The Forum: Fall 2009 Schedule
September 16
The Debate over Health Care Reform
Richard Epstein, Visiting Professor of Law
Judy Feder, Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University and Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Location: Vandberbilt Hall, Greenberg
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September 23
How to Pick your Substantial Writing Topic
Barry Friedman, Vice Dean, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law
in conversation with:
Rush Atkinson, ('10)
Nikhil Dutta, ('10)
Cathy Sharkey, Professor of Law
Florencia Marotta-Wurgler, Associate Professor of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, room 204
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Sept. 30
Academic Freedom v. Equality: A Debate Inspired by the Dr. Li-Ann Thio Appointment
Deb Ellis, Assistant Dean for Public Interest Law Center
Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law
Moderated by:
Amy Adler, Professor of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
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Oct .7
Prosecuting Torture: How High Should it Go?
Featuring the Alliance for Justice Short Film: “Tortured Law”
Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice
Stephen Gillers, Emily Kempin Professor of Law
Karen Greenberg, Executive Director of the Center on Law and Security
Samuel Rascoff, Assistant Professor of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
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Oct. 14
Is what's good for GM good for America
Barry Adler, Bernard Petrie Professor of Law and Business
Troy McKenzie, Assistant Professor of Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law
Sander L. Esserman, Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
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Oct. 21
The Supreme Court's New Term (and New Justice)
Rachel Barkow, Professor of Law
Paul Clement, Partner at King& Spalding, former United States Solicitor General
Barry Friedman, Vice Dean, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law
Jeffrey Toobin,The New Yorker, Senior Legal Analyst for CNN, Author of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
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Oct. 28
Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice- "Should Good People Be Prosecutors?"
A Book Talk with Professor Paul Butler of George Washington University Law
Cosponsored by the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law
Paul Butler, former federal prosecutor, provides legal commentary for CNN, NPR, and the Fox News Network
Anthony Barkow, Executive Director, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
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Nov. 4
[No Forum]
Nov. 11
How To Take Exams - And Outline - And Study for Them
Barry Friedman, Vice Dean, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law
Ben Stoll, ('10)
Carmen Iguina, ('10)
Allison Westfahl-Kong, ('10)
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium
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Slides From The Forum
Nov. 18
Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Voicing Issues of Difference and Critical Perspectives in the Classroom and Everywhere Else
Dr. Elizabeth Tillinghast, ('85), MD, Psychiatrist
Erin Murphy, Visiting Professor of Law
Burt Neubrone, Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties, Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice
Maribel Hernandez, ('10)
Helam Gebremariam, ('10)
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Room 204
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Dec. 2
[No Forum]
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