This week in the Law School
Prof. Aviva Orenstein will give the inaugural Buttrey Chair lecture, "Evidence of Religion and the Religion of Evidence," on Thursday.
Monday
The Pendleton Two: They Stood Up
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room and on Zoom
Part of Incarcerated Individuals Legal Assistance Project, National Lawyers Guild, and IDOC Watch's Prison in Indiana series, Jauston Huerta, a/k/a TheKingTrill, will present on the case of the Pendleton 2 — political prisoners from Indianapolis who were wrongfully convicted for their role in an uprising against racist guard brutality at Pendleton Prison in 1985. This event will feature a screening of the documentary They Stood Up about the uprising and its aftermath, which TheKingTrill directed. Moderated by Queen Lewis, Evansville Director for FOCUS.
Tuesday
AfL speaker: Erica Steinmiller-Perdomo
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
Advocates for Life will host guest speaker Erica Steinmiller-Perdomo, legal counsel for the Center for Life at the Alliance Defending Freedom, on "Legal Implications of Chemical Abortion and Chemical Abortion Injuries."
FedSoc: David Forte on natural law and the Constitution
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
The Federalist Society will host David Forte, professor at Cleveland State University College of Law, for a discussion of natural law and the Constitution.
Do we have a “Natural Rights” Constitution? Perhaps. But what we really have is a "Nature of Law" Constitution. If, as Chief Justice Marshall said, "The Constitution is law, binding law," then to know the “Nature of Law” is to know the Constitution. And to know the nature of law is to know and understand Originalism.
Food will be served. RSVP by 5 p.m., February 20.
Reproductive Justice Boot Camp
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Pack your stuff, because we're going to boot camp! Learn about the ins and outs of reproductive justice with If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice. This event is open to students with all levels of familiarity with reproductive justice. If you've ever wondered how you can join our movement, now is your time! Pizza, coloring pages, and various crafts will be available.
RSVP by 6 p.m., February 20 so we can order the correct amount of food.
Loyola Patent Law Interview information session
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
Every July, more than one hundred IP employers come to Chicago to interview law students from across the country. If you are a current 1L interested in IP (especially for those who are patent bar eligible), participation is a must. We will discuss registration, bidding, interviewing, and more.
Wednesday
Class of 2023 composite photo make-up session
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in 340
This is a make-up date for graduation composite photos if you missed the fall dates.
Job search: Advanced standing and international students
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Join representatives from CSO and the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association in conversation with alumni who have successfully navigated the U.S. job search as international and advanced standing students.
RSVP by February 21 for free pizza.
CPLA welcomes Crowell & Moring's Matthew Welling
5 - 6 p.m. in 120
The Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Association will host a talk featuring Crowell & Moring's Matthew Welling. Mr. Welling is a partner in the firm's D.C. office, with practices in its privacy and cybersecurity and energy groups.
Panel: Careers in immigration law
7 - 8:15 p.m. on Zoom
The Public Interest Law Foundation will host a panel of attorneys who will discuss their experiences in public interest immigration law. Panelists include: Em Puhl, Immigrant Defense Project; Glenda Garcia, Kids in Need of Defense; Brenda Solorzano, National Immigrant Justice Center; and Jason Covert, Taft, Stettinius, & Hollister. PILF members receive one PILF point for attending. E-mail questions for panelists to naravi@iu.edu.
Thursday
Graduate Colloquium: Yage Huang
Noon - 1 in 124 and on Zoom
SJD student Yage Huang will present her ongoing research for comments and feedback.
Managing a law practice in small-town Indiana
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Join Cory Sprunger, managing attorney and partner of Sprunger & Sprunger in Berne, Ind., to discuss strategies for success and innovative approaches to establishing a small firm in rural communities. Cory will be hiring spring interns and potentially full-time opportunities post-bar.
Free pizza will be provided. RSVP in CareerNet.
Originalist methodology
Noon - 1 p.m. on Zoom
Professor Lawrence B. Solum, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, will discuss "Public Meaning Originalism" as a theory of constitutional interpretation. His remarks will include an introduction to originalism as a constitutional theory and proceed to discuss the foundations of the originalist approach to public meaning in the philosophy of language and theoretical linguistics. Finally, he will outline an approach to the reconstruction of the communicative content of a constitutional text.
Inaugural Buttrey Chair Lecture: Prof. Aviva Orenstein
4 - 5 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room, on Zoom, and on YouTube
"Evidence of Religion and the Religion of Evidence" will explore how evidence law treats religion and how evidence law with its rituals and beliefs is itself a kind of religion, demanding faith and challenged by modern science. The lecture is approved for one CLE credit.
Register to attend on Zoom or stream live or later from YouTube.
ILS and ELS Jeopardy!
7 - 9 p.m. in 121
The International Law Society and Environmental Law Society will co-host a jeopardy! night for their members.
Friday
Mindfulness reset with POP
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Join the Protective Order Project and Thought Kitchen to learn practical ways to stay grounded and practice self compassion amid the stressors of law school and pro bono work. Cookies from Baked will be provided!
Application Collaboration
3 - 5 p.m. in the Student Lounge
A collaboration between CSO and DEI, the App Collab is a student-led workspace for individuals from underrepresented communities to tackle the job application process in community. Participants will research legal employment opportunities, draft application materials (including diversity statements), and apply to summer internships.
Snacks will be provided to attenders who RSVP by Wednesday, February 22.
Workshop: "When Justice Migrates: How Mobility Across Borders Reconfigures Rights, Equity, and Belonging"
1:30 - 5:30 p.m. today. See Saturday
This workshop brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars broadly concerned with questions of justice in an unevenly mobile world. In the face of polarized political discourse and widespread anti-immigrant sentiment, politicians and partisans across diverse national contexts have decried "out-of-control immigration" and called for heightened restrictions to resolve perceived "crises at the border." Hostility to variously defined "others" traverses the political spectrum within liberal democracies and it bridges democratic and autocratic regimes. These global trends have deep consequences for rights, equity, and belonging, and they require analytic and normative interventions by scholars working across disciplinary boundaries.
The schedule provides session topics, times, and the complete list of panelists.
Sponsored by the IU Institute for Advanced Study, the Milt and Judi Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession, Department of Germanic Studies, the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program, the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and European Institute, and the Center for Refugee Studies.
Saturday
Workshop: "When Justice Migrates: How Mobility Across Borders Reconfigures Rights, Equity, and Belonging"
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. today
The workshop continues. See Friday.
Announcements
Earthquake relief this week
The Middle Eastern Law Students Association (MELSA) will collect donations for the survivors of the earthquake that impacted Turkey and Syria. The devastation has left thousands without shelter in southern Turkey and Syria. In Antakya, a city of 200,000 in southern Turkey, 70 percent of buildings have been destroyed. MELSA has organized a fundraiser with community organizers in Mersin, Turkey, who are providing transportation, basic provisions, and shelter for people fleeing Antakya. Donations will be accepted from Monday - Friday this week. Find our table in the lobby during the lunch hour. Alternatively, email tattal@iu.edu for more information on how you can contribute.
Save the date: 35th Annual Rapheal M. Prevot, Jr. Barristers’ Ball
The Black Law Students Association will host the 35th Annual Rapheal M. Prevot, Jr. Barristers’ Ball on Saturday, April 1, 6:30 – 11 p.m. at The Woolery Mill. Tickets will go on sale beginning March 6. Additional details are forthcoming. If you have any questions, e-mail eventlaw@indiana.edu.
Screening and discussion: Becoming Black Lawyers, Feb. 27
Becoming Black Lawyers is a short documentary film featuring the stories of five Black lawyers who share their lived experiences of being Black in predominantly white law schools. They provide thoughtful and engaging insight and perspectives into the significance of Blackness in law school and what it means to become a Black lawyer. A reflection discussion will follow the screening.
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