February 2007

SBOC Conference
This annual conference exploring various entrepreneurship and small business issues will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2007 and will feature a high-profile keynote speaker, panels and workshops covering several aspects of entrepreneurship. These include, among others, obtaining private equity and venture financing, leveraging intellectual property, and social entrepreneurship. The Conference’s participants and attendees will consist of start-up executives, aspiring entrepreneurs, financiers, service-providers, thought leaders, and students from business schools and law schools. More...

Judges Needed for Arlyn Miner Moot Court -  CLE Credit Available
Oral arguments for the noncompetitive Arlyn Miner Moot Court for first-year students will be held on March 29, April 5, 9, 11, and 12.  We need judges and would greatly appreciate your assistance.  In addition, Continuing Legal Education credit is available for this event.  If you live in the Chicago area and are interested in being a judge, please e-mail Jason Kaiser at arlyn-miner@law.northwestern.edu or call (312) 503-0473.

Save the Date - Bluhm Legal Clinic Grand Opening
The Clinic will celebrate the grand opening of its new facility on Thursday, April 12, 2007. A cocktail reception will begin at 5 p.m., and remarks at 6 p.m. The new clinic space is located in Rubloff 800, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive.
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Alumni in the News

RESTRICTING OR BANNING POLYGAMY, HUMAN RIGHTS VALUES MUST STAND
Ridarson Galingging SJD ('07) in The Jakarta Post, January 12, 2007
 
PRESIDENT MAKES PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT
Michael Scudder (JD '98) in US Fed News, January 30, 2007

JUDGE IN DISCRIMINATION SUIT WELL-RESPECTED IN LEGAL CIRCLES
Jeanne Scott (JD '73) in The State Journal-Register, January 28, 2007

WILLIAMS COUNTY JUDGE IS OFF BENCH BUT STILL IN THE GAME
Anthony Gretick (JD '64) in The Blade (Toledo, Ohio), January 01, 2007

SHONKWILER ISN'T READY TO HANG UP HIS ROBES
John P. Shonkwiler (JD '62) in Herald & Review, January 29, 2007

Faculty in the News

ON THE NATURE OF POLITICS
David Haddock in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, January 30, 2007

THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT IN IRAQ: RE-DEPLOYING TO SAVE LIVES
David Scheffer in The Jurist, January 30, 2007

SUPREME COURT NEXT OPTION FOR BEAMAN
Karen Daniel of the Center on Wrongful Convictions in The Pantagraph, January 26, 2007

RESCUED FROM OBSCURITY: 11,439 STORIES OF LIFE AND DEATH IN CHICAGO
Leigh Buchanan Bienen in the Chicago Tribune, January 21, 2007

U.S. CAN'T TELL A COMBATANT FROM A COOK
Joseph Margulies of the MacArthur Justice Center in the Chicago Tribune, January 14, 2007

THE CITIZENSHIP TEST: NEW, IMPROVED AND WRONG
Steven Lubet in Salon, January 03, 2007

LAWYERS' POKER: 52 LESSONS THAT LAWYERS CAN LEARN FROM CARD PLAYERS; BOOK REVIEW
Steven Lubet in Trial, January 01, 2007

Black History Month
Dates: February 5 – 23
Location: Law School
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Federalist Symposium
Dates: February 23 – 24
Location: Law School
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Meet the Employers Night
Date: February 28, 2007
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: TBA
More info: (312) 503-3281 | web | e-mail

APALSA Heritage Weeks
Dates: February 26 – March 9
Location: Law School
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Diverse Admit Day
Dates:  March 1-2
Location: Law School
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Alumni Events

Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition
Date: February 8, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Audience: Northwestern University community
Location: LM 117 (Lowden) 
More info: (312) 503-2247 | e-mail

2007 Julius Rosenthal Foundation Lecture Series
Dates: March 27 - 29, 2007
Audience: Northwestern University community
Location: TBA
More info: (312) 503-0200 | e-mail | web

External Events Featuring Northwestern Law Faculty

David Scheffer to moderate ABA panel on Corporate Human Rights Responsibility: International Norms and Self-Regulation.
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27th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Date: May 3-4, 2007
Location: Law School
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