Patrick Garry discusses Poverty

On October 9, 2012, Prof. Patrick Garry discussed how conservative policies can alleviate poverty in America at the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, IL.

Symposium: Corporate Social Responsibility: Changes, Currents, and Challenges

The Federalist Society is proud to cosponsor a lunch debate as part of the Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business Symposium on the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility. On Thursday, April 12, at 12:15 p.m. in Booth Hall, Tibor Machan and Bernie Black will debate on the topic: The Socially Responsible Corporation: Noble Endeavor or Misguided Approach? Lunch will be served.

Professors Calabresi and Koppelman: The Unitary Executive

On Monday, April 9, join Professors Steven Calabresi and Andrew Koppelman as they discuss The Unitary Executive: For or Against.

The even will take place at noon in LM204, and Giordano's Pizza will be served.

Alan Gura on Second Amendment Litigation: Thursday, January 19

Please join us at Noon in RB140 on January 19 as Alan Gura, lead counsel in McDonald v. City of Chicago and Heller v. District of Columbia, speaks on Second Amendment Litigation. Lunch will be served.

Walter Olson, Tuesday November 8

Please join us on Tuesday, November 8 at Noon, as Walter Olson speaks on the topic of his new book, "Schools for Misrule: Legal Academia and an Overlawyered America."

Searching for Equality in the Constitution: The Continued Necessity of the Equal Rights Amendment?

On Friday, October 28, Ronald Rotunda will join Professor Andrew Koppelman and Colleen Connell, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, for a panel discussion moderated by Interim Dean Kimberly Yuracko. Presented by the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, the panel discussion will take place in Booth Hall at noon. Lunch will be served.

Federalist Society Week

Please join us for two exciting events during Federalist Society week at Northwestern.

On Monday, Jordan Lorence of the Alliance Defense Fund will speak on the Bronx House of Faith Case and the First Amendment. The event will be held in room RB140 at Noon.

On Tuesday, Clark Neily, Senior Attorney with the Institute for Justice, will speak on Judicial Engagement. The event will be held at 4 PM in room MC195.

John Kunich, Free-Market Environmentalism Event Recording, March 28, 2011

Upcoming Events

Please join us for three exciting afternoon events next week.

On Tuesday, October 18, Professor John Kunich will speak at 4 PM in MC195 on "Banning Blasphemy: The Global War on Free Speech." Professor Kunich visited Northwestern in the spring to speak on environmentalism, and we are happy to welcome him back.

On Wednesday, October 19, Tim Lynch will speak at 4 PM in MC195 on the War on Drugs. Mr. Lynch is the Director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute.

On Thursday, October 20, Mike Paulsen will speak at 4 PM on the topic, "Captain James T. Kirk and the Enterprise of Constitutional Interpretation."

All events will include free food.

Dan Subotnik: Wednesday at 4 pm in MC195

Please join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 4 pm in MC195. Professor Subotnik will be speaking on the topic, "Speaking Honestly About Race and Gender In Law School." Lunch/Dinner will be served.

Dan Subotnik is currently a Professor of Law at Touro Law. He earned his JD at Columbia, and worked in the investment banking field prior entering academia, teaching courses on business and law at institutions including Northwestern Law.