Launched by Dean Gillian Lester, the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series is intended to strengthen connections and build texture by bringing deeper context and perspective to the work Columbia Law community members do both inside and outside the classroom.
“One of the great pleasures of being part of an intellectual community such as ours is the opportunity to have thoughtful and respectful discussions about the legal and social ramifications of domestic and world events as they unfold,” said Dean Gillian Lester in introducing the series in 2017. “This proactive engagement is a critically important part of the process of growing collectively as an inclusive, innovative, and empathic community.”
Explore Past LCI Events
Investigating the Supreme Court (and the Justices)
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Last year, the Supreme Court issued a new code of conduct. Much of the impetus behind its adoption can be traced to outstanding investigative journalism by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and colleagues at ProPublica. This is your chance to hear directly from these award-winning journalists about their ongoing efforts to bring transparency to the Supreme Court. Professor David Pozen will moderate.
Community Book Read: Civil Rights Queen
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 4:20 PM - 5:30 PM
We are excited to announce the first-ever Community Book Read for the entire Columbia Law School community. Our inaugural community book read will be Civil Rights Queen by Tomiko Brown-Nagin. Civil Rights Queen is the first major biography of Constance Baker Motley, a Columbia Law School alumna, an activist lawyer and the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary. We will come together to discuss the book with author Tomiko Brown-Nagin on October 11 at 4:20 PM. We hope the collective read will also inspire other conversations around the law school. More details to come!
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 : SCOTUS Round-Up
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM, Jerome Greene Hall Room 104
Professors Precious Benally, Katherine Franke, Olatunde Johnson and Tom Merrill will discuss some of the most important decisions that the Supreme Court handed down last term. This discussion will be moderated by Professor Kathryn Judge and Dean Gillian Lester will offer opening remarks.
Monday, February 20, 2023: Kristin Henning's Rage Against Innocence
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM, Jerome Greene Hall Room 105
Hear Georgetown Law Professor and Director of Georgetown’s Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative, Kristen Henning discuss her book, Rage Against Innocence with Professors Amber Baylor and Bernard Harcourt. Learn about the foundations of racist policing, the ways that discriminatory and aggressive policing has socialized a generation of Black teenagers to fear, resent, and resist the police, and long-term consequences that result.
Lunch will be served on a first come, first served basis.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services
Event Contact Information:
Student Services
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2023: The Rise and Fall of SBF with Professors Menand, Richman and Judge
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM, Jerome Greene Hall Room 106
In November 2022, FTX, the world's third-largest cryptocurrency exchange and a supposed poster child for how crypto was going to transform finance, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A month later, federal law enforcement officials unsealed an indictment charging Sam Bankman-Fried, the charismatic founder of FTX, with wire fraud, money laundering and other offenses. Come hear Professors Lev Menand, Dan Richman and Kate Judge discuss the dramatic rise and fall of FTX and SBF, and what might happen next.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services
Wednesday, January 18, 2023: Returning to Columbia from the White House: Professor Tim Wu in conversation with FT Columnist Rana Foroohar
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM, Jerome Greene Hall Room 106
Tim Wu, recently returned to Columbia from the White House, will reflect on his experiences working on competition and tech policy over the first two years of the Biden Administration.
Lunch will be served on a first come, first serve basis.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services
Relationship between Congress and the Administrative State
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Fight to Save the Town
Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
In her new book, The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America, Stanford Law Professor Michelle Wilde Anderson provides a sweeping and authoritative study of wealth inequality and the dismantling of local government in four working-class cities across the US that passionately argues for reinvestment in people-centered leadership. Come hear Anderson in conversation with Professor Olatunde Johnson as they explore the challenges and opportunities cities face, and the evolving role of local government.
Lunch will be served on a first come, first served basis.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services,
SCOTUS Round-Up
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Please join Gillian Metzger, Katherine Franke, Michael Gerrard, and Fred Smith for a discussion about key Supreme Court decisions from the past term year, with a look ahead at what to expect in October Term 2022. This discussion will be moderated by Professor Kathryn Judge and Dean Gillian Lester will offer opening remarks. Lunch will be served.
Conversation with Damian Williams, US Attorney for the SDNY
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
12:10 to 1:10 pm EDT
JG 103
In this special event, the newly appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, will sit down for an interview with Professor Jessica Bulman-Pozen. Williams will address such topics as his path to becoming the first Black US Attorney for the district, the challenges of leading an independent office in an age of polarization, and his creation of a civil rights unit with the SDNY. Lunch will be provided first-come, first-served.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Tasks of Critical Race Theory: Brandon Terry in Conversation with Kendall Thomas
Thursday, April 21, 2022
4:00 to 5:00 pm EDT
JG 107
In this special lecture, renowned scholar Brandon Terry will be joined by Professor Kendall Thomas to discuss the relationship of critical race theory (CRT) to liberal political thought and the social contract tradition. Terry will present new work in which he challenges Charles W. Mills's influential conception of the tasks of CRT, and argues that Toni Morrison's competing vision of CRT gives us a better approach to understanding the place of race in liberal thought. Professor Thomas will provide commentary on Terry's lecture. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided.
Sponsored by the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought, Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
America on Fire
March 31, 2022
12:10 to 1:10 pm EDT
JG 103
Join Prof. Elizabeth Hinton and Prof. Sarah Seo for a conversation on Prof. Hinton's newest book, America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s. What began in spring 2020 as local protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police quickly exploded into a massive nationwide movement. Millions of mostly young people defiantly flooded into the nation’s streets, demanding an end to police brutality and to the broader, systemic repression of Black people and other people of color. To many observers, the protests appeared to be without precedent in their scale and persistence. Yet, as the acclaimed historian Elizabeth Hinton demonstrates in America on Fire, the events of 2020 had clear precursors—and any attempt to understand our current crisis requires a reckoning with the recent past.
Lawyering with Movements: A Conversation with Soffiyah Elijah and Derecka Purnell
March 9, 2022, 12:10 to 1:10 pm EST
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Join us for a conversation with Soffiyah Elijah, Executive Director of Alliance of Families for Justice, and Derecka Purnell, CLS Scholar in Residence and author of Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom, to discuss lawyering with communities and movements to transform the justice system in New York City and the nation. Elijah and Purnell will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the current moment in the struggle against criminal law system injustices. Prof. Amber Baylor and Omavi Shukur, Practitioner-in-Residence at the Initiative for a Just Society, will co-moderate this discussion.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shocked the world. International law experts Matthew Waxman, Liviu Librescu Professor of Law, and Monica Hakimi, Nathaniel Fensterstock Visiting Professor of Law, will discuss the invasion, the immediate responses of other governments, and the potential implications for the international legal order. The discussion will be moderated by the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, Professor David Pozen. Lunch will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Supreme Court Reform: A Conversation with the CLS Commissioners
Wednesday, January 26, 12:10–1:00pm
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Supreme Court Reform: A Conversation with the CLS Commissioners from Columbia Law School on Vimeo.
Last month, President Biden's Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much-anticipated final report. Professor Kate Andrias served as the commission's rapporteur, and Professors Bert Huang and Olatunde Johnson served as members. Please join Professors Andrias, Huang, and Johnson for a special discussion of the commission and the future of the Court, to be moderated by Professor David Pozen.
52 States: The Case for D.C. and Puerto Rico Statehood
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
Case Lounge, Room 701
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
The Center for Constiutional Governance hosts a panel discussion featuring:
Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus
Columbia Law School
George Welwood Murray Professor of Legal History
George Derek Musgrove
University of Maryland, Baltimore Counry
Associate Professor of History
Author, Chocolate City
Moderated by:
Jessica Bulman-Pozen
Columbia Law School
Betts Professor of Law
Defending (and Achieving?) Democracy: A Conversation with Professors Olatunde Johnson and Jed Purdy
October 13, 2021
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SCOTUS Roundup
September 13, 2021
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Anti-Racism Steering Committee End of Year Update
April 12, 2021 at 12:10pm
Please join the Anti-Racism Steering Committee to discuss the Steering Committee’s work and to respond to questions in real-time. Check your email for the registration link.
This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Student Services, and the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, and the Anti-Racism Steering Committee.
Anti-Asian Bias and Violence: How Can We Respond?
April 7, 2021 at 12:10pm
Topic: How Rights Went Wrong: A Book Talk by Professor Jamal Greene
March 17, 2021 11:50 AM
Topic: The First 30 Days, Forward: The Biden-Harris Administration
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 12:15 PM - 1:10 PM
Join CLS Faculty for a timely discussion on how U.S. institutions, law, policy, and culture may change under a Biden-Harris Administration, with a focus on the presidency, court reform, statehood, and economic law and policy.
Panelists:
- Kendall Thomas, Nash Professor of Law (Race, Law & the Office of the President)
- Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus, George Welwood Murray Professor of Legal History, (Statehood)
- David Pozen, Vice Dean for Intellectual Life and Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law (Court Reform)
- Lina Khan, Associate Professor of Law (Antitrust and Competition)
- Lev Menand, Academic Fellow and Lecturer-in-Law (Economic Policy)
Moderator: Andrea Saavedra, Assistant Dean of Judicial Clerkships
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Just Vaccination
Monday, February 1, 2021, 12:15 PM - 1:10 PM
Please join Professors Robert Fullilove, Terry McGovern, and Magda Schaler-Haynes '01 for a discussion moderated by Professor Kristen Underhill on legal policy, social and racial justice, and global equity issues raised by the production and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Insurrection and Impeachment: Making Sense of the Trump Presidency's Final Days
Friday, January 15, 2021 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Please join Professors Maeve Glass, Jamal Greene, Olatunde Johnson, and Daniel Richman for a wide-ranging discussion of last week's violence at the Capitol and responses to it. The discussion will address such issues as whether and how President Trump might be removed from office or barred from future office, whether existing laws addressing domestic terrorism are adequate, what to make of Twitter's ban of Trump, and how to confront through law the racism and anti-democratic attitudes that helped fuel the attacks in Washington. Professor David Pozen will moderate.
The Day After the 2020 Presidential Election – What's Next?
November 4, 2020
4:40 pm
While the 2020 Presidential Election is over, we are sure many questions still remain! Please join Professor Richard Briffault, Professor Edward Foley, and Perry Grossman for a discussion moderated by Vice-Dean David Pozen to discuss many of our post-election questions! Sponsored by Lawyers, Community and Impact, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life and the Office of Student Services.
25th Annual U.S. Supreme Court Roundup
Thursday, September 24, 2020
4:40 – 5:40pm
Join us for a discussion of the key decisions from the past term, and an analysis of the impact of the new Justices, in areas ranging from immigration to abortion to LGBTQ rights in employment to separation of powers. Our panel will be moderated by Prof. David Pozen, Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, and will feature Professors Elora Mukherjee and Suzanne Goldberg, as well as CLS Fellow Tom Schmidt and Nancy Northup '88, President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights. Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, the Office of Student Services, Social Justice Initiatives (SJI), the American Constitution Society, and the Federalist Society. Please check your email for the registration link.
Reflecting on the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Monday, September 21, 2020
8:00 – 9:00pm
Gillian Lester, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law
David Schizer, Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law
Payvand Ahdout '13, Academic Fellow
Gillian Metzger '96, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law
Antiracism Forum
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
4:40 – 5:40pm
Please join Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life David Pozen and the members of Columbia Law School's Anti-Racism Steering Committee for a forum. The goal of the meeting is to introduce the members of the committee to the Law School community, to share information about the Committee's ongoing work and future plans, and to hear feedback and questions from the student body. Please check your email for the registration link.
The Legacy of Slavery in the Struggle for Environmental Justice
Please join the Columbia Journal of Race and Law for a closer look at the connections between environmental justice and the history of American slavery, featuring Professor Maeve Glass and Alexis Hoag, Practitioner-in-Residence at the Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative and former LDF Senior Counsel. This discussion will focus on Zora Neale Hurston’s book Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" and the window it opens onto the life of enslaved Africans settling in what came to be known as Africatown in Alabama. The panelists will also discuss contemporary issues of environmental justice in African American communities.
Lunch will be served.
Sponsors: Lawyers, Community, and Impact, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, the Office Student Services, Social Justice Initiatives, Student Affairs Administration, Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies, Empowering Women of Color, Columbia Journal of Race and Law, Black Law Students Association, Center for Constitutional Governance, and The Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 12:10pm to 1:00pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 105
Book Discussion: "Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition"
Please join Professors Katherine Franke, Sarah Cleveland, and Olatunde Johnson and in a discussion focusing on Professor Franke's book "Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition." Lunch will be served.
Made possible by the Clifford Chance Thought Leadership on Diversity Lecture Series.
Sponsors: Lawyers, Community, and Impact, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, the Office Student Services, Social Justice Initiatives, Student Affairs Administration, Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies, Empowering Women of Color, Columbia Journal of Race and Law, Black Law Students Association, Center for Constitutional Governance, and The Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights
Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 @ 12:10pm to 1:00pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
A Conversation About the Place of Slavery in American Law
Please join Professors Kimberlé Crenshaw, Maeve Glass, Jamal Greene, Bernard Harcourt, and Kendall Thomas in a thought-provoking discussion that challenges us to consider the constitutive role of slavery in American law starting in 1619, the first year enslaved African people were brought to North America. Light refreshments will be served.
Sponsors: Lawyers, Community, and Impact, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, the Office Student Services, Social Justice Initiatives, Student Affairs Administration, Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies, Empowering Women of Color, Columbia Journal of Race and Law, Black Law Students Association, Center for Constitutional Governance, and The Eric H. Holder Jr. Initiative for Civil and Political Rights
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 4:20pm to 5:50pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 101
Understanding the Impeachment Process
Please join Professors Philip Bobbitt, Sarah Cleveland, and Jamal Greene for a discussion of the fast-developing presidential impeachment inquiry. What happened with Ukraine? What other grounds for impeachment might be considered? How does the impeachment process work? How might it play out, and what are the possible consequences? Lunch will be served.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 @ 12:10pm to 1:00pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
24th Annual U.S. Supreme Court Roundup
Professors Jamal Greene, Thomas Merrill, Gillian Metzger, and Carol Sanger will discuss the key decisions from the past term and major cases in the upcoming term, as the effects of Justice Kennedy's retirement start to become evident in areas ranging from immigration to abortion, and from the Second Amendment to the law of democracy. Lunch will be served.
Sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact series, the Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, the Office of Student Services, Social Justice Initiatives, the American Constitution Society, and the Federalist Society.
Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 12:10pm to 1:10pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
Power Struggles: Cities, States, and the Federal Government
Professors Richard Briffault, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Maeve Glass, and Jedediah Purdy will discuss the growing partisan power struggles among cities, states, and the federal government. As these governments preempt and react against each other, what is the impact in policy areas such as immigration, civil rights, and the environment? Vice Dean of Intellectual Life Bert Huang will moderate. Lunch will be served.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 @ 12:10pm to 1:00pm, Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
A Discussion of Immigration and Federal Detention Centers
Professor Elora Mukherjee, Sarah Stillman, and students enrolled in the Law School's Immigrants' Rights Clinic will discuss their experience working with families and migrants in federal detention centers.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 4:20pm to 5:20pm Jerome Greene Hall, Room 101
Inaugural Summer Reading Book Talk & Reception
A discussion of Devil in the Grove with the author, Gilbert King, which will be moderated by Professor Olatunde Johnson. The discussion will be followed by an informal reception where first-year students will have a chance to meet and talk to faculty, SJI representatives, and other students. This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Devil in the Grove recounts the fascinating story of NAACP defense attorneys, including Thurgood Marshall and Jack Greenberg, and their audacious journey defending four young black men falsely accused of rape in Florida during the 1950s.
The discussion will be followed by a reception in Drapkin Lounge, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.
Hosted by SJI, BLSA, and NLG.
Monday, September 17th, 2018 @4:30pm to 7:00pm in JGH 102B
The Fair Housing Act at 50: A round table discussion on the past, present and future of integration in America
A roundtable discussion with Lance Freeman, Professor, Columbia School of Planning; Diane Houk '83, Emery, Celli, Brinckerhoff & Abady (counsel in the fair housing challenge to Facebook among other high profile cases); Valerie Dent '93 -- First Deputy Commissioner, New York State Commission on Human Rights moderated by Professor Olatunde Johnson.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact Series, the Columbia School of Planning, and the CLS Journal of Race and the Law.
Our panelist bios.
NFHA v. Facebook
Easterchester Amended Complaint
Monday, April 23rd, 2018 @ 12:10pm to 1:00pm in JG 104
Law and Politics in 2018
Professors Suzanne Goldberg, Jamal Greene, and Alex Raskolnikov will provide an update on legal, cultural, and policy responses to sexual assault; partisan gerrymandering; and tax reform. Professor Olatunde Johnson will moderate the discussion.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Tuesday, January 17, 2018 @ 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm in JG 103
Faculty Film Series: A Civil Action
Join Professors Philip Genty, Bert Huang, Olatunde Johnson, Thomas Lee, Benjamin Liebman, and Kristen Underhill. Snacks will be served.
Plot: The year is 1979. The location is East Woburn, MA. Two drinking wells supplying water to the town are found to be contaminated with industrial solvents. Toxic waste is discovered the same year. Are local factories to blame? Residents think so. Based on a true story.
Co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 @ 4:20 pm to 6:20 pm in JG 104
An Update on Recent Developments in Law and Politics
Professor Kathryn Judge, Professor David Pozen, and Professor Elora Mukherjee will provide an update on the significance of recent legislation and policy addressing national security, speech, immigration, and financial regulation. A non-pizza lunch will be provided.
Co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 @ 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm in JG 103
The Impact of a Solid Majority on the Supreme Court
Professors Kellen Funk, Jamal Greene, Jameel Jaffer, and Gillian Metzger will discuss the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process and the impact a potential solid conservative majority might have on various constitutional law matters. Professor Olatunde Johnson will moderate.
This event is co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community, and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 12:10pm to 1:00pm in JG 103
Reflections on Charlottesville
Join Professor Olatunde Johnson, Professor Katherine Franke, Professor Jeremy Kessler, and Professor Kendall Thomas in a roundtable discussion on the history, law, and politics of the issues being raised as a result of the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia. Light refreshments will be served.
Suggested readings: “Donald Trump's Identity Politics” (The New York Times); “The ACLU's Free Speech Stance Should Be About Social Justice, Not ‘Timeless’ Principles” (Los Angeles Times); “Equality, Justice and the First Amendment” (ACLU Speak Freely blog); “ACLU of Virginia Response to Governor’s Allegations that ACLU is Responsible for Violence in Charlottesville” (ACLU); “The Debate Over Confederate Monuments” (Take Care blog).
Co-sponsored by the Lawyers, Community and Impact Series, the Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life, and the Office of Student Services.
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017 4:20 pm to 5:30 pm in Case Lounge
Good Old-Fashioned Park CleanUp!
In honor of Earth Day, join Student Services and Student Senate for a good old-fashioned cleanup of the 116th Street section of Morningside Park.
Should you have any questions, please email [email protected].
Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 10:00am to 2:00pm at Morningside Park
Beyond the 1L Curriculum: Shelley v. Kraemer
In Shelley, the Supreme Court held that a state court could not enforce a racially restrictive covenant. Still, residential segregation by race is a persistent feature of American life. In this conversation, scholars of contracts, property, anti-discrimination, and constitutional law come together to talk across the curriculum about a landmark decision and its continuing legacy.
Thursday, April 14th, 2017 @ 4:45 pm to 6:45 pm in JG 103
Beyond the 1L Curriculum: Gideon v. Wainwright
More than half a century after the Supreme Court first declared a constitutional right to state-provided counsel for indigent criminal defendants, access to competent counsel remains one of the justice system's most vexing challenges. In this conversation, a scholar of criminal law, a judge and former prosecutor, and two clinical professors who have worked closely with indigent clients offer their unique perspectives on Gideon's legacy.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2017 @ 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in JG 103
The Constitution in the Age of Trump
This panel will address the impact of the election on the constitutional dimensions and governance of the media, internet, press, national security and human rights. Confirmed panelists are Thomas Merrill (Charles Evens Hughes Professor of Law), Cristina Rodriguez (Samuel Rubin Visiting Professor of Law), Jessica Bulman-Pozen (Professor of Law) and Jameel Jaffer (Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute). This panel will be moderated by Gillian Metzger (Stanley H. Fuld Professor of Law).
The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Governance, Lawyers, Community and Impact, Vice-Dean of Intellectual Life and Student Services. Light refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 @ 4:20pm to 6:00pm in JG 103
The Immigration Executive Orders: What We Know and What's Next
Join the Samuel Rubin Visiting Professor of Law Cristina Rodriguez, Visiting Associate Clinical Professor of Law Jason Parkin, and Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute Fellow Mr. Waleed Alhariri who will discuss the impact of President Trump's Executive Orders on Immigration. Lunch will be served.
Co-sponsored by Vice Dean of Intellectual Life, SJI, Human Rights Institute, Student Services, and the Lawyers, Community and Impact Series.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 @ 12:10pm to 1:10pm in JG 106
What's Next for American Democracy?
Law, Culture, and Policy in an Age of Trump. Join Professors Tim Wu, Katharina Pistor, and Kristen Underhill for remarks and a discussion. Lunch will be served.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017, @ 12:10–1:10 p.m. in Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103
Pro Bono Opportunity: Election Protection
Help to ensure eligible voters are able to participate in our democracy while collecting data for meaningful reform so that our elections are free, fair, and accessible.
October 25th, 2016 @ 6:00pm to 7:00pm in JG 104
The Question of ID: Access to Vote and November 2016 Election
Professor Richard Briffault and Julie Ebenstein, Staff Attorney, Voting Rights Project, will discuss the history of voter identification laws as well as the impact of recent federal judicial rulings related to various states’ passage of these laws.
Thursday, September 29th, 2016 @ 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm in JG 103
Materials from the event: Presentation 1, Presentation 2
Policing the Police: The Future of Police Reform
A conversation with Professors Jeffrey Fagan and Olatunde Johnson will explore the possibilities and future of police reform in America.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm in JG 103
Materials from the event: Presentation