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Author Tim Wise to Deliver Keynote Talk at Chicago Campus King Day Celebration
Author Tim Wise, one of the most prominent anti-racism writers and activists in the United States, will be the keynote speaker at Northwestern University’s 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration on Monday, Jan. 19, at noon in Thorne Auditorium on the University’s Chicago campus.
Dean Welcomes Students Back for Spring Term
Welcome back! I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday break. We have several exciting events scheduled this term, which you can learn more about below. We also mark a very special occasion this year. Northwestern Law turns 150 on September 21, and plans are in the works to commemorate the occasion throughout the year. We will keep you informed about celebratory events as they become finalized. You can find out more about these and other Law School happenings by visiting Esqwire.
Northwestern Law's 36th Annual Securities Institute Focuses on Effects of Financial Crisis
The effects of the financial crisis on public companies will be the focus of Northwestern University School of Law’s 36th Annual Securities Regulation Institute; Christopher Cox, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, will deliver the keynote address.
The Hon. William A. Fletcher to Discuss Human Rights at Trienens Lecture
The Hon. William A. Fletcher, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, will discuss “Human Rights in the United States and the World” during his visit to Northwestern University School of Law as this year’s Howard J. Trienens Visiting Judicial Scholar.
Law School Launches Website about Social Reformer Florence Kelley
A new Northwestern University School of Law Web site -- powered by the latest technology in the Web 2.0 age -- focuses on the work of social reformer Florence Kelley with a rich interactive slice of Chicago’s history around the turn of the 20th century.
Center on Wrongful Convictions Celebrates 10th Anniversary
On November 14, Northwestern Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) will celebrate its 10th anniversary by hosting a series of special events, including a reading of the award-winning play, The Exonerated.
Northwestern Law First, Third in National Trial Competition
One of Northwestern University School of Law’s trial teams won first place and another third place in a national trial competition sponsored by the California Association for Criminal Justice.
Stanford Professor Lawrence Lessig to Deliver Rosenthal Lectures
Lawrence Lessig, professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school’s Center for Internet and Society, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Julius Rosenthal Foundation Lecture Series, which runs October 20-21. All lectures will take place at Northwestern Law, 357 East Chicago Avenue, and are free and open to the public.
David Boies Speaks as Part of Pope & John Lecture Series
David Boies, chairman of Boies, Schiller and Flexner LLP, will deliver a speech, tentatively titled “A Trial Lawyer Looks at the Rule of Law,” as part of Northwestern University School of Law’s Pope & John Lecture Series on Professionalism.
Lawyers Earn Credit in Discussions of Classic Movies about the Law
Leading Northwestern University School of Law professors will moderate discussions related to three award-winning films about the legal profession during the law school’s newly launched Advocacy and Ethics Film Series.
