, 2011 and sponsored by the Christian Legal Society.

Panel Discussion: Hot Topics in Tech Law

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:19:27 +0000

This panel, sponsored by Law, Inc. and held on April 28, 2011, discussed hot topics in techology policy, law, and innovation.

Participants included:

DC's leading antitrust attorney (outside counsel for Microsoft), Rick Rule
Managing editor of a major technology blog (and former copyright attorney), Nilay Patel
The Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law and Technology Policy, Randal Picker, and
Moderator Rick Karr, technology journalist for PBS, NPR and Columbia University

Sandy DeLisle, "A Primer on Humane Education and Dogfighting"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:04:34 +0000

The University of Chicago Student Animal Legal Defense Fund proudly presents the 3rd Annual Animal Law Week, generously supported by The McCormick Companions' Fund. On Thursday, April 14th, 2011, Sandy DeLisle presented "A Primer on Humane Education and Dogfighting." Ms. Delisle is the Manager of Urban Outreach and Humane Education of The Humane Society of the United States. She is also the coordinator of the "End Dogfighting in Chicago" campaign. In this capacity, she provides training and education to law enforcement officers and school children.

BLSA Presents "Bar Associations 101"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:10:31 +0000

This panel of Chicago attorneys from the Black Women Lawyer's Association was recorded on April 14, 2011, and sponsored bt the Black Law Students Association. Participants included:

Mary Melchor
Ngozi C. Okorafor
Josie Gough
Jamila Covington

Daniel Hauff, "Undercover Investigations: Animal Agribusiness and the Law"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:19:11 +0000

The University of Chicago Student Animal Legal Defense Fund proudly presents the 3rd Annual Animal Law Week, generously supported by The McCormick Companions' Fund. On Tuesday, April 12th, Daniel Hauff discussed: "Undercover Investigations: Animal Agribusiness and the Law." Mr. Hauff is the Director of Investigations at Mercy For Animals. In this capacity, Mr. Hauff works closely with attorneys, veterinarians, and animal welfare experts to compile farmed animal cruelty cases, which have strengthened animal protection laws. His undercover investigations department has gained national recognition for its extensive work to document and publicize the institutionalized mistreatment of factory-farmed animals. These investigations have led to rescue of abused and neglected animals, passage of landmark legislation, and corporate policy changes. Mr. Hauff earned his Bachelor's Degree in International Studies with a concentration in Human Rights and Social Justice from DePaul University.

Panel: "Guantanamo Redux"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:34:22 +0000

This panel, recorded on May 10th, 2011, and sponsored by the American Constitution Society and the International Human Rights Law Society featured three prominent trial lawyers from Illinois, Florida, and New York involved in the defense of Guantanamo detainees and in numerous other complex criminal cases.

Thomas Anthony Durkin has been admitted by the U.S. Department of Defense to The Pool of Qualified Civilian Defense Counsel to Practice Before the Military Commissions, and presently serves on the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Select Committee on Military Tribunals and Terrorism. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Center for Civil and Human Rights of the University of Notre Dame Law School. Mr. Durkin’s efforts to defend several Guantanamo Bay detainees have attracted national attention and praise. He served as counsel, along with the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City, for two detainees at Guantanamo Bay who have since been returned to their home countries, for which he and his firm, along with all other Guantanamo counsel, received the 2007 Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award from the Southern Center for Human Rights. Mr. Durkin was selected in 2008 to be a participant in the John Adams Project, a joint effort of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to provide civilian defense counsel to assist the military lawyers in the trial of the five High Value Detainees charged in U.S. v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al., in the Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with conspiring to orchestrate the September 11th attacks of the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

Linda Moreno has successfully defended clients in a number of high profile cases including Dr. Sami al-Arian, a Palestinian professor, in a case that the government described as the seminal test of the Patriot Act in United States vs. Sami Amin al-Arian, et al. After a 6-month trial, which garnered international attention, the jury refused, in a 53-count indictment, to return a single guilty verdict against Dr. al-Arian and acquitted him of several of the most serious charges. Ms. Moreno also represented the chairman of the board of the pre-eminent Muslim charity in America in the federal prosecution of United States vs. Holy Land Foundation, et al, in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Moreno has lectured on civil liberties and terrorism prosecutions at various universities and institutions, including Columbia University Law School and Yale Law School. She has appeared on numerous panels, both in the United States and abroad, on subjects involving civil liberties in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001.

Joshua L. Dratel has stood up for individual rights in some of the past three decades' most complicated and important cases both factually and legally, including the investigations and prosecutions of major construction companies, a telecommunications giant, the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and representation of political and business leaders. He has appeared for defendants in nine different federal districts, and has written or argued appeals in the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. Mr. Dratel's honors include the Frederick Douglas Human Rights Award from the Southern Center for Human Rights in 2007, the Robert C. Heeney Award from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2006, and the Clarence Darrow Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho in 2005. Mr. Dratel was named one of New York's Super Lawyers for both 2008 and 2009. Mr. Dratel is co editor of The Torture Papers: The Legal Road to Abu Ghraib (Cambridge University Press: 2005), which won the American Association of Publishers 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing (Law and Legal Studies).

Dara Lovitz, "Muzzling a Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law on Animal Activism"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:33:27 +0000

The University of Chicago Student Animal Legal Defense Fund proudly presents the 3rd Annual Animal Law Week, generously supported by The McCormick Companions' Fund. This talk, recorded April 15th, 2011, featured Dara Lovitz discussing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) in: "Muzzling a Movement: The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Law on Animal Activism." In her book by the same title, Ms. Lovitz explores the history of the AETA and discusses how the law compromises the constitutional freedom of speech and protest. Ms. Lovitz is an adjunct professor of animal law at Temple University Beasley School of Law and at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law. She was designated a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine. Ms. Lovitz holds a J.D. from Temple University, where she received the Law Faculty Scholarship and the Barrister Award, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a board member of Four Feet Forward and Peace Advocacy Network.

Paul Waldau, "Animal Rights: What Everyone Needs to Know"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:57:34 +0000

The University of Chicago Student Animal Legal Defense Fund proudly presents the 3rd Annual Animal Law Week, generously supported by The McCormick Companions' Fund. On Wednesday, April 13th, 2011, Paul Waldau discussed how the phrase "animal rights" is used and understood around the world in the presentation: "Animal Rights: What Everyone Needs to Know." Mr. Waldau discusses this topic in his lastest book published in 2011, which is part of the Oxford University Press series "What Everyone Needs to Know."

Mr. Waldau is a scholar working at the intersection of animal studies, ethics, religion, law and cultural studies. He is currently President of the Religion and Animals Institute. From 2004 through 2008, he was the Director of the Center for Animals and Public Policy at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, Mr. Waldau directed the Center’s Master of Science innovative graduate program in human-animal studies. Mr. Waldau is the author or editor of four books with two more about to be published. He taught ethics courses at the veterinary school for ten years, and in 2012 will again serve as the Barker Lecturer in Animal Law at Harvard Law School. He is also the co-founder of the Animals and Religion Consultation at the American Academy of Religion and a consultant for many institutes and groups interested in animal protection issues. He has a Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of Oxford, a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA Law School, and a Master of Arts degree from Stanford University in Religious Studies.

Allyson Ho '00 Presents 2011 Lee Liberman Otis Award to John Ashcroft '67

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:33:37 +0000

Former United States Senator and Attorney General John Ashcroft (class of 1967) received the Federalist Society's 2011 Lee Liberman Otis Award for distinguished public service by an alumnus of The Law School. The award was presented by Allyson Ho (class of 2000), a partner at Morgan Lewis and former Counsel to the Attorney General. This event was recorded on April 13, 2011 and sponsored by The Federalist Society.

BLSA Presents "Choose Your Path - Litigation vs. Transactional Practice"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:20:46 +0000

This panel, recorded on April 7, 2011, was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association and featured four Paul Hastings attorneys. Prof. Randolph Stone was the moderator.

Adam M. Roberts, "Working to Keep Wildlife in the Wild"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:51:04 +0000

The University of Chicago Student Animal Legal Defense Fund proudly presents the 3rd Annual Animal Law Week, generously supported by The McCormick Companions' Fund. On Monday, April 11th, Adam M. Roberts discusses lions, bears, and bushmeat in his presentation: "Working to Keep Wildlife in the Wild." Mr. Roberts is the Executive Vice President of Born Free USA. He is an expert in international wildlife trade and captive wild animals. Mr. Roberts serves on the Board of Directors of the Species Survival Network and is a Member of the Board of Humane USA. In 2003, he founded The $10 Club, an organization that funds poverty alleviation projects in developing countries. To date, the organization has supported work in nearly 50 countries. Mr. Roberts is a graduate of Vassar College.

Geof Stone & Alexander Tsesis, "Sticks, Stones, and the Constitution: The Regulation of Hate Speech"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:36:58 +0000

This debate between Geof Stone (Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Law School) and Alexander Tsesis (Assistant Professor of Law, Loyoal University Chicago) was recorded on February 14, 2011 and was sponsopred by APALSA, BLSA, and Outlaw.

Paul Smith, "The Current Status of Litigation to Promote LGBT Rights"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:36:38 +0000

Fresh from his oral argument before the Supreme Court in Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association (a First Amendment challenge to California's ban on the sale of "violent" video games to minors and the topic for the moot court competition in the fall), Mr. Smith will survey cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act; Proposition 8; Don't Ask, Don't Tell; and more. Mr. Smith is a partner at Jenner & Block's DC office, a member of the firm's governing Policy Committe, and the recipient of the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities' 2010 Thurgood Marshall Award in recognition of his work promoting LGBT rights, voting rights, and the freedom of speech. His previous oral arguments before the Supreme Court include Celotex Corp. v. Catrett and Lawrence v. Texas.

This talk was recorded on January 19, 2011 and was sponsored by ACS, Outlaw, and the Dean of Students Office.

BLSA, LLSA, and Outlaw present "Diversity in Large Law Firms"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:25:18 +0000

This event was recorded on January 20, 2011 and was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association, Latino/Latina Law Students Association, and Outlaw, as well as by Kirkland & Ellis.

Speakers included:

Amy Crawford '04 (Associate, Kirkland & Ellis)
Walter Lohmann (Partner, Kirkland & Ellis)
Annette C. Moore '06 (Associate, Sidley Austin)
Jesse Ruiz '95 (Partner, Drinker Biddle)

Panel: "A Summer Abroad: Who, What, Where, and HOW?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:00:18 +0000

This student panel, sponsored by the International Law Society, APALSA, China Law Society, and the Office of Career Services, was recorded November 18, 2010.

Sida Liu, "The Globalization of the Chinese Legal Services Market: Before and After the Financial Crisis"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:32:51 +0000

Sida Liu, an expert on the state and reform of the Chinese legal system and professor at both Wisconsin-Madison and Shanghai JiaoTong University, presents on the growth and globalization of the Chinese legal market in the aftermath of the financial crisis. This talk was recorded on January 13, 2011 and was sponsored by the China Law Society.

BLSA presents "A Day in the Life of Corporate In-House Counsel"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:54:51 +0000

Speakers included Jill Wolowitz, Jennifer Robbins, and David Susler. This talk was recorded on December 2, 2010, and was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association.

ILS & LLSA present "How to Build an International Career"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:59:31 +0000

In this talk, recorded on November 29th, 2010, the panelists discussed how they built a career in international law, both in business and in the pro bono community. Panelists included Lee Garner (Skadden Arps), Justin Heather (Skadden Arps), and John McLees (Baker & McKenzie).

Sponsored by the Latino/a Law Students Association and the International Law Society. Funding provided in part by the Office of Career Services.

Paul Clement, "Theory and Structure in the Executive Branch"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:36:56 +0000

Paul Clement is a Partner at King & Spalding and a former United States Solicitor General. This talk was recorded October 22, 2010, as the keynote address of the Legal Forum Symposium, "Governance and Power."

Panel on Appellate Advocacy

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:28:49 +0000

This panel, which was recorded on October 21, 2010, was sponsored by the Dean of Students Office and the Moot Court Board. Speakers included Carolyn Frantz (Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP), Catherine Masters (Partner, Schiff Hardin, LLP), Martha Pacold (Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP), Barry Sullivan (Professor of Law, Loyal University of Chicago School of Law), and Josh Yount (Partner, Mayer Brown). The panel was moderated by Senior Lecturer Dennis Hutchinson.

Sebastien Gay and Tom Johnson, "How Much is Fluffy Worth? Valuing Companion Animals in Tort"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:12:08 +0000

Sebastien Gay is Lecturer in Economics at the University of Chicago; Tom Johnson is Executive Director of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association. This talk, hosted by the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, was recorded May 13, 2010, as part of the 2nd Annual Animal Law Week, sponsored by the McCormick Companion Animals Fund.

Environmental Law Society presents National Resource Defense Council's Midwest Office

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:29:59 +0000

Henry Henderson is Program Director of the NRDC's Midwest Office. Shannon Fisk is the lead litigation attorney in the Midwest Office regarding coal power plants. This talk was recorded on April 22, 2010 and was sponsored by the Environmental Law Society.

Robin Steinberg, "Redefining Public Defense: How Holistic Advocacy Leads to Better Lawyers... and Better Outcomes"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:15:31 +0000

Robin Steinberg is Executive Director of The Bronx Defenders. This talk was recorded on April 26, 2010, and was sponsored by the Public Interest Law Society.

Ruth Gavison, "Constitution-making as a Form of Nation Building: The Israeli Experience"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:00:59 +0000

Ruth Gavison, PhD, is one of Israel's leading public intellectuals and legal thinkers. She is currently serving as Haim H. Cohn Professor of Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she teaches legal theory and human rights. Gavison is a founding member of the Israeli Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and has served for many years as its Chairperson, as well as its President in the years 1996-1999. She has won numerous national and international prizes for her work, including the Emet Prize for Law and Political Science for her academic and public activities in promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Israel. Her talk focused on the challenges of constitution-making in Israel, one of the few societies without a single authoritative document called a constitution.

This lecture, which was recorded May 5, 2010, was sponsored by the Jewish Law Students Association, the International Law Society, and the Center for Jewish Studies.

Panel Discussion on SEC v. Goldman Sachs

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:50:24 +0000

Speakers, including Douglas Baird (Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law), M. Todd Henderson (Assistant Professor of Law), Eric Posner (Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law), and Richard Holden, (Assistant Professor and Neubauer Faculty Fellow, Booth School) addressed the legal sufficiency of the SEC's claims, the economics of fraud, the policy (and politics) motivating recent events, and more. This event was recorded on May 19, 2010 and sponsored by Law, Inc.

Panel on Academic Freedom feat. Richard Shweder and Adam Kissel

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:01:22 +0000

Richard Shweder is William Claude Reavis Distinguished Service Professor of Human Development at the University of Chicago. Adam Kissel, is Director, Individual Rights Defense Program at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. This panel was recorded on May 6, 2010 as part of a student-organized campus-wide Academic Freedom Symposium that was sponsored by (among others), the ACLU, ACS, and the Federalist Society.

International Law Society, "Intro to International Arbitration"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:04:33 +0000

This discussion, which featured Andreas Baum '12, Brian Rowe '10, and Curtis Strong '10, was recorded April 29, 2010 and was sponsored by the International Law Society.

Environmental Law Society Panel on Litigating Climate Change

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:40:04 +0000

Jane Montgomery and Joshua More are partners at Schiff Hardin; Mark Palmero is EPA Associate Counsel Region 5. This talk was recorded April 19, 2010 and sponsored by the Environmental Law Society.

Panel on Immigration Reform: "International, National and State Perspectives"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:28:07 +0000

This talk was recorded April 7, 2010, and was sponsored by the Public Interest Law Society at the University of Chicago Law School. It featured:

Professor Adam Cox, Moderator
Susan Gzesh, Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of the University of Chicago Human Rights Program, who will speak about using the framework of international human rights to evaluate migration policy options.
Maria Woltjen, Lecturer in Law and Director of the Immigrant Child Advocacy Project at the University of Chicago, who will speak about making the case for a change in the law by using international standards to advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children who are detained by the U.S. government.
Ahilan Arulanantham, Lecturer in Law and Director of Immigrants’ Rights and National Security at the ACLU of Southern California, who will speak about domestic policy and impact litigation for immigrants’ rights.
Fred Tsao, Policy Director at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, who will speak about the state-level political organizing taking place for immigration reform in Illinois.

"Gunner's World," from the 2010 Law School Musical

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:28:27 +0000

This song from "All You Need is Law: Because Love is Inefficient," the 2010 University of Chicago Law School Musical, was written by Bill Weaver '10, and performed by Matt Kopko '11.

Dan Kahan, "The Laws of Cultural Cognition and the Cultural Cognition of Law"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:41:55 +0000

Dan Kahan is the Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Kahan was on the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School from 1993 to 1999. He also served as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court (1990-91) and to Judge Harry Edwards of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (1989-90). He received his B.A. from Middlebury College and his J.D. from Harvard University. This talk was sponsored by the Criminal Law Society and was recorded on February 22, 2010.

G. Stone, M. T. Henderson, & M. Redish, "Citizens United v Federal Election Commission: Campaign Finance & the First Amendment"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:56 +0000

This debate was sponsored by ACS and the ACLU, and was recorded on 2/10/10. Geoffrey R. Stone is Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professorat the University of Chicago Law School. M. Todd Henderson is Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Martin H. Redish is Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy at Northwestern University School of Law.

Ilya Somin and Saul Levmore, "Eminent Domain: After Kelo"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:52:18 +0000

This debate, moderated by Dean Michael Schill, was sponsored by The Federalist Society and was recorded February 4, 2010. Ilya Somin is Associate Professor at George Mason University School of Law. Saul Levmore is William B. Graham Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.

Albie Sachs, "Does the Law Have a Sense of Humor? The 'Laugh It Off' Case'"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:50:23 +0000

Justice Sachs was appointed by President Nelson Mandela to serve on the newly established Constitutional Court, from which he retired this fall. Justice Sachs' career in human rights activism started at the age of seventeen, when as a law student in Cape Town, he took part in the Defiance of Unjust Laws Campaign. The bulk of his work at the Cape Bar involved defending people charged under racist statutes and repressive security laws.

Justice Sachs is the first Richard & Ann Silver Pozen Visiting Professor in Human Rights at the University of Chicago. This talk was recorded on February 2, 2010, and was sponsored by the University of Chicago Law School International Human Rights Society.

Ganesh Natarajan and Teju Deshpande, "Legal Outsourcing in India"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:12:57 +0000

Ganesh Natarajan is President & CEO of Mindcrest, the world's first legal outsourcing company; Teju Deshpande is Vice President for Client Services at Mindcrest. This talk was recorded January 10, 2010 and sponsored by the South Asian Law Students Association.

Harvey Silverglate, "Three Felonies a Day"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:22:05 +0000

Harvey Silverglate is of counsel to the Boston law firm of Zalkind, Rodriguez, Lunt & Duncan LLP, and is a practicing lawyer who specializes in criminal defense, civil liberties, and academic freedom/student rights law. This event was recorded on November 18, 2009 and was sponsored by the ACLU and the Criminal Law Society.

Stewart Verdery, "The Democrats Take Control at Homeland Security: Continuity or Change?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:30:36 +0000

Stewart Verdery is the founder of Monument Policy Group, and served as the first Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This talk was recorded on November 9, 2009 and was sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Jeffrey Haas, "What Makes Lawyers Passionate About Their Work: A Radical Perspective"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:03:52 +0000

Jeffrey Haas is a 1967 graduate of the Law School and was one of the founders of People's Law Office. He was introduced by Clinical Professor of Law Randolph Stone. This talk was recorded November 9, 2009 and was sponsored by the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, BLSA, and the Criminal Law Society.

Tom Ginsburg, "What in the World is International Law?: Law Careers in the International Arena"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:26:02 +0000

What does "international law" mean? Does it even exist? How can one become an international lawyer? What do international lawyers do? Tom Ginsburg holds a Ph.D. and J.D. from Berkeley, and is a world-renowned comparative constitutional law scholar. In addition to the University of Chicago, he has taught at the University of Illinois, Kyushu University Faculty of Law, Seoul National University, The University of Pennsylvania, The University of Tokyo Law School, and The University of Trento. He was a legal advisor in The Hague at the US-Iran Claims Tribunal, and has worked at the U.S. Dept. of State, Mekong Region Law Center, The Supreme Court of Mongolia, The Asia Foundation, The Supreme Administrative Court of Montenegro, and many others.

Professor Ginsburg was also a consultant to the Judicial Commission of Afghanistan, currently co-directs the Comparative Constitutions Project, and won the C. Herman Pritchett Award from the American Political Science Association for one of his books, Judicial Review in New Democracies.

This talk was recorded October 27, 2009 and was sponsored by the International Law Society and the Office of Career Services.

Deanell Reece Tacha, "The Role of the Judge in Times of Economic and Cultural Turmoil"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:34:02 +0000

Deanell Reece Tacha is a circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. This talk was recorded October 26, 2009 and sponsored by the University of Chicago Law School chapter of the Federalist Society.

Panel Discussion on Gay Marriage with Professors Mary Anne Case, Martha Nussbaum, David Strauss and Lecturer James Madigan

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:49:29 +0000

This panel discussion was recorded on October 20, 2009 and was sponsored by Outlaw, the Law School Democrats, and the Law School Republicans. Mary Anne Case is Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School; Martha Nussbaum is Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School; David Strauss is Gerald Ratner Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School; and James Madigan is Class of '00 and Lecturer in at the University of Chicago Law School.

Alison Siegler, "Is Life Without Parole for Juveniles Who Commit Non-Homicides Constitutional?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:06:02 +0000

Alison Siegler is Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School and is the Director of the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic’s Federal Criminal Justice Project. This talk was recorded On October 15, 2009 and sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the American Constitution Society.

M. Gregg Bloche, "Doctors and Interrogators: Implications of the CIA Torture Memos"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:19:13 +0000

M. Gregg Bloche, M.D., J.D., was Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow (on leave) at the Brookings Institution. Dr. Bloche recently worked with the Obama campaign to help draft Obama's health proposal, and has written for a variety of publications, including leading law reviews, the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA, and the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. His recent written work has considered physicians' conflicts of loyalty, problems that arise from uncertainty over the value of medical treatment, and the health policy implications of individuals' contradictory desires. This talk was recorded May 5, 2009 and sponsored by the Health Law Society.

David Weisbach, "Climate Change: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Know?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:00:00 +0000

David Weisbach is Walter J. Blum Professor of Law and Kearney Director of the Program in Law and Economics. This talk was recorded April 22, 2009 and was sponsored by the Environmental Law Society.

Jason Schultz, "IP and the Public Interest"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:53:45 +0000

Jason M. Schultz is the Acting Director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at the UC Berkeley School of Law. Before joining Berkeley as a faculty member in the Samuelson Clinic, he was a Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), one of the leading digital rights groups in the world. Prior to EFF, he practiced intellectual property law at the firm of Fish & Richardson, P.C. and served as a clerk to the Honorable D. Lowell Jensen of the Northern District of California. This talk was recorded April 16, 2009, and was sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Society.

Jeremy Epstein, "Problems of Litigating WWII Art Restitution Claims"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:00:29 +0000

Jeremy Epstein is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago where he teaches a seminar about litigating title disputes in art law. He is a partner in the Litigation Group of Shearman & Sterling and, from 1995-2000, served as head of the Litigation Department. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions litigation, securities litigation, antitrust, criminal defense and litigation involving the fine arts. He received his JD from Yale University and his BA from Columbia University. This talk was recorded April 20, 2009 and was sponsored by the Jewish Law Students Association.

Adam Cox and Rosalind Dixon: "Immigration and Human Rights: Prospects and Perils"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

This discussion, the inaugural event of the International Human Rights Society, explored the role rights discourse can and should play in advocacy for renewed efforts towards immigration reform under the Obama administration. Adam Cox and Rosalind Dixon are Assistant Professors of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.

Robert A. Levy, "The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Robert A. Levy is chairman of the Cato Institute's board of directors. He joined Cato as senior fellow in constitutional studies in 1997 after 25 years in business. He also sits on boards of the Institute for Justice, the Federalist Society, and the George Mason University School of Law. This talk was recorded December 2, 2008 and was sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Vic Walczak: "Stay Out: Hazleton at Trial and on Appeal"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Lozano v. Hazleton is the first legal challenge to a local anti-illegal-immigrant ordinance. The ordinance was struck down by a federal district court in 2007, and the case is currently on appeal in the Third Circuit.

Witold "Vic" Walczak served as co-lead counsel in Lozano v. Hazleton, and has been the Legal Director for the ACLU-PA since 2004. Besides specializing in free-speech and religious-liberty cases, Vic has handled nationally significant cases involving challenges to widespread police misconduct, substandard public-defender services, and the Secret Service’s use of “protest zones” to shield former President Bush from demonstrators. In 2005, Vic was one of three lawyers who successfully tried Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, the first case challenging the teaching in public schools of “intelligent design."

This talk, which was recorded on February 23, 2008, was sponsored by the ACLU and introduced by Professor Adam Cox.

Gary Becker and Michael Boykins, "From the Economics of Discrimination to the Economics of Diversity"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Gary Becker is University Professor, Departments of Economics and Sociology at the University of Chicago and winner of the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the National Medal of Science in 2000. Michael Boykins is an attorney and Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee at McDermott, Will, and Emery. This talk was recorded February 26, 2009 and was sponsored by BLSA.

A Professional Panel on Careers in Entertainment Law

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

This panel, featuring Bob Labate (Holland & Knight), Jennifer Bjornberg (Holland & Knight), Marci Rolnik(Lawyers for the Creative Arts), and Daliah Saper (Saper Law) was recorded January 14, 2009 and sponsored by The Entertainment and Sports Law Society at the University of Chicago Law School.

Posner Answers the Feminists: A Debate on Sex Discrimination

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000

This debate between Richard Posner (Senior Lecturer in Law and Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit) and Martha Nussbaum (Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics) and Mary Anne Case (Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law) was moderated by Geoffrey Stone (Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor). It was recorded January 26, 2009 and was co-sponsored by Outlaw, the American Constitution Society, the Federalist Society, and Law Women's Caucus

Paul Smith, "Litigating Same Sex Marriage"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Paul Smith is a partner at Jenner & Block and former chair of the board of the American Constitution Society. This talk was recorded January 12, 2009 and was sponsored by ACS and Outlaw.

Ted Frank, "Grand Theft Auto: Problems in Class Action Settlements"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Ted Frank is Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a 1994 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded October 16, 2008 and was sponsored by The Federalist Society with help from the John Templeton Foundation.

Panel: "Advocating for Animals"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

This panel, featuring Pamela Alexander (Director, Animal Law Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund), Jordan Matyas (State Director, Illinois, Humane Society of the United States), and Delci Winders (Associate at Meyer, Glitzenstein & Crystal) was recorded November 5, 2008, as part of Animal Law Week. It was made possible by the McCormick Companions' Fund and cohosted by the Chicago Law Animal Welfare Society (CLAWS) and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) of the University of Chicago Law School.

Martha Nussbaum, "From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Martha Nussbaum is Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded October 30, 2008 as part of the Law School's Diversity Week, and sponsored by Outlaw.

“Bailouts 1.0: The New Law and the Future,” a faculty panel featuring R. Picker, D. Baird, M. Todd Henderson, and John Cochrane

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0000

This panel was recorded on October 15, 2008, and sponsored by the Law School Democrats and the Law School Republicans.

Faculty Panel on the Bailout, featuring Douglas G. Baird, Anupam Chander, Rosalind Dixon, and M. Todd Henderson

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0000

This faculty panel was recorded on October 9, 2008 and was sponsored by the Federalist Society.

Ilya Shapiro: "How I Spent My Summer Vacation: The Rule of Law in Iraq"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Ilya Shapiro is a 2003 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute, and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was Special Assistant/Advisor to the Multi-National Force-Iraq on rule of law issues. Professor Tom Ginsburg provided commentary. This talk was recorded October 2nd, 2008 and was sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Tony Patino Fellowship.

Paul Shapiro and Pamela Martin: "Animal Farms: The Animal Welfare and Environmental Effects of Factory Farming"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of the factory farming campaign at the Humane Society of the United States, and Dr. Pam Martin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago and co-author of "Diet, Energy, and Global Warming," discuss the animal welfare and global environmental effects of factory farming. This talk was recorded May 21, 2008, and sponsored by CLAWS and the Environmental Law Society.

Cass Sunstein and Richard Epstein: "Should Conservatives Vote for Obama?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000

This debate between University of Chicago Law School professors Cass Sunstein and Richard Epstein was recorded on March 3, 2008, and was cosponsored by the Federalist Society and the Black Law Students Association.

Fred Roth: "Animal Farms: CAFOS Litigation Strategies"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Fred Roth is an Illinois attorney who has litigated against concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOS) developers and operators. In this talk, recorded on May 22, 2008, he discusses CAFO litigation strategies. This talk was part 2 of a series sponsored by CLAWS and the Environmental Law Society.

Thomas Shaffer: "Being a Christian and a Lawyer"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Thomas Shaffer is Robert and Marion Short Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School. This talk was recorded on May 13, 2008, and was sponsored by the Christian Legal Society, St. Thomas More Society, and Text and Truth.

Bob Magnanini: “The Greater Good and the Jealous Mistress: The Benefits of Learning Law Outside the Law (Firm)"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Bob Magnanini is Of Counsel at the firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner, and a Lieutenant Colonel in the New York Army National Guard. He was the senior division staff officer from the 42nd Infantry Division at the World Trade Center for the two weeks following the attack of September 11, 2001 and was awarded New York State's highest service award for his actions.

This talk was the first annual Patiño Fellowship Lecture, to be given each year by a Patiño Fellow. The Tony Patiño Fellowship is a merit award created to award and support law students who have demonstrated leadership ability, and whose outstanding academic and personal histories show good moral character, ethical conduct, good citizenship, motivation and initiative (see http://www.patinofellowship.org for more information).

The talk was recorded on May 14, 2008 and was sponsored by Sidley Austin.

Tom Ginsburg: “Why China Allows its Citizens to Sue the Government: Administrative Litigation in China”

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Tom Ginsburg is Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded on May 6, 2008 and was sponsored by the China Law Society.

Terrence Halliday: "Christians, the Legal Complex, and the Fight for Political Liberalism Around the World"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Terrence Halliday is Senior Research Fellow at the American Bar Foundation. This talk was recorded on April 29, 2008 and was sponsored by the Christian Legal Society.

Alex Busansky: "The Current State of Prison Reform"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Alex Busansky is Executive Director of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons. This talk was recorded on May 5, 2008 and was sponsored by the University of Chicago chapter of the American Constitution Society.

Abner Mikva and Jason Huber: "Against All Odds: Litigating Federal Criminal Appeals in the Seventh Circuit"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Judge Abner Mikva and Jason Huber of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic at the University of Chicago's Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic discuss the work and history of the Appellate Advocacy project. This talk was recorded on April 14, 2008 as part of the Goodwin and Procter Clinics in Action Lunch Series.

Charles Emmerich: "Law and Religion: Some Reflections on Our Constitutional Heritage"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:00:00 +0000

The Christian Legal Society presents Professor Charles Emmerich, professor of political science and chair of the political science department at Trinity Christian College. This talk was recorded April 22, 2008.

Robert Fogel: "The Impact of Religion on American Politics and Law"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Robert Fogel is the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and Nobel laureate in economics. This talk was recorded on April 15, 2008 and sponsored by the Christian Legal Society and Text in Truth.

Paul Rosenzweig: "Targeting Terrorists - The Power (and Perils) of Information Analysis"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Paul Rosenzweig is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security and a 1986 graduate of the Law School. Sponsored by the Federalist Society. Recorded April 14, 2008.

Eric Posner and Cass Sunstein: "Climate Change Justice"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Greenhouse gas reductions would cost some nations much more than others, and benefit some nations far less than others. Significant reductions would impose especially large costs on the United States, and recent projections suggest that the U.S. has relatively less to lose from climate change. In these circumstances, what does justice require the U.S. to do? This talk by Eric Posner and Cass Sunstein on April 1, 2008 was presented by the University of Chicago Environmental Law Society and the International Law Society.

Richard Posner and David Lat: "Judges as Public Figures"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Richard Posner is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and ajudge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. David Lat is the author of two popular legal blogs, "Above the Law" and "Underneath Their Robes." This Federalist Society discussion was recorded February 21, 2008, and was moderated by Professor of Law and Walter Mander Teaching Scholar Lior Strahilevitz.

Kenneth Starr: "Hamilton v. Jefferson - The Enduring Constitutional Conversation"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Kenneth Starr is Dean of Pepperdine University Law School and Former Solicitor General of the United States. This talk was recorded January 31, 2008 by the Federalist Society, and was sponsored by Goldberg Kohn.

Ted Cruz and Noel Francisco on Medellin v. Texas

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:00:00 +0000

Ted Cruz is currently the Solicitor General of Texas and recently argued Medellin for the State of Texas before the United States Supreme Court. Noel Francisco is a former Associate White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel, and was central in developing the Bush Administration’s strategy for dealing with the legal issues raised by Medellin. This event was recorded for the University of Chicago's chapter of the Federalist Society on October 30th, 2007.

Cindy Cohn: "It's the Intermediaries, Stupid!"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Cindy Cohn is Legal Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. This talk was recorded October 26, 2007, as the keynote address of the Chicago Legal Forum's symposium, "Law in a Networked World."

Kevin McMahon: “How FDR Paved the Way to Brown v. The Board of Education”

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Kevin McMahon is Associate Professor of Political Sciencer at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. This talk was recorded April 25, 2007 as part of a series in honor of the 40th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall's appointment to the Supreme Court.

Clark Neily: "The Irrational Basis Test"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:49:41 +0000

Clark Neily is Senior Attorney at the Institute for Justice. This talk was presented by the University of Chicago Law School chapter of the Federalist Society and recorded on November 1st, 2006.

"US Involvement in the Darfur Conflict"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, the Earl B. Dickerson Chapter of the Black Law Student Association at the University of Chicago Law School hosted a discussion on the merits of US involvement in the Darfur conflict. Eric Posner, Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, Jide Nzelibe, Assistant Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law, and Matthew Lippman, Professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago, discussed US involvement in Darfur within the legal framework governing international humanitarian intervention.. © 2006 The University of Chicago.

Richard Posner and Brian Leiter: "What Do and What Should Judges Do?"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000

Richard Posner is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Brian Leiter was Visiting Professor of Law when this discussion was recorded. This talk was recorded November 16, 2006. © 2006 The University of Chicago.

Cass Sunstein on Thurgood Marshall's Conception of Equality

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000

Cass Sunstein is Karl N. Llewellyn Dist. Service Prof. of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School. He clerked for Justice Marshall in the 1979-80 term. This talk was recorded in November, 2006, as part of a series of talks hosted by the Black Law Students Association in honor of the 40th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall's appointment to the Supreme Court. © 2006 The University of Chicago.

Richard Posner and Geoffrey Stone: "Presidential Power in an Age of Terror: A Debate on NSA Wiretapping"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:00:00 +0000

Richard Posner is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Geoffrey Stone is Harry Kalven, Jr., Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. This debate was recorded January 31, 2006, and was moderated by Joseph Margulies, trial attorney and Lecturer at the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Chicago Law School. © 2006 The University of Chicago.

Justice Stephen Breyer: "A Day In the Life of a Supreme Court Justice"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:00:00 +0000

Stephen Breyer is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. This talk was recorded at an informal lunchtime gathering with University of Chicago Law School students on February 8, 2006. © 2006 The University of Chicago.

Douglas Lichtman and Randy Picker: "After Grokster"

webupdate@law.uchicago.edu (The University of Chicago Law School) — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:00:00 +0000

Randal Picker is Paul H. and Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law and Senior Fellow at The Computation Institute of the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory; Douglas Lichtman was Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. This discussion was presented by the Law School's Intellectual Property Law Society October 21, 2005. © 2005 The University of Chicago