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The Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics,
and the Media at Syracuse University
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Event Archives
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IJPM organizes symposia and individual lectures throughout the academic year. A schedule of past events is listed below.
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2008 Events
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January 30, 2008 — April 23, 2008
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Law, Politics, and the Media Lecture Series
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The American judicial system today operates in a complex environment of legal principle, political pressure, and media coverage. The separate elements of this complex environment are typically studied by different groups of individuals working from different perspectives. Law faculty tend to focus on legal principle; political scientists examine the influence of politics; and scholars of public communications assess the media.
The goal of this lecture series was to serve as an introduction to the court system and its environment as a single, integrated subject of study. The lecture series featured sitting judges, practicing lawyers, and working journalists. Each of the lectures was held in Room 204 at the Syracuse University College of Law from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
LECTURES
January 30, 2008
Rebecca Kourlis, "Building Transparent Courthouses: Accountability through Strong Judicial Performance"
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February 6, 2008
Judge Joanne F. Alper, "Methods of Judicial Selection"
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February 20, 2008
Chief Judge Paul Michel, "The Relationship Between Congress and the Courts"
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March 5, 2008
Tony Mauro, "Media Representation of Judges"
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March 19, 2008
Judge George W. Greer, "Trials of the Century"
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April 9, 2008
Judge Rosemary Pooler, "Judicial Ethics"
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April 23, 2008
Dirk Olin, "Reforming the New York Courts"
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› View a Video (Justice Rebecca Kourlis' Lecture) of this event (1 of 7)
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› View a Video (Judge Joanne F. Alper's Lecture) of this event (2 of 7)
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› View a Video (Chief Judge Paul Michel's Lecture) of this event (3 of 7)
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› View a Video (Tony Mauro's Lecture) of this event (4 of 7)
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› View a Video (Judge George W. Greer's Lecture) of this event (5 of 7)
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› View a Video (Judge Rosemary Pooler’s Lecture) of this event (6 of 7)
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› View a Video (Dirk Olin’s Lecture) of this event (7 of 7)
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March 28, 2008
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Symposium on America's Constitution: A Biography
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Professor Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School joined us to discuss his book, "America's Constitution: A Biography." Also participating in the discussion were Paul Finkelman of Albany Law School and Ralph Ketcham, Thomas Keck, and Andrew Cohen of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
This symposium was sponsored by the Syracuse University College of Law; History Department, Syracuse University; Maxwell School Dean's Office; Syracuse University Graduate Student Organization; Edward A O'Hara III, Attorney & Counselor at Law; and The Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media at Syracuse University.
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April 21, 2008
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Bush's Law: A conversation with a Pulitzer-winning author
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Does the war on terror demand new methods of surveillance, interrogation, and justice? Are U.S. laws and courts behind the times? Or has the administration violated the law and abandoned American principles to pursue a new kind of enemy? Eric Lichtblau discussed his newly published book, "Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice" (Pantheon), which includes new details on the pressure brought by the Bush administration against The New York Times to prevent the publication of Lichtblau's Pulitzer Prize-winning revelations exposing secret surveillance programs in the war on terror. Sponsored by the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program and the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics and the Media.
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2007 Events
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February 06, 2007
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"The Media's Effect on Judicial Independence: A Kaleidoscopic View"
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Once the youngest member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Penny White lost her seat in one of the most bitterly contested retention elections in state history — an election that turned on White's participation in a Supreme Court decision overturning a death sentence. White, now Interim Director of the Center for Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, joined us to discuss how the media tends to portray — and distort — the image of judges and their decisions.
A lecture by Penny White, Interim Director of the Center for Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee. This event was co-sponsored by Syracuse University's College of Law.
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EVENT PARTICIPANTS
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Penny White
Interim Director of the Center for Advocacy and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee
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March 05, 2007
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"Jail for Journalists: Freedom of the Press, Confidential Sources, and the Demands of Criminal Justice"
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In December 2004, television journalist Jim Taricani was sentenced to six months home confinement for refusing to divulge his sources to prosecutors heading up the "Plunderdome" corruption probe in Rhode Island.
Jim Taricani, Investigative Reporter for WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, joined us to debate Dan French, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, over the freedom of the press and its limits. This discussion was moderated by Keith J. Bybee and co-sponsored by the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program at Newhouse.
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EVENT PARTICIPANTS
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Dan French
Former United States Attorney, Northern District of New York
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March 27, 2007
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"Are Federal Judges Political? Views from the Academy, the Bench, and the Press"
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Although the United States Supreme Court attracts the lion's share of public attention and political criticism, the fact is that only a tiny fraction of federal cases make it onto the high court's docket each year. On a large number of pressing disputes, it is the lower federal courts that have the final word. What role does politics play in determining who sits on the lower federal courts and how decisions on these courts are made? Should we be more concerned about the partisan preferences that shape those legal issues the U.S. Supreme Court does not consider?
Judge Carolyn Dineen King, first female Chief Judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; Professor Nancy Scherer of Wellesley College, author of Scoring Points: Politicians, Political Activists and the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process; and Charlotte Grimes, Knight Chair at S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications joined us for a discussion that was moderated by Keith J. Bybee. This event was co-sponsored by Syracuse University's College of Law.
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Charlottle Grimes
Knight Chair for Political Reporting, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
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› View a Video (Are Federal Judges Political?) of this event
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September 18, 2007
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"Supreme Makeover: Inventing a New Model of Judicial Openness on the High Court?"
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Although the Supreme Court has shown some signs of becoming a more media friendly institution, the justices still strongly resist the introduction of television cameras into their court. At the same time, many of the justices seem more willing than ever to grant television interviews and make media appearances off the bench. What can be made of the fact that the justices are increasingly putting themselves in the news even as they keep the media away from the Court? And how well are other media covering the Court in an era of dwindling news budgets but burgeoning law-blog activity?
On the eve of Chief Justice John Roberts' First Amendment speech at SU, a distinguished panel of insiders gathered to debate the relationship between Court tradition, modern-day news coverage, and public image-making. This event -- part of a yearlong celebration of the First Amendment to mark the opening of Newhouse III -- featured an address by Slate.com's Dahlia Lithwick, plus a panel discussion with Ben Wittes of Brookings, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Washington Post and veteran Supreme Court reporter Tony Mauro.
This event was moderated by Mark Obbie and was cosponsored by the Syracuse University College of Law and the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program at Newhouse. "Supreme Makeover" was also a part of Syracuse Symposium, a semester-long festival focused on the issue of Justice.
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Benjamin Wittes
Fellow and Research Director of Public Law, Brookings Institution
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Tony Mauro
Supreme Court Correspondent, Legal Times, American Lawyer
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October 26, 2007
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"Creators vs. Consumers: The Rhetoric, Reality and Reformation of Intellectual Property Law and Policy"
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The goal of the "Creators vs. Consumers" conference was to bring IP scholars into conversation with prominent figures from the bench, bar, industry, advocacy groups, and the media -- all of whom grapple with IP issues in the course of their professional work.
In addition to a keynote address by Tim Wu of Columbia Law School, the conference consisted of four panel discussion sessions:
Revisiting Abusive Trademark Litigation in the Expressive Media Context
The Patent System in the Media Mirror
Copyright as Intellectual Property Privilege
F.I.T.: Fashion as Information Technology
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Tom W. Bell
Professor of Law, Chapman University School of Law
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Donald Carr
Associate Professor, School of Art and Design, Syracuse University
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Lisa A. Dolak
Board of Advisors Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law
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K.J. Greene
Associate Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Carlos Ovalle
Computer Systems Development Specialist, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
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Susan Scafidi
Associate Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
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Barry Slotnick
Partner and Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Litigation Group, Loeb & Loeb LLP
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Timothy Wu
Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
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Frances Zollers
Professor of Law and Public Policy, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
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William Majarian
Senior Patent Counsel, Corporate Intellectual Property, U.S. - GlaxoSmithKline
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› View a Video (Revisiting Abusive Trademark Litigation in the Expressive Media Context) of this event (1 of 5)
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› View a Video (The Patent System in the Media Mirror) of this event (2 of 5)
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› View a Video (Tim Wu Keynote Address) of this event (3 of 5)
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› View a Video (Copyright as Intellectual Privilege) of this event (4 of 5)
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› View a Video (F.I.T.: Fashion as Information Technology) of this event (5 of 5)
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2006 Events
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September 19, 2006
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"Lacrosse Justice: Gender, Race, and Fairness in the Duke Lacrosse Legal Saga"
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Did politics and publicity railroad the Duke lacrosse defendants? Or were their accusers treated unfairly? In America, who fares better when a criminal trial becomes a media circus?
This special Constitution Day event featured Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor and Supreme Court Reporter, Slate.com. The panel discussion was moderated by Mark Obbie, followed by Lithwick's lecture. Panelists included Linda Alcoff, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science; Sanjay Chhablani, Assistant Professor of Law; and Tom Maroney, Professor of Law. This event was co-sponsored by Syracuse University's College of Law and the Carnegie Legal Reporting Program at Newhouse.
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Linda Alcoff
Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Syracuse University
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Sanjay Chhablani
Assistant Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law
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October 19, 2006
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2005 Events
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October 17, 2005 — October 18, 2005
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"Bench Press: The Collision of Media, Politics, Public Pressure and an Independent Judiciary"
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On October 17-18, 2005 in Washington, D.C., Syracuse University brought together over twenty leading voices from the academy, law, and the media to discuss the current status of judicial independence in the United States. “Bench Press: The Collision of Media, Politics, Public Pressure, and an Independent Judiciary,” provided a multifaceted examination of the topic, including a unique look at the media’s influence on the judiciary and politics at the state and federal level.
Co-sponsored by Syracuse University's College of Law, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, the “Bench Press” symposium was a truly interdisciplinary event that pulled federal and state judges, law professors, political scientists, pundits, and journalists into a shared discussion of the issues. The discussion was organized around a national survey of public attitudes toward the judiciary — a survey that was commissioned for the symposium and conducted by the Maxwell School.
The “Bench Press” symposium was held shortly after John Roberts was confirmed as chief justice of the Supreme Court and before Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination for a seat on the Supreme Court, prior to confirmation hearings. Because of its timing and its distinguished roster of participants, the symposium garnered a good deal of press coverage, including a live broadcast by CSPAN. The symposium also led to a collection of essays written by symposium participants. The volume, Bench Press: the Collision of Courts, Politics, and the Media, is edited by Keith J. Bybee and will be published by Stanford University Press in 2007.
The Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media grows directly out of the “Bench Press” symposium. IJPM shares the symposium’s commitment to interdisciplinary discussion and analysis.
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EVENT PARTICIPANTS
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G. Alan Tarr
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, Camden
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Jeffrey Rosen
Professor of Law, The George Washington University School of Law
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Theodore McKee
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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Thomas Mann
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution
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Tom Goldstein
Professor and Former Dean, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
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Stephen Gillers
Emily Kempin Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
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Charles Geyh
Professor of Law and Harry T. Ice Faculty Fellow, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
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Bruce Collins
Corporate Vice President and General Counsel, C-SPAN
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Fred Barbash
Staff Writer and Editor, Continuous News Desk, The Washington Post
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Joanne F. Alper
Judge, Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Circuit of Virginia
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› View a Video (Bench Press Luncheon) of this event (1 of 5)
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› View a Video (Bench Press (Part 1)) of this event (2 of 5)
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› View a Video (Bench Press (Part 2)) of this event (3 of 5)
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› View a Video (Bench Press (Part 3)) of this event (4 of 5)
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› View a Video (Bench Press (Part 4)) of this event (5 of 5)
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