BWLC Symposium: The Collateral Damage of Dobbs on Women’s Health: Beyond Abortion Care
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it upended half a century of established jurisprudence – leaving in its wake a convoluted legal landscape, and eliminating access to vital reproductive care for millions. The fallout includes a wider range of health issues affecting women undergoing cancer treatment, using assisted fertility, entering menopause, and more. […]
The Corporation and the Public Interest: The Environment, Diversity, and Human Rights
Transatlantic Perspectives on Legislating AI
Legislators in the United States and Europe are moving quickly to regulate artificial intelligence to minimize its risks to privacy, safety, and security while benefiting from its efficiencies in industry, governance, and society. While the European Union has moved ahead with more omnibus legislation like the AI Act, the Digital Services Act, and the General […]
Antisemitism: Then and Now
ABOUT THE PANELISTS Kerice Doten-Snitker is a social scientist and Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. She received a PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington and previously held positions at the Carlos III – Juan March Institute and Chapman University. Across her work, she pursues three lines of inquiry: how interests […]
US Supreme Court Annual Review Webinar 2024: A Look Back at Blockbuster Decisions in the 2023-2024 Term
After a tumultuous year in 2022-2023, the Supreme Court again issued a number of blockbuster decisions in its 2023-2024 term. This program brings together three distinguished panelists from Massachusetts academia, private practice, and the public sector to discuss some of this term’s most important Supreme Court decisions.
Untangling Germany’s Election Results
Late in 2024 — a year which saw some two billion people in sixty countries cast ballots in national elections — German authorities scheduled elections of their own for early 2025. This followed the collapse of the coalition government that included Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ Social Democratic Party. The fall of the so-called “traffic light coalition” coincided […]
Universal Ownership, Systematic Stewardship: Whatever You Call It, Where Do We Stand?
The NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series is a new global joint initiative between Nanyang Business School (NBS), Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) to facilitate the knowledge exchanges between academics, practitioners, and policymakers in sustainable business. The series provides monthly in-person or online public lectures. Each lecture will feature a leading […]
Seton Hall Legislative Journal Symposium on the Affordable Care Act
Seton Hall University School of Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy and the Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law are co-hosting a Spring Symposium on the Affordable Care Act. This Symposium will focus on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on health equity. Panels will analyze how key Affordable Care Act provisions advanced […]
2nd Annual Legislation Watch
A discussion of bills in Congress and state legislatures that impact public health as legislative sessions for 2025 begin. Speakers: George Annas, Tim Callaghan, Nicole Huberfield, Liz McCuskey, Matt Motta, Michael Ulrich
Legal History Workshop: Rory Van Loo, The New Consumer Law
Prof. Rory Van Loo (Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law) will present at the Harvard Legal History Workshop on Monday, February 17, at 3:45-5:45pm in WCC 3007. His paper is titled “The New Consumer Law.” Snacks and beverages will be served.