January 26, 2009 – April 20, 2009
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 be held in Room 204 at the Syracuse University College of Law from 3:50 p.m. to 5:10 p.m.
LECTURES
January 26, 2009
Justice Harold See, Alabama Supreme Court, “The Role of Judicial Elections in a Federal Republic”
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February 2, 2009
Jonathan Sherman, Boies, Schiller, & Flexner LLP, “The Media in Court”
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February 9, 2009
Jo Thomas, Former NYT Reporter, “Legal and Media Issues in the Nation’s Largest Domestic Terrorism Trials: The Oklahoma City Bombing”
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February 23, 2009
Bert Brandenburg, Exective Director, Justice at Stake Campaign, “Judicial Elections Through the Eyes and Ears of Voters”
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March 2, 2009
Midwin Charles, Midwin Charles & Associates LLC, “The Impact of Media Coverage on a Defendant’s Right to a Fair Trial”
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April 6, 2009
James F. Haggerty, President and CEO, The PR Consulting Group, Inc., “Litigation PR and Crisis Communications”
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April 13, 2009
Mary Flood, Legal Reporter, Houston Chronicle, “The Important vs. the Interesting – Reporting and Blogging from Court”
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April 20, 2009
Chris Nevitt, City Councilman, Denver, Colorado, “Cowboys and Indians Together at Last: Labor and Business Unite to Protect Judicial Independence in Colorado”
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