Advancing Pregnant Persons’ Right to Life Symposium
Boston University School of Law Thursday, February 8th 2024 Barristers Hall 9:00am–2:30pm In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, attention has turned to how a constitutional right to life recognizes and values the life and health of pregnant persons. This symposium will gather leading scholars to explore the jurisprudence of the “right […]
Debate: Do We Still Need Race-Based Affirmative Action?
Jonathan Feingold will speak at Johns Hopkins Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Debate: “Do We Still Need Race-Based Affirmative Action?” on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
Unifying Concepts: Critical Race Theory, Academic Freedom of Speech, and Democracy
Jasmine Gonzales Rose will present the 2023 University Lecture, “Unifying Concepts: Critical Race Theory, Academic Freedom of Speech, and Democracy” on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 7pm at the Tsai Performance Center. Established in 1950, the University Lecture each year spotlights the outstanding and thought-provoking research and creative work of a Boston University faculty member […]
Cybernetic Avatars and Digital Twin E３LSI Issue Deployment: First Symposium of the Moonshot R&D Project
Woodrow Hartzog will deliver the keynote speech at Keio University at the “Cybernetic Avatars and Digital Twin E３LSI Issue Deployment: First Symposium of the Moonshot R&D Project” conference on November 20, 2023. His speech will cover “Trustworthy Cybernetic Avatars: An Agenda for Law and Design.” The conference will be held in-person at Keio University, Japan, […]
“Crimes Against Humanity at the International Law Commission” The Kleh Lecture featuring Charles C. Jalloh
Boston University School of Law 765 Commonwealth Avenue Barristers Hall, 1st Floor Monday, November 20th, 2023 Please join us for the annual Kleh Lecture featuring Dr. Charles C. Jalloh, Distinguished University Professor of International Law Florida International University. Crimes against humanity are always in the news. Today, in relation to the conflict in the Middle […]
From Romer to Obergefell: The Supreme Court’s Rewriting of the Grounds for Protecting LGBTQIA+ Rights. And What’s Next After Dobbs?
James Fleming will speak at “From Romer to Obergefell: The Supreme Court’s Rewriting of the Grounds for Protecting LGBTQIA+ Rights. And What’s Next After Dobbs?” put on by the Boston University LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff. The talk will be held via Zoom on on Friday, November 3 from 12–1:15 pm. In this talk, […]
Harvard Library Copyright First Responders Present: Is Controlled Digital Lending Doomed?
Jessica Silbey will speak at Harvard Library Copyright First Responders: Is Controlled Digital Lending Doomed? A panel discussion about Hachette v. Internet Archive and of access to knowledge under the law on Tuesday, October 24. The event will be held in the Thompson Room in the Barker Center from 12–1pm, and is hosted by the Harvard […]
Weed Rules: Blazing the Way to a Just and Joyful Marijuana Policy
Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall, 1st Floor 12:00 – 2:00pm Please join us for a Book Symposium featuring Jay Wexler to celebrate the publication of “Weed Rules: Blazing the Way to a Just and Joyful Marijuana Policy” on Friday, November 17, 2023. Lunch will be served at 12pm, and the program will begin […]
Information Privacy Law at the Crossroads: The 2023 Boston University Law Review Conference
Boston University School of Law Friday, November 3, 2023 Classroom 102 The field of Information Privacy Law is undergoing a significant shift. For the past two decades, lawmakers and judges have attempted to protect people’s privacy by keeping companies honest, mandating caution, and requiring compliance with Fair Information Practices. These practices aim to establish secure […]
The Pike Lecture featuring Professor Rabia Belt
Professor Rabia Belt will deliver the Pike Lecture, “The History of Race, Disability, and the Right to Vote” on Monday, October 30, 2023 in Barristers Hall. This presentation examines the historic struggle for Black voting rights and analyzes it through the lens of mental disability. White supremacist advocates used racist stereotypes to argue that mental […]