Major Events for Spring 2008

Feb. 4, noon, 124

Video* or mp3 audio

Panel: "A Step Forward or a Step Back? Race, Gender, and the Media in the Democratic Primaries"

The American Constitution Society presents a panel of Prof. Jeannine Bell, Prof. Lawrence Hanks (Political Science), PhD student Lori Henson, and Prof. Seth Lahn

Feb. 8, 4 pm
Faculty Lounge

Lunar New Year

Feb. 8, 7 pm
Bluebird

WLC's Annual Auction

The Women's Law Caucus presents its annual auction to support Bloomington's Middle Way House shelter and Indiana Law's own Protective Order Project.

Feb. 11 - 22

Video* or mp3 audio

Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition Spring Rounds

Read more about the Competititon

Feb. 19, noon
Moot Court Room

Video* or mp3 audio

PILF's annual Singing for Summer Salaries

The Public Interest Law Foundation's annual fundraiser

Thomas Kellogg, "Constitutionalism with Chinese Characteristics? Constitutional Development and Civil Litigation in China"

Kellogg is a Senior Fellow at the Yale China Law Center and a Lecturer-in-Law at the Yale Law School. He has worked for a wide range of non-governmental organizations in the US, Asia, and the Middle East, focusing on human rights and the development of the rule of law.

Presented by the The Indiana University Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business and Indiana Law.

Feb. 23

BLSA's Barrister's Ball

The BLSA's annual law school formal dinner and dance, the Barrister's Ball

Mar. 17
Moot Court Room

Indiana Tax Court Oral Argument

Read the case synopsis.

Mar. 19 - 21

Conference: Operationalizing Global Governance

Read more about the conference.

Mar. 21

PILF Dodge Ball Tournament

Mar. 26, noon
Moot Court Room

Talk: Prof. Richard Sander on "The Mismatch Effect of Affirmative Action"

The Federalist Society sponsors a talk by Richard Sander, a professor of law at UCLA.

Mar. 27, 3:30
Moot Court Room

Video* or mp3 audio

Symposium: Can and Should We Control Technology?
The Future of Stem Cell Research Policy

The 2008 Symposium of the Center for Law, Society, and Culture

Mar. 28, noon
Moot Court Room

Talk: Future Solutions for Iraq

The International Law Society hosts a talk by Amb. Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi on Future Solutions for Iraq.

Apr. 1, noon, 124

Panel: "Intersection of Race, Jury Composition with the Death Penalty"

The Black Law Students Association and the American Constitution Society co-host a panel on the intersection of race and jury composition with the death penalty in the U.S. The event will also address the constitutionality of the death penalty and the practical elements of trying capital cases in Indiana. The panel includes Criminal Justice Professor Marla Sandys; Paula Sites, Indiana Public Defender's Council; and Indiana Law Professor Jessie Cook, a criminal defense attorney practicing in death penalty cases for 28 years.

Apr. 3 - 4

Law and Drama Society Spring Play

Apr. 3 - 5

Conference: The Individual and Customary International Law Formation

Read more about the conference.

Apr. 9, 4:30
Moot Court Room

Documentary film: Mario's Story

Alumnus Bob Long, JD'71, shares his role in the pro bono case documented in this film.

Apr. 11

Induction: Academy of Law Alumni Fellows

Apr. 16, noon
Moot Court Room

Video* or mp3 audio

Annual Teaching Awards

The Trustees Teaching Awards, the Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award, and the Leonard D. Fromm Public Interest Faculty Award, given annually, pay tribute to the School's continued and steadfast commitment to quality instruction.