The goal of the Law, Politics, & the Media subject journal is to publish abstracts of working papers and articles that promote a more integrated understanding of law, courts, and their environment. To this end, the journal seeks scholarship that addresses any combination of legal, political, and media-related themes in the analysis of legal institutions, beliefs, and practices. The journal is open to work from the social sciences, the humanities, and the legal academy. Papers and articles that focus on the United States, as well as scholarship that is comparative or international in scope, are welcome.

Bert Brandenburg, the Executive Director of the Justice at Stake Campaign, will be on-campus to speak about “Judicial Elections Through the Eyes and Ears of Voters.” Event will be held at 3:50pm on Monday 2/23 in Room 204 at the Syracuse University College of Law.

Jo Thomas will present her lecture on Monday 2/9 at 3:50pm in Room 204 at the College of Law.

IJPM Associate Director Lisa Dolak and Dr. Blaine Bettinger’s article, “The United States Patent System in the Media Mirror,” was selected as one of the best articles relating to patent law that was published in 2008.  The article originally appeared in 58 Syracuse L. Rev. (2008) as a part of the IJPM-sponsored “Creators vs. Consumers” symposium and is now available in the inaugural edition of the Patent Law Review, published by Thomson Reuters.

Mr. Sherman will present his lecture on Monday 2/2 at 3:50pm in Room 204 at the College of Law.

IJPM will host an informational session for College of Law students on Thursday, October 23rd, at 11:45 a.m. in Room 204 at the College of Law.  This session will provide students with specifics on the Law, Politics, and the Media Certificate Program and the Law, Politics, and the Media Course offered in the spring semester.

Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor of the Arizona Supreme Court took time to visit the Syracuse University campus for a lunch discussion with IJPM and a number of students from the College of Law.