September 17, 2008
Professor Matthew Dickinson of Middlebury College presented an assessment of the dominant themes animating media coverage of the 2008 election to date, focusing primarily on the nominating phase.
Author Archives: Daniel Wilson
Bush’s Law: A Conversation with a Pulitzer-winning Author
April 21, 2008
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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Symposium on America’s Constitution: A Biography
March 28, 2008
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.
“Bush’s Law” Author Spoke at IJPM Event on April 21
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.
Law, Politics, and the Media 2008 Lecture Series
January 30, 2008 – April 23, 2008
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.
Mark Obbie’s Law Beat named to ABA Journal’s Blawg 100
“The director of Syracuse University’s legal reporting program finds endless examples of shortcomings in the mainstream media’s coverage of high-profile court cases and other legal topics.” – ABA Journal (December 2007 Issue). Click here to view the Syracuse University Newsmaker Article on Law Beat.
IJPM Associate Director subject of Faculty Focus
Mark Obbie, IJPM Associate Director, is the subject of a recent Faculty Focus article at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
IJPM Associate Director named chair of University Committee on Copyright
Lisa Dolak, IJPM Associate Director, has been tasked with leading a new program at Syracuse University designed to address matters of copyright compliance and intellectual property protection.
IJPM Director Participates in Panel Discussion on the Rule of Law in Pakistan
Keith Bybee, Director of IJPM, was a guest speaker for “Taking it to the Streets: A Panel Discussion of Protest, Politics, and Lawyers in Pakistan.” Click the above link to view a video of this event.
Creators vs Consumers: The Rhetoric, Reality, and Reformation of Intellectual Property Law and Policy
October 26, 2007
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.