February 15, 2010 – April 26, 2010
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 3:50 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.
EVENT PARTICIPANTS
James Haggerty
President and CEO, The PR Consulting Group, Inc.
Amy Bach
Author, Professor, University of Rochester
Robert Freeman
Executive Director, Committee on Open Government, New York Department of State
Jonathan Greene
Writer, Law and Order SVU
David Rottman
Principal Court Research Consultant, National Center for State Courts
Robert Tembeckjian
Administrator and Counsel, New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
Dr. Shannon Bowen
Professor, Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Kurt Wimmer
Partner, Covington & Burling, LLP
- View a Video (2/15/2010, Amy Bach: Reporting on Ordinary Injustice) of this event (1 of 8 )
- View a Video (2/22/2010, Kurt Wimmer: Legal Issues Underlying a New Future for Media) of this event (2 of 8 )
- View a Video (3/1/2010, Robert Tembeckjian: Why Judges Go Bad and How the Media Can Help Keep Them Honest) of this event (3 of 8 )
- View a Video (3/8/2010, David Rottman: Governing State Judiciaries in Challenging Times: A Search for Coherence and Legitimacy) of this event (4 of 8 )
- View a Video (3/22/2010, Robert Freeman: Freedom of Information, the Legacy and the Future) of this event (5 of 8 )
- View a Video (2/22/2010, Kurt Wimmer: Legal Issues Underlying a New Future for Media) of this event (6 of 8 )
- View a Video (3/1/2010, Robert Tembeckjian: Why Judges Go Bad and How the Media Can Help Keep Them Honest) of this event (7 of 8 )
- View a Video (3/8/2010, David Rottman: Governing State Judiciaries in Challenging Times: A Search for Coherence and Legitimacy) of this event (8 of 8 )
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