| THE ROBERTS COURT: A NEW JURISPRUDENTIAL ERA?
Sponsored with:
The Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Suffolk University Law Review
Boston Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
| Thank you to the American Constitution Society for its support of this conference |
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 12:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
Many scholars and practitioners have analyzed the decisions of the Roberts Court to ascertain whether there is a discernible pattern and to forecast where the Court is heading. Questions and speculations abound concerning a possible shifting of the balance of power, the role of stare decisis, the use of procedural tools to limit access to the court, and the implications of a clearly divided bench. Join us for a vibrant discussion led by a distinguished group of constitutional scholars. Featuring Linda Greenhouse, New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent, the conference begins with her luncheon talk on "How the Supreme Court Talks about Abortion: The Implications of a Shifting Disclosure." Following lunch are two panels of constitutional law professors, highlighting specific issues that have been the focus of recent decisions. The conference includes distinguished professor, author and future dean, Erwin Chemerinsky.
Special Guest Linda Greenhouse, New York Times
Linda Greenhouse has been the Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times since 1978. In previous positions at The Times she covered state and local government and politics in New York. Ms. Greenhouse has received several major journalism awards, including the Pulitzer Prize (1998) and the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism from Harvard University's Kennedy School (2004). Her biography of Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Becoming Justice Blackmun was published in 2005.
Ms. Greenhouse is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, where she serves on the council, and is one of two non-lawyer honorary members of the American Law Institute. She is a member of the American Philosophical Society, which in 2005 awarded her its Henry Allen Moe Prize for writing the humanities and jurisprudence. For two academic years, 2004 and 2005, she was a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, lecturing and teaching at colleges and universities around the country. She also lectures frequently to law school and judicial audiences.
She received her undergraduate education at Radcliffe College (Harvard). In 1977-78, she attended Yale Law School on a Ford Foundation fellowship and received the degree of Master of Studies in Law.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 12:00 |
LUNCHEON ADDRESS DONAHUE LECTURE |
New York Times Reporter Linda Greenhouse
speaking on "How the Supreme Court Talks About Abortion: The Implications of a Shifting Discourse"
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| 2:10 |
DOES THE ROBERTS COURT REPRESENT A NEW JURISPRUDENTIAL ERA? |
| MODERATOR: Suffolk University Law School Professor Stephen Callahan PANEL: Suffolk University Law Professors, Michael Avery, Victoria Dodd, Renée M. Landers and Miguel Schor
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| 4:00 |
STANDING AND ACCESS TO THE COURTS: RECENT DECISIONS AND
CURRENT CASES |
| MODERATOR: Suffolk University Law Professor Karen Blum PANEL: Alston & Bird Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, Erwin Chermerinsky and Linda Greenhouse
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| 5:00 |
RECEPTION SPONSORED BY THE SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW |
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 |
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This conference is FREE. However, early registration is advised since space is limited.
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Space is limited for this luncheon, early registration is advised.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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