Explore our comprehensive collection of annual lectures at the BU School of Law, where leading legal minds converge to share insights and expertise.
The Pike Lecture featuring Elyn Saks
Thursday, February 4, 2021 12:45 – 2:00 pm Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Register Today Zoom Webinar USC Gould School of Law Professor Elyn Saks will deliver the Annual Pike Lecture, focusing on her memoir, “The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.” About the Speaker Elyn Saks is Orrin B. Evans Distinguished Professor of Law, […]
Andrew Lelling, The Role of the United States Attorney
Delivered by Andrew Lelling, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Monday, October 19, 2020 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Register Today Mr. Lelling’s wide-ranging talk will include comments on the role of the United States Attorney as enforcer of federal law, the college admissions scandal, police reform investigations and litigation, […]
Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism featuring Laura Gómez
Please join us as Professor Laura Gómez from UCLA School of Law discusses her new book, “Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism.” Monday, November 9, 2020 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Register Today Abstract Excerpted from the Introduction Inventing Latinos interrogates the how and why of Latinx identity becoming a distinctive […]
The Kleh Lecture
Contractual Intimacies: British Indentureship, from Kolkata to Kingston By Eddie Bruce-Jones Monday, October 5, 2020 12:45 – 2:00 pm Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Register Today The British colonial system of indentureship, bridging enslavement with the Windrush Era, was established to sustain global sugar production after the abolition of slavery, sending 1.5 million Indian and Chinese […]
Marijuana Law 2020: Lessons from the Past, Ideas for the Future
Thursday, November 12, 2020. A Virtual Boston University Law Review Conference.
Human Trafficking at the Crossroads
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act at 20: Emerging Challenges & Solutions April 10, 2020 9:00 a.m.– 6:30 p.m. Boston University School of Law 765 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA Register Today This conference will celebrate the successes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act at its 20-year anniversary. Presenters and panelists will discuss emerging legal challenges to […]
The Annual Distinguished Lecture presented by Melissa Murray | April 1, 2021
Race-ing Roe: Reproductive Justice, Racial Justice, and the Battle for Roe v. Wade Thursday, April 1th, 2021 12:45 – 2:00 pm To join this lecture via zoom. Register Here. This Lecture will be presented as a zoom webinar. The Annual Distinguished Lecture will be held on Thursday, April 1st, 2021 featuring Melissa Murray. Murray is […]
Who’s the Bigot?
Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law Monday, October 26, 2020 12:45–2:00 p.m. This symposium celebrates the publication of Who’s the Bigot?: Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights Law authored by Linda McClain, followed by a panel discussion by three eminent legal scholars. After panelists comment on Professor McClain’s book, McClain […]
Deference: The Legal Concept and the Legal Practice
Monday, March 2, 2020 Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall 12:45 – 2:00 pm Register Today Buy Tickets on Eventbrite This symposium celebrates the publication of Deference: The Legal Concept and the Legal Practice coauthored by Gary Lawson and Guy I. Seidman. This book’s goal is to provide a definition of and vocabulary for […]
The Centenary of the 19th Amendment: New Reflections on the History and Future of Gender, Representation, and Citizenship Rights
Friday, September 25, 2020 Boston University School of Law Please note this Conference will be presented virtually. More information to come.Buy Tickets on Eventbrite Register Today This one-day conference will feature presentations and discussions by legal and political science scholars, political practitioners, and others reflecting on lessons from the centenary of the 19th Amendment to the […]