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As students returned from the holiday break, interim dean Kim Yuracko welcomed students back to the Law School, offering an update on upcoming events. Highlights included the mention of visits from two Supreme Court Justices. Recently retired Justice John Paul Stevens JD '47 will be honored at a Law Review Symposium and will serve as the 2011 commencement speaker. Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be honored as the Howard J. Trienens Visiting Judicial Scholar in February. Read complete message...
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In the spirit of making connections in the new year, the Northwestern Law Alumni Association is also pleased to host a complimentary "Intro to LinkedIn" webinar especially for our alumni community on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Noon CST. Presenter David J.P. Fisher will cover basic LinkedIn concepts and features in this one-hour online event. Space is limited so register today!
Please join us for a memorial to celebrate the life of beloved faculty member Professor Mayer Freed, on Friday, January 14, 2011, at 2 p.m., in the Northwestern Law Atrium. As part of our remembrance of Mayer and in conjunction with the memorial, the Law School will be exhibiting a collection of Mayer's photographs, taken all over the world.
Mayer's family has requested, in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Mayer's honor to:
Northwestern University School of Law
Executive LLM (Tel Aviv) Program
c/o Janet Garesche
375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
The fourth annual Atrocity Crimes Litigation Year-in-Review will convene at Northwestern Law on January 31 to examine the jurisprudence and practice of the major war crimes tribunals during 2010. Professor David Scheffer will moderate a day-long discussion with top officials from the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Hosted by the Bluhm Legal Clinic's Center for International Human Rights and sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the program will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. Lunch, with guest speaker, is scheduled from Noon to 2 p.m. CLE credit available.
FIRST LADY'S TIRELESS NEW AIDE
Tina Tchen JD '84 in the Chicago Tribune, January 6, 2011
NOONAN AND WINTERS NAMED PARTNERS AT CHICAGO'S BUTLER RUBIN LAW FIRM
Joseph Noonan JD '02 and David Winters JD '02 in Business Wire, January 4, 2011
OAKLAND STUDENTS AGREE TO ACCOMMODATE DISABLED PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Richard Bernstein JD '99 in the Oakland Press, January 3, 2011
ESTOPINAL APPOINTED AS NEWEST TRUSTEE; HALL REAPPOINTED TO BOARD
Richard Hall JD '92 in the newsroom of Ball State University, December 28, 2010
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION NAMES NEW LEGAL AFFAIRS CHIEF
J. Craig Busey JD '69 in the Journal of Transportation, December 21, 2010
BENTLEY MOVING QUICKLY TO PLACE CABINET MEMBERS
David Perry JD '07 in the Montgomery Advertiser, December 26, 2010
SHIFTING TERRAIN IN THE CHALLENGES TO THE HEALTH CARE LAW
Andrew Koppelman in the New York Times, December 29, 2010
INMATE: COP COERCED FALSE TESTIMONY
Jeffrey Urdangen in the Chicago Tribune, December 25, 2010
THE INSURANCE MANDATE: IS IT LEGAL?
Andrew Koppelman in the New York Times, December 22, 2010
SUPREME COURT RULINGS AND THE ROBERTS COURT
Lee Epstein in Benzinga, December 21, 2010
A NEW U.S. TARGET FOR INSIDER TRADING
David Ruder in the New York Times, December 17, 2010
PAPER PRESENTATION ON PANEL
Bernard Black in the Conglomerate, December 17, 2010
Howard J. Trienens Visiting Judicial Scholar Program
Guest Speaker: Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Date: February 1 at 3 p.m.
Location: Law School–Thorne Auditorium (Registration Required)
More info: web
Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Series and Keynote
Date: January 10-17
Location: Law School
More info: web
Atrocity Crimes Litigation Year-in-Review
Date: January 31
Location: Bluhm Legal Clinic
More info: web
Northwestern Law Alumni Association – "Intro to LinkedIn" webinar
Date: January 25 at 12 Noon CST
Location: Online only (Registration Required)
More info: web
38th Annual Securities Regulation Institute
Date: January 19–21, 2011
Location: The Hotel Del Coronado - Coronado, California
More info: web
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