Access & Accountability 2024
The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic and the Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression annually bring together transparency advocates of all stripes to identify current impediments to government openness and to develop strategies for addressing them. Law school clinicians from around the country, together with investigative journalists, academics, practicing lawyers, and law students, explore […]
Taxation without Borders – Contemporary and Future Challenges for the Power to Tax
The CATS Network, initiated by scholars from Swedish universities, will address the inadequacies of traditional taxation regimes in our rapidly changing world. This initiative responds to the urgent need for innovative fiscal solutions in the face of retreating democracy, rising inequality, and climate change. Placing debates of tax law within the broader ambits of history, […]
Leavey Professor Michael Santoro Launches New Speaker Series on AI and Human Rights
As artificial intelligence integrates more deeply into daily life, its impact on human rights has drawn increasing scrutiny. While AI offers tremendous potential for innovation and economic growth, it also poses risks to privacy, equality, and personal freedoms. AI systems used in areas like law enforcement, hiring, and healthcare can produce biased or discriminatory outcomes […]
Thirty-Fifth Economics Institute for Law Professors
The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, invites applications for the Thirty-Fifth Economics Institute for Law Professors to be held at the Grand Summit Hotel in Park City, Utah. The program will run from Sunday, June 1 to Friday, June 13, 2025. The goal of the Economics Institute for […]
Book Symposium: Aziz Rana’s “The Constitutional Bind”
Robert L. Tsai and Zohra Ahmed will speak at The Program on Law and Political Economy at Harvard Law School’s Book Symposium: Aziz Rana’s “The Constitutional Bind” on Friday, October 25. As the United States approaches a pivotal presidential election, the symposium aims to spark meaningful dialogue about US constitutionalism, its contradictions, and alternative constitutional […]
New England Clinical Conference: Teaching and Practicing Resilience in an Age of Hyperawareness
Brian Wilson will present at UCONN Law School’s New England Clinical Conference: Teaching and Practicing Resilience in an Age of Hyperawareness. The conference will be held from November 7 to 8, in Hartford, Connecticut. In today’s legal landscape, marked by rapid changes and voluminous information about problems we can do little to change, both law […]
Seminar on the Law & Political Economy Project
Frederick Tung will attend the Antonin Scalia Law School’s Law & Economics Center Seminar on the Law & Political Economy Project from October 20-23 in San Diego, CA. The Law & Economics Center has launched a series of programs to examine what has been named the “Law & Political Economy Project” (LPE) by its founders at Yale Law School. […]
Re-shifting Foundations of Brown: Diversity in Education
Jonathan Feingold will be a Symposium Panelist on “Re-shifting Foundations of Brown: Diversity in Education” hosted by Washburn University School of Law on November 7.
Casework Basics: Agency Responsiveness to Congress
Sean J. Kealy will speak at PopVox Foundation’s Casework Basics: Agency Responsiveness to Congress training on Tuesday, October 1 from 3:00–4:00pm. In this webinar, Sean will share some of his research and findings, as well as his recommendations to agencies on improving responsiveness to Congressional offices.
After SFFA v. Harvard/UNC: Affirmative Action and Beyond
Jonathan Feingold will speak at the APSA Roundtable “After SFFA v. Harvard/UNC: Affirmative Action and Beyond” on Thursday, September 5. The talk will be from 10–11:30am in Philadelphia. About the session: In the summer of 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision that significantly narrowed the consideration of race in college admissions. This roundtable brings […]