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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stanford Law Professor Emerita Barbara Babcock talked about women in the law and answered audience questions at the New York City Bar Associatio…

Thane Rosenbaum spoke about his book, Payback: The Case for Revenge, in which he argues that revenge and justice are not mutually exclusive ideas. In his book, the author contends that our c…

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Roger Gregory spoke about the importance of diversity in the federal judiciary, his recess appointment by President Clinton, and his experience as the f…

Panelists discussed the use of foreign law in domestic courts. Topics included the political as well as the legal issues and the consequences of using foreign law as well as untested assumpt…

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer delivered the Annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law. She talked about Justice Ginsb…

The panelists discussed “content convergence” regarding the First Amendment in the new world of entertainment and information. Topics included separating commercial speech from First Amendme…

As part of the annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, chief justices talked about their experience in the law. This program is the second hour of a pa…

As part of the annual Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Distinguished Lecture on Women and the Law, this program is the first hour of a panel discussion by women chief justices. Ms. Schafran moder…

Panelists spoke on the topic “A Look Ahead to the New Congress: What to Expect, How to Stay Informed and How to be Heard.” Among the topics they addressed were issues surrounding federal ju…

Following introductions by New York State Court of Appeals Chief Justice, Judith Kaye and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg, former U.S. attorney, Roxanne Barton Conlin, delivered the Gins…

Chief Justice Rehnquist presided over this mock trial of Thomas Jefferson, which explored alleged inconsistencies between his ideas and actions. The participants examined constitutional, pol…

Judge Wald talked about several judicial decisions made by the Court of Appeals during the course of the Witewater investigation. She spoke about the types of cases which appeared before the…

Legal and scientific scholars discussed the use and abuse of scientific evidence in litigation. They examined issues such as the conflict between the different languages used in both profess…

Representatives of law enforcement, civil liberties organizations and social service agencies debated how best to reduce crime in the U.S. They discussed what it is that makes U.S. culture s…

The New York City Bar Association held a panel discussion “Executioners, Jailers, Slave Trappers and the Law.” The panel of judges and law professors discussed the role of morality in judgin…