A Sampling of Brown Bag Lunch Talks:

"Listen (Doo Wha Doo), Do You Want to Know a Secret?" featuring Professor Gary Lawson and Professor Tracey Maclin

In 2002, President Bush issued an executive order authorizing the National Security Agency (NSA) to conduct warrantless surveillance of international calls and emails of U.S. citizens and others in this country in the fight against terrorism. Is it constitutional for the President of the United States to listen in on international phone conversations without first obtaining a warrant? BU Law Professors Lawson and Maclin debated this hotly-contested issue.

“Convicted, But Innocent” featuring Rhode Island Police Detective Scott Hornoff, who was wrongfully imprisoned for murder and later exonerated.

“Everything You Need to Know about the Constitutionality of Intelligent Design, Except for those things you need to know that will not be discussed” featuring BU Law Professor Jay Wexler

Professor Wexler discussed the legal issues surrounding the recent rise of the movement to teach the theory of intelligent design as an alternative to teaching evolution in public schools.