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IJPM Welcomes Speakers Participating in the Fifth Annual Law, Politics, and the Media Lecture Series
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IJPM is proud to announce this year's participants in its spring speaker series. Once again, the IJPM faculty have identified key issues hinging at the intersection of law, politics, and the media and have brought accomplished speakers to address these issues. From leaders in the fight to maintain a free an independent press to the Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, this years series will be an engaging experience!
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IJPM Faculty Fellow to present, "Supreme Court Justices' Leadership Styles"
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As part of IJPM's Faculty Fellows Colloquia, Professor Jeremy Blumenthal will present "Supreme Court Justices' Leadership Styles" on February 9, 2012 at the College of Law Heritage Lounge. Professor Blumenthal received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard and his Juris Doctorate from University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated cum laude. He is widely published on the topics of law and psychology and this is sure to be an engaging event. Click here and scroll down for a full bio on Professor Blumenthal.
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IJPM Faculty Fellow Andrew Cohen to present "Gilded-age Smuggling, Globalization, and the Origins of the Right to Privacy"
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Andrew Cohen (click here and scroll down to Maxwell Faculty Fellows to see a bio) is an Associate Professor of History at the Maxwell School and a Faculty Fellow at IJPM. The presentation is part of the College of Law colloquium series and will be held in the Heritage Lounge at the College of Law from 11:45 to 1:00 on April 26, 2012.
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Hon. Joanne Alper and Professor Charles Geyh to sit on panel discussion of: Is the Best Defense a Good Offense? The Ethics and Politics of Allowing Judges to Advocate Controversial Views.
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Moderated by IJPM Director Keith Bybee, this discussion features distinguished alumna and sitting judge, Hon. Joanne Alper, and Professor Charles Gardner Geyh, one of the nation's leading experts on judicial ethics, as they explore the the virtues and vices of allowing judges to advocate controversial views. The event is November 12th from 9:30am - 10:30am in Newhouse 3, room 250.
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Democracy Now's host, Amy Goodman, to present "Independent Media: Speaking Up for Democracy"
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Democracy Now! is aired on over 900 stations across the United States and beyond each day. Praised by Time Magazine and NBC's Meet the Press, Democracy Now! is the largest public media collaboration in the United States. Amy Goodman has received numerous awards for journalism and also writes a weekly column. This is a collaborative event between a number of schools and organizations, including IJPM, Newhouse School of Public Communications, and the Woman and Gender Studies Department.
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IJPM commemorated Constitution Day this year with "The Dynamism and Activism of the Roberts Court", a lecture presented by Lyle Denniston.
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Denniston is the most senior Supreme Court journalist in the country. He has written for the Boston Globe, the Washington Star, and the Wall Street Journal. He currently writes for the SCOTUSblog and reports for WBUR. During the course of his long career, he has covered one of every four Justices ever to sit on the high bench. His lecture was co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society.
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Cooperative project, co-PI’d by IJPM Director Keith Bybee, receives
grant from Social Science Research Council
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The Shar’ia, Laws of War, and Post-Conflict Justice Project,
is an interdisciplinary venture designed to raise the visibility of the
important rapport between Islamic and international law. The objective of this
project is to advance the public discourse on how these two concepts can work
together, as well as provide a resource for researchers, students, media
professionals, and practitioners (from the US aid, diplomatic, military, and
NGO communities) to learn from one another, develop networks of understanding,
and create new projects.
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IJPM Faculty Fellow David Cay Johnston Joins Reuters
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Pulitzer Prize winner and IJPM Faculty Fellow, David Cay Johnston, has joined the Reuters team as a weekly columnist. His column will begin the week of July 5th and will feature in the News & Insight sections for tax and accounting professionals. He will also be a regular contributor on the Reuters wire. Mr. Johnston has 13 years of experience with the New York Times and won his Pulitzer Prize by uncovering tax loopholes in the U.S. tax code.
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IJPM Faculty
Fellow Amy Bach receives grant from Echoing Green
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The grant
from Echoing Green will fund Ms. Bach’s groundbreaking approach to identifying
deficiencies in the criminal court system. The Judicial Outcomes Center will
evaluate local criminal systems on a court by court basis, rank them using a
number of factors, including recidivism and crime reduction, and assist the
courts in correcting the deficiencies. Currently there is no comprehensive
system to inform the public of the efficacy of its local justice system and Ms.
Bach’s innovative vision for creating better local courts will lead the way.
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Aliza Milner's Judicial Clerkships: Legal Methods in Motion is now available.
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Aliza Milner is an IJPM Faculty Fellow and has published a new book through Lexis. This book can be used as a text for "clerking" or as a desk reference. Among the topics covered are a general introduction into the world of clerking, instructions for writing appellate court briefs, a thorough discussion of drafting for trial courts, as well as insight for drafting opinions in both the majority and the minority. This is a must have for any current or potential judicial clerk.
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Keith Bybee's "U.S. Public Perception of the Judiciary: Mixed Law and Politics" in Jurist
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IJPM Director is featured as a guest columnist in Jurist. Bybee discusses the role of judges in the healthcare debate with a focus on the partisanship in the process.
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IJPM Director featured as Guest Blogger on "Political Bookworm"
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Keith Bybee's piece "Politics or Impartiality in the Courtroom?" was recently featured on the Washington Post's blog "Political Bookworm." The post discussed the ongoing tensions between impartiality and politics that surround public perceptions of courts and judges.
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