The most recent events can be found below. Older events can be found at the Event Archives
Supreme Decisions: The Roberts Court in 2010 and Beyond
September 13, 2010
SCOTUS blogger and Supreme Court litigator, Amy Howe, will be at the College of Law to discuss her insight and perspectives about the current Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Roberts. This event is free and open to the public.
EVENT PARTICIPANTS
Amy Howe
Third Annual Law, Politics, and the Media Lecture Series
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...Read More »
The Undulating Role of Federal Judges in Sentencing
February 15, 2010
A conversation with the Honorable Sidney H. Stein, United States District Court Judge, Southern District of New York, about the changing degree of discretion given to federal trial judges in sentencing criminal defendants and the accompanying institutional tensions between the three branches of government.
- View a Video (Judge...Read More »
Jurist in Residence, Retired Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor
October 5, 2009 – October 7, 2009
Retired Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor will be visiting Syracuse University College of Law from October 5th to October 7th, 2009. While at the College of Law, Chief Justice McGregor will be participating in select classes and will be giving the convocation...Read More »
Law and Media Seminar for Federal Judges
September 24, 2009 – September 25, 2009
IJPM, together with the Federal Judicial Center and Syracuse University College of Law, co-sponsored a two day Law and Media Seminar for over 40 federal judges from across the country.
On the first day of the seminar, IJPM Director Keith Bybee presented on public perceptions of...Read More »
The Aspirational Constitution
April 27, 2009
Michael Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell, gave a lunchtime talk: “The Aspirational Constitution.”
Professor Dorf is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. After law school, Professor Dorf served as a law clerk for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United...Read More »
Blanchard Road: A Murder in the Finger Lakes
April 07, 2009
The story of Roy A. Brown’s conviction for a murder he didn’t commit was retold in the documentary film “Blanchard Road: A Murder in the Finger Lakes” After the film, a discussion took place with Brown and Alex Dunbar, one of the independent filmmakers.
Brown is a former Cayuga County...Read More »