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Putting the Brakes on Litigation

Law School's Mediation Clinic trains students to help keep disputes out of court and use mediation as a "tool in a lawyer's arsenal" to help solve client problems.

Maine Same-Sex Marriage Law Repeal Not a Surprise, Says Law School Expert

Center for Gender and Sexuality Law Director Katherine Franke Among Professors on Panel Discussing Vote. Click to watch video.

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Economics of Large Law Firms: Perspectives from the Profession

Distinguished alumni shared their views with students on the current state of the legal job market. Click on photo for audio clip of the event. Click here for video.

Experts Debate at Global Justice Forum Best Ways to Reform Financial Markets

Lawyers from Four Continents Gather at Law School to Discuss Litigation in a Post-Economic Crisis World

Debate at Law School Tackles Merits of Landmark Climate-Change Bill

Experts Agree On Need to Reduce Greenhouse Gases, but Split on Best Ways to Make That Happen. Watch Video of Debate.

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Paying Dues: a Fact of Life for Musicians and Aspiring Lawyers Who Want to Represent Them

Adam Schlesinger of band Fountains of Wayne and entertainment lawyer Josh Grier tell students that despite tough times in music business, artists can still thrive
Professor Benjamin Liebman Helping to Shape New Tort Liability Law in China

Director of Center for Chinese Legal Studies says emphasis being placed on defamation litigation in the wake of "Internet mobbing" incidents.

Brad Meltzer '96

Brad Meltzer is a bestselling author with seven novels to his credit. Last year, Meltzer released The Book of Lies, which unites the biblical murder of Cain with the real-life killing of Superman creator Jerry Siegel.

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Professor Michael Gerrard Named New York's Top Environmental Lawyer
Professor Tim Wu Wins Oxford-Style Debate on Net Neutrality - Watch Video
Law School Professors to Speak at Conference on Academic Freedom
Lecturer-in-Law Julie Brill Nominated to Serve as FTC Commissioner
Professors Nate Persily, Jamal Greene, Measuring Shifting Public Sentiment on Free-Speech Issues
Professors Urge New York's High Court to Protect Functional Parent-Child Relationships
Gender & Sexuality Law Blog: Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic Supports "No-Condoms-as-Evidence-of-Prostitution" Bill

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November 19

The Right to Strike for Public Sector Workers in New York State: New York City Transit Workers in Global Context

Columbia Law & History Workshop: Constitutional Dictatorship: Its Dangers and Its Design Guest speakers: Jack Balkin, Yale Law School and Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Austin School of Law. Introduction by Columbia Law School Professor Christina Burnett.

November 20

Curtis J. Berger Symposium on Mental Health and the Law This Symposium on Mental Health and the Law which will be moderated by Dr. Paul Appelbaum, Columbia Law School affiliated faculty member, will have a number of national experts.

November 20

Freedom, Law, and Academic Inquiry A day-long conference co-sponsored by Columbia Law School and Columbia University's Heyman Center for the Humanities and the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

December 03

The Center on Global Governance Fall 2009 Speaker Series Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Planning and Policy Coordination in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, will speak on “The Secretary-General’s Agenda and The Challenges He Faces.”

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