recent symposia and events
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Supreme Court Narratives: Law, History, and Journalism
Videorecordings of the symposium panels are available here.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 at New York Law School
This symposium examined the U.S. Supreme Court with a particular focus on the relationship between U.S. Presidents and Chief Justices at critical times…
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Visualizing Law in the Digital Age
October 19 & 21, 2011
Law has entered the visual digital age. How truth and justice are represented and assessed in court (and out) increasingly depend on what electronic screens display.
Decision makers these days watch documentaries of tort victims…
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Trial by Jury or Trial by Motion? Summary Judgment, Iqbal, and Employment Discrimination
April 23, 2012 at New York Law School.
Recordings of the panel and keynote remarks are available under “Program.” Speaker presentations and materials are available under “CLE Materials.”
– The New York Law School Law Review and The Employee Rights Advocacy…
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Civil Liberties 10 Years After 9/11
September 9, 2011
The conference marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that had— and continue to have— profound consequences for life, liberty, law, and security. Distinguished panelists offered a broad range of perspectives on the ongoing impact of…
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Lawyers and the Law in New York City: Ten Years After 9/11
Reception and Panel Discussion
Thursday, September 8, 2011, 6:30-8 p.m., reception from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Click here to view a recording of this event.
This reception and panel discussion commemorated the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the…
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Sharia in America: Principles and Prospects
Principles and Prospects
August 25, 2011: C.V. Starr LectureAugust 26, 2011: Symposium
This symposium discussed the place of Islamic law in the United States today and in the future, in a variety of legal fields including family, financial, criminal, and…
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Juvenile Justice Reform in New York
What Does it Take to Reform a Dysfunctional Juvenile Justice System?
April 2011What does it take to reform a dysfunctional juvenile justice system? Distinguished panelists discussed all phases of New York’s system, from police-youth interactions through post-adjudication detention and…
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Exonerating the Innocent: Pre-Trial Innocence Procedures
Examining a Novel Approach to Reducing the Incidence of Wrongful Convictions
November 2010Videorecordings of the symposium panels are available here.
Our adversarial system currently accepts that innocent persons will be convicted of crimes. This symposium examined an…
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Clinical Theory Workshop
25th Anniversary Conference
October 2010The Clinical Theory Workshop 25th Anniversary Conference featured scholarship presentations by numerous participants as part of the 25th anniversary of the Clinical Theory Workshop series, which has met regularly at New York Law School since…
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The Media and Criminal Law: Fact, Fiction, and Reality TV
Fact, Fiction, and Reality TV
April 2010The United States has a rich tradition of incorporating the criminal law into fictional stories that reflect and challenge our values. But with the rise of reality television, the lines between fact, fiction,…
