September 24-25, IJPM, together with the Federal Judicial Center and SU College of Law, hosted a Law and Media seminar for more than forty federal judges from across the country.  The judges heard from IJPM Director Keith Bybee who presented on public perceptions of judiciary.  IJPM Associate Director Lisa Dolak discussed her case study on legal reporting, “Intellectual Property Law in the Media Mirror,” and IJPM Senior Advisor Mark Obbie presented about the quality of legal journalism and how to improve it. The first day concluded with a conversation with the Honorable Jon Feldman, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, and the Honorable Leonie Brinkema, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, about managing high profile trials.  The second day of the conference, Professor Rakesh Anand discussed judicial ethics and maintaining faith in the rule of law and professors Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald discussed the Cold Case Justice Initiative as an example of collaborative relationship with the judiciary and the media.