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Georgetown Law Establishes the Brennan Professorship

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST

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Georgetown Law Establishes Brennan Professorship

For Immediate Release
February 2, 2010

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Professor Lazarus

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Georgetown University Law Center Interim Dean Judith Areen is pleased to announce the appointment of Georgetown Law Professor Richard Lazarus to the newly established Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Professorship. He will be formally installed in a ceremony at the Law Center on February 3.

"Richard Lazarus is one of the nation’s foremost Supreme Court scholars. He is ideally suited to hold this professorship," said Areen. "We are deeply grateful to the generous alumnus who endowed the professorship in honor of his friend, Justice Brennan."

Lazarus has served on the Georgetown law faculty since 1996, where he teaches courses on environmental law, the U.S. Supreme Court and torts.

Lazarus obtained a B.S. in chemistry and a B.A. in economics from the University of Illinois. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he served twice at the U.S. Department of Justice, first as an attorney with the Environment and Natural Resources Division (1979-1983) and later as an assistant to the Solicitor General (1986-1989). He began his academic career at Indiana University-Bloomington (1983-1986) and joined the law school faculty of Washington University in St. Louis in 1989.

Lazarus is the faculty director of the Law Center’s Supreme Court Institute, which conducts a wide variety of programs designed to promote a deeper understanding of the Court among law students, law faculty, the legal profession and the nation. The Institute’s signature moot court program, provides rigorous practice sessions for advocates in about 95 percent of the Court’s cases on a strictly non-partisan, pro bono basis.

Lazarus’ primary areas of legal scholarship are environmental and natural resources law, with particular emphasis on constitutional law and the Supreme Court. He has published articles on a wide variety of topics, as well as two books, The Making of Environmental Law (U. Chicago 2004), and Environmental Law Stories (Aspen Press 2005, co-edited with O. Houck).

Lazarus has won the faculty teaching award at both Washington University and Georgetown University, and has been a visiting professor of law at Columbia University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, UCLA, University of San Diego and University of Texas. In recent summers, he has been co-teaching a course with the Chief Justice of the United States on the history of the Supreme Court.

Lazarus continues to practice before the Supreme Court. He has represented the United States, state and local governments, and environmental groups in the Supreme Court in approximately 40 cases and has presented oral argument in 13 of those cases. In lower courts, he represented the United States in U.S. v. Chem-Dyne, the first case to establish joint and several liability under the federal Superfund law, and in the California Supreme Court case, National Audubon Society v. Superior Court of Alpine County, applying the public trust doctrine to Mono Lake.

About Georgetown University Law Center

Georgetown University Law Center is one of the world's premier law schools. It has the largest full-time faculty in the nation and is pre-eminent in several areas, including constitutional, international, tax and clinical law. Drawing on its Jesuit heritage, it has a strong tradition of public service and is dedicated to the principle that law is but a means, justice is the end. With this principle in mind, Georgetown Law has built an environment that cultivates an exchange of ideas and the pursuit of academic excellence. It brings together an extraordinarily varied group of teachers, scholars and practitioners, as well as an outstanding student body representing more than 60 countries.

Opics Info Session

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

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Barristers Council Meeting

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

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Caperton V. Massey Coal and Citizens United ("Hillary: The Movie") What Effect Will Two Leading Supreme Court Cases Have on State Courts?

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST

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SCHEDULE:	9:00 - 10:15 Introductory Remarks T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Dean, Georgetown University Law Center Meryl Chertoff, Co-Director, Justice and Society Program, The Aspen Institute 9:15 - 10:15 am. Panel 1: Caperton v. Massey Coal and the Recusal of State Court Judges Bert Brandenburg, Executive Director, Justice at Stake Campaign Carte Goodwin, Partner, Goodwin & Goodwin, PC and Chair, West Virginia Independent Commission on Judicial Reform Pamela Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law, Stanford Law School Roy Schotland, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown University Law Center Moderator: Nina Totenberg, Legal Affairs Correspondent, NPR 10:20 - 11:20 a.m. Panel 2: Citizens United and the Election of State Court Judges Jan Baran, Partner, Wiley & Rein, LLP Karl Sandstrom, Of Counsel, Perkins Coie Bradley A. Smith, Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Designated Professor of Law, Capital University Law School H. Thomas Wells, Jr., Immediate Past President, American Bar Association Fred Wertheimer, President, Democracy 21 Moderator: Tony Mauro, Supreme Court Correspondent, National Law Journal 11:35 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Keynote Remarks: Choosing (and Recusing) Our State Court Justices Wisely Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice, Retired, United States Supreme Court 1:30 - 3:00pm Panel 3: Where Do We Go From Here? James Blanchard, Partner, DLA Piper and former Governor, State of Michigan Christine Durham, Chief Justice, State of Utah and President, Conference of Chief Justices Rebecca Kourlis, Executive Director, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, University of Denver and former Justice, Colorado Supreme Court Thomas Phillips, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP and former Chief Justice, State of Texas Moderator: Pamela Harris, Executive Director, Supreme Court Institute, Georgetown University Law Center 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Q&A with Justice O'Connor and Panel 3

A Conversation with General Petraeus

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:55:00 EST

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River of Innocents: Modern Slavery in Our Nation and World

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:50:00 EST

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WHAT:	"River of Innocents: Modern Slavery in Our Nation and World"
WHO:	Terry Lee Wright, Author, River of Innocents
WHEN:	Thursday, January 21, 2010, 12:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center McDonough Hall - Room 344 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
NOTE:	Wright will discuss modern slavery and human trafficking around the world and locally, as well as his experiences writing River of Innocents. This event is sponsored by Georgetown Law Amnesty International.

Barrister's Council Training

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

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Week 1 Panels

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST

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Week 1 Panel Sections 2 + 4

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Week 1 Panel Sections 1+3+7

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Barristers Council 1L Showcase

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST

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Carrots are Good for You: Incentives, The private sector, and Global Health

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST

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A Vain and Idle Enactment

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

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WHAT:	*"A Vain and Idle Enactment: Could McDonald v. Chicago* Un-Slaughter the Privileges or Immunities Clause?"**
WHEN:	Friday, November 13, 2009, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center McDonough Hall - Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
PANELISTS:	Alan Gura, Partner, Gura & Possessky, PLLC; Lead Counsel, District of Columbia v. Heller; Lead Counsel, McDonald v. Chicago; Georgetown Law Class of 1995 Randy Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center Kurt Lash, James P. Bradley Chair of Constitutional Law, Loyola Law School; Author, The Origins of the Privileges or Immunities Clause (Georgetown Law Journal, forthcoming) David Gans, Program Director, Constitutional Accountability Center; Author, The Gem of the Constitution: The Text and History of the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
NOTE:	This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Journal, the Georgetown Law chapters of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy and the Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, and the Georgetown Law Militia. The panelists will discuss the current Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago, in which the Court will decide whether the 2nd Amendment is incorporated to apply to the states. Following up on its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Court may decide to breathe life into the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the 14th Amendment, a clause which has essentially remained "vain and idle" since the Slaughterhouse cases in 1873. The panelists will provide a historical understanding of the Privileges or Immunities Clause, whether it can properly serve as a vehicle for incorporation, and the implications that would result if the Court adopts this position. A Webcast will be available at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast/. Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.

Kerry Max Cook 10th anniversary of his freedom

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

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Hart Auditorium Event Biometrics

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

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30th Anniversary of Sino-American Diplomatic Relations, Photo Exhibition Opening & Reception

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:45:00 EST

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O'Neill Institute Empirical Health Law Conference

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15:00 EST

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GEORETOWN LAW

Empirical Health Law Conference

Georgetown University Law Center
November 5-6, 2009
McDonough 200, Georgetown University Law Center, 2nd Floor
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001

AGENDA
Friday, November 6, 2009
8:30 am: Continental Breakfast
9:25 am: Welcome and Introduction
Nan Hunter, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
9:30 am – 10:15 am: “Are Restaurants Really Supersizing America?”
David Matsa, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Tamar Klaiman, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University Medical Center
10:15 am – 11:00 am: "Stark Contrasts: The Impact of Prohibiting Physician Self-Referrals on the Prevalence
of Overtreatment in Health Care."
Brian Chen, Shorenstein and Spogli Institutes, Stanford University
Jean Mitchell, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University
11:00 am – 11:15 am: Break
11:15 am – 12:00 pm: “Malpractice Standards of Care and Regional Variations in Physician Practice Styles”
Michael D. Frakes, Harvard Law School Petrie-Flom Center Academic Fellow
William McGreevy, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University Medical Center
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Round Table Lunch in Gewirz, 12th floor
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm: "An Empirical Study of HPV Vaccination Policy Making in the States"
Michelle Mello, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
Kathryn Zeiler, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: "Mental Health Care Consumption and Outcomes: Considering Preventative Strategies
Across Race and Class."
Barak D. Richman; Duke University School of Law
Brad Herring, PhD Program in Health Economics & Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm: “The Impact of Tort Reform on Intensity of Treatment: Evidence from the Heart Patients”
Ronen Avraham, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Randall R. Bovbjerg, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute
4:00 pm: Closing Remarks
Kathryn Zeiler, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Center

Aspen Institute Event

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

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Ryan Lecture: "When Law and Love Are Not Enough: King Lear and the Spectacle of Terror"

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST

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WHAT:	Thomas F. Ryan Lecture: "When Law and Love Are Not Enough: King Lear and the Spectacle of Terror "	Susan Heinzelman
WHO:	Susan Sage Heinzelman, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Women and Gender Studies, University of Texas at Austin
WHEN:	Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center Gewirz Student Center, 12th Floor 120 F Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001
NOTE:	Heinzelman will offer a reading of King Lear that explores its contemporary relevance to a world at war with terrorism.

Georgetown Law Forum: "Health Care Reform: Overdue Medicine or a Cure Worse Than the Disease?"

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST

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WHAT:	Georgetown Law Forum: "Health Care Reform: Overdue Medicine or a Cure Worse Than the Disease?"	Wolf Blitzer
WHEN:	Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center Hart Auditorium, McDonough Hall 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001
MODERATOR:	Wolf Blitzer, CNN Anchor
PANELISTS:	Sen. John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Indian Affairs Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee E.J. Dionne Jr., Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute; Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; and Columnist, The Washington Post Judy Feder, Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University and Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress Charles Krauthammer, Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post Rep. Stephen Lynch, (D-Mass.), member of the House Financial Services Committee and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
NOTE:	The Georgetown Law Forum is a speaker series on major legal and policy issues of the day. This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Office of Admissions, Law Alumni Office, and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.

Executive Compensation and TARP: Finding Equity in a Third Rail Issue with Kenneth Feinberg

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST

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WHAT:	Inaugural Georgetown Law - Aspen Institute Symposium: "Executive Compensation and TARP: Finding Equity in a Third Rail Issue"
WHO:	A conversation with Kenneth Feinberg, Senior Master for Executive Compensation Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, moderated by Clive Crook, Columnist, The Financial Times A panel discussion on the TARP and corporate governance will follow featuring: Chris Brummer, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center Nell Minow, Editor and Co-Founder, The Corporate Library John Olson, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Distinguished Visitor from Practice, Georgetown University Law Center Michael Oxley, Of Counsel, Baker Hostetler and former Congressman (R-Ohio) and Chairman, House Financial Services Committee
WHEN:	Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center McDonough Hall - Hart Auditorium 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20001
NOTE:	Feinberg will describe his work setting the pay for 175 top executives at seven of the nation's largest companies, which have received hundreds of billions of dollars in federal assistance to survive. A well-known Washington lawyer and mediator whose last high-profile assignments were putting a financial value on the lives of victims of the 9/11 attack and victims of the Virginia Tech shooting, Feinberg is deciding the pay for the top 25 executives at the American International Group, Citibank, Chrysler Credit, General Motors, GMAC and Bank of America, among others. This event is sponsored by Georgetown Law and the Justice and Society Program of The Aspen Institute.

Legal Solutions in Health Reform

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST

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9:00 a.m.: Welcome and Introduction
Nan Hunter, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Center.

9:10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.: Discrimination in Federal Health Reform
Sara Rosenbaum, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University
Steve Hitov, National Health Law Program

10:20 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.: The Constitutionality of Mandates to Purchase Health Insurance: A debate
of opposing viewpoints as to whether an individual mandate to purchase insurance is constitutional
Louis Michael Seidman, Georgetown University Law Center
David B. Rivkin, Jr., Baker Hostetler

11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.: Health Insurance Exchanges: Legal Issues
Timothy S. Jost, Washington & Lee School of Law
M. Gregg Bloche, O’Neill Institute, Georgetown University Law Center
Stuart Butler, Heritage Foundation

12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.: Key Note Speaker
Jacob Hacker, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University

1:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Closing Remarks
Sara P. Hoverter, Harrison Institute for Public Law, Georgetown University Law Center