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The Role of the Judge in the Twenty-First Century
April 21 - 22, 2006
Conference Overview & Introduction to BU President Robert Brown - Dean Maureen A. O'Rourke (:46) Video | Audio
Welcome Remarks - Boston University President Robert Brown (4:35) Video | Audio
Panel I: Changing Times, Changing Roles?
Introduction - Professor Jack Beermann (3:16) Video | Audio
Panel Presenters:
- Honorable Alex Kozinski (17:16) Video | Audio
- Honorable Michael Boudin
- Honorable Guido Calabresi (19:37) Video | Audio
- Professor Judith Resnik (22:17) Video | Audio
Question & Answer Panel - Professor Jack Beermann, Honorable Alex Kozinski, Honorable Michael Boudin, Honorable Guido Calabresi, Professor Judith Resnik (34:00)
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Panel II: The Independence of the Judiciary
Introduction & Opening Discussion - Professor Ward Farnsworth (11:50) Video | Audio
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Reva Siegel (18:54) Video | Audio
- Professor Michael Gerhardt (18:30) Video | Audio
- Professor Erwin Cherminsky (14:45) Video | Audio
- Honorable Nancy Gertner
Question & Answer Panel - Professor Ward Farnsworth, Professor Reva Siegel, Professor Michael Gerhardt, Professor Erwin Cherminsky, Honorable Nancy Gertner (28:51)
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Keynote Address
Introduction - Dean Maureen A. O'Rourke (2:53) Video | Audio
Keynote Address - Honorable Richard A. Posner (52:30) Video | Audio
Panel III: The Judicial Role in National Security
Introduction & Opening Discussion - Professor Pnina Lahav (7:29) Video | Audio
Panel Presenters:
- Honorable Stephen Reinhardt (17:23) Video | Audio
- Professor Charles Fried (15:21) Video | Audio
- Professor Geoffrey Stone (17:57) Video | Audio
- Honorable Mark Wolf (18:19) Video | Audio
Question & Answer Panel - Professor Pnina Lahav, Honorable Stephen Reinhardt, Professor Charles Fried, Professor Geoffrey Stone, Honorable Mark Wolf (18:16) Video | Audio
Panel IV: Contemporary Judicial Case Management
Introduction & Opening Discussion - Professor Maureen A. O'Rourke (2:04) Video | Audio
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Robert Bone (21:17) Video | Audio
- Professor Eric Green (25:10) Video | Audio
- Honorable Gladys Kessler (21:03) Video | Audio
Question & Answer Panel - Professor Maureen A. O'Rourke, Professor Robert Bone, Professor Eric Green, Honorable Gladys Kessler (20:14) Video | Audio
Panel V: Judges and the Sciences
Introduction - Professor David Rossman (3:10) Video | Audio
Panel Presenters:
- Professor James Lindgren (17:48) Video | Audio
- Professor Jeffery Rachlinski (21:18) Video | Audio
- Honorable Frank H. Easterbrook (20:29) Video | Audio
- Professor David Faigman (21:00) Video | Audio
Question & Answer Panel - Professor David Rossman, Professor James Lindgren, Professor Jeffery Rachlinkski, Honorable Frank H. Easterbrook, Professor David Faigman (6:52)
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Panel VI: The Relevance of International Sources of Law
Introduction & Opening Discussion - Professor Robert Sloane (9:18) Video | Audio
Panel Presenters:
- Professor Steven Calabresi (21:46) Video | Audio
- Professor Sanford Levinson (20:54) Video | Audio
- Professor David Seipp (20:21) Video | Audio
Question & Answer Panel - Professor Robert Sloane, Professor Steven Calabresi, Professor Sanford Levinson, Professor David Seipp (15:22)
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