Clark History Series
The Elizabeth Battelle Clark Legal History Series brings several distinguished historians of law to campus each year to lecture and talk with students and faculty. The BU community and the general public are all welcome to attend. For more information, please contact any of the following:
David Seipp, dseipp@bu.edu
Gerry Leonard, gleonard@bu.edu
Kris Collins, collinsk@bu.edu
2008 Spring Speakers:
February 20:
Jed Shugerman, Harvard Law School, "The Rise of Judicial Review and Judicial Elections: Cause and Effect, 1840-1860"
February 25:
Jerry Mashaw, Yale Law School, "Administration and 'The Democracy': Administrative Law from Jackson to Lincoln, 1829-1861"
March 3:
Aaron Garrett, Boston University, Philosophy Department, "Hume on the Origins of Law"
March 24:
Laura Korobkin, Boston University, English Department, "Appropriating Law in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Dred"
March 31:
Kenneth Kersch, Boston College, Political Science Department, "Holding the Line:
Constitutional Conservatism in The National Review, 1955-1964"
April 7:
Dalia Tsuk Mitchell, George Washington University School of Law, "Corporate Directors: Trustees, Representatives, Agents"
April 14:
Michael Grossberg, University of Indiana School of Law, "Saving Our Kids: Child Protection in America"
April 24:
Sarah Gordon, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, " "Holy War: Secular Humanism and Women's Legal Activism, 1975 - 1990"