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A Candid Conversation with Justice Ginsburg '59

Forty years after becoming the Law School’s first female tenure-track professor, Justice Ginsburg is honored for her trailblazing contributions to the law of gender-based justice and equality.

Joseph Raz: Thinker, Teacher, Scholar

Professor Joseph Raz shines in the rarefied world of legal philosophy—and is deeply devoted to passing on critical thinking skills to his students.

Outstanding Service

Professors are making an impact at the highest levels of federal, state, and local government, while students and colleagues reap the benefits of this real-world experience.

Should Swaps Be Taxed?

Professor Alex Raskolnikov testifies at joint congressional hearing on proposed derivatives tax, calling for broad, immediate reform.

Prof. Nathaniel Persily on Supreme Court Trends

The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Arizona and Texas cases shows its openness to big political disputes, says Prof. Persily in The New York Times’ Quote of the Day and front-page article.

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Professors Robert Jackson and Curtis Milhaupt Go to Washington

In separate Congressional hearings, Jackson (left) urges greater oversight of bankers’ incentives while Milhaupt (right) discusses U.S. policy on state capitalism in China.
"Making Our Democracy Work"

Justice Stephen Breyer sets out the challenge to a standing-room only audience, at a lecture co-sponsored by the Law School and introduced by Professor Ariela Dubler.

Outstanding Service

Columbia Law School professors are making an impact at the highest and most critical levels of federal, state, and local government. Back in Morningside Heights, students and colleagues reap the benefits of this real-world experience.

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Law School Professors, Alumni Join Task Force on Commercial Litigation
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Law School Professors and Graduates Named to List of 100 'Most Influential' African-American Attorneys in U.S.
Professor John Coffee on the Death of Stockholder Litigation
Professor Ben Liebman Meets with Vice President Biden on Human Rights and Reform in China

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February 22

Honorable Morris Arnold on How Religion Has Affected the Law and (Maybe) Judges

Catherine McCabe '77 of the EPA: Supreme Challenges for Environmental Law Enforcement Catherine McCabe '77, currently an Environmental Appeals Judge for U.S. EPA, will share her perspective on some of the exciting challenges that government lawyers face.

February 27

The European Court of Human Rights: Achievements and Future Challenges

February 29

Health Law & Society Colloquium Dr. Herbert Pardes of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia's College of Physicians & Surgeons will present "The Implications of Health Reform for Quality Healthcare."

February 29

Kernochan Center IP Speaker Series Featuring Lesley Friedman Rosenthal, General Counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Ms. Rosenthal will speak on issues facing nonprofit arts and cultural institutions.

March 01

Forum on the Future of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Program will feature speakers with contrasting views on the fate of the facility and on the underlying policy issues.

PILF Auction Roone Arledge Auditorium Lerner Hall, Columbia University 2920 Broadway (at 114th Street) Silent auction: begins at 7 p.m. Live auction: begins at 8 p.m.

March 02

Antitrust Practice Workshop: The Big Deal II Space is limited.

March 26

Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court

Judges: Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Honorable Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and Honorable Reena Raggi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

32nd Annual Myra Bradwell Award Dinner Honorable Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum '53 will receive the Distinguished Alumna Award for her many achievements as a trailblazing woman in the law.

March 30

On Copyright: Advancing the Creative Economy A day-long symposium entitled "On Copyright: Advancing the Creative Economy" looking at how copyright, both in the United States and abroad, is adapting to advances in creative fields.