News & Announcements - February 2012

Professor Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Stephen Vladeck, professor of law and associate dean for scholarship, testified Wednesday morning at the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on "The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans." View Vladeck's full testimony. More
American University Washington College of Law Welcomes Faculty from Ritsumeikan University in Japan
Today, the law school is hosting a delegation of four faculty members from Ritsumeikan University in Japan. The visiting delegation will join staff, faculty, and students at 2 p.m. in room 600 for an afternoon discussion on "Comparing Japanese Law with the U.S. State Redress Act" and "Gender Issues and Japanese Judicial Training Programs."
"Dead Man Walking" Author to Speak at March 1 Event
Sister Helen Prejean, anti-death penalty activist and author of "Dead Man Walking," will speak at the law school, Thursday, March 1, noon-2 p.m. Kirk Bloodsworth, the first person to be exonerated from death row through post-conviction DNA testing, will also give remarks at the event that recognizes "Annual Students Against the Death Penalty Day." View the LIVE webcast More
Event Addresses Equality in the Armed Forces Post-DADT Repeal
The Program on Law and Government, the Labor and Law Employment Law Forum, and the Lambda Law Soceity will host "In the Wake of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal: Unresolved Questions on LGBT Equality in the Armed Forces," Feb. 29, noon-2 p.m. Speakers will address issues such as discrimination against transgender service members, and the treatment of LGBT service members' spouses. MORE More
February Issue of the American University Washington College of Law E-Newsletter Available
The latest issue of American University Washington College of Law's e-newsletter is now available. This month's issue features an update on the future home of the law school campus, student accomplishments, faculty media mentions, and more. READ the e-newsletter. More
Clinic Information Sessions and Luncheon for Prospective Applicants
This week, the Clinical Program will hold a series of events to provide prospective applicants with information about the program and application process. Prospective Clinic applicants can speak with current students at the Clinic Diversity Luncheon held in partnership with the Office of Diversity Services Thursday, Feb. 23 at 12:30 p.m. in the International Student Lounge. There will also be a series of information sessions between Feb. 20 and March 8. MORE More
Event Examines Possibilities for Collaboration among the Reproductive and Environmental Justice Movements
The Women and the Law Program and the American University Law Students for Reproductive Justice will bring together environmental justice and reproductive rights experts at a Feb. 23 event to discuss how to improve hazardous environmental conditions which pose serious consequences for reproductive health in low-income communities. MORE More
ICC Team wins Special Award at International Commercial Mediation Competition
The ICC Team from American University Washington College of Law received a special award for Best Teamwork at the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition Feb. 3-8 in Paris, France. Sixty-six teams participated in the event. The members of the law school's ICC Team included Arli Christian (2L), Stephen Hornstein (3L), Kristen Ng (3L), and Jason Thelen (3L). The team was coached by Susan Orlando Liu, an adjunct professor of law in the Trial Advocacy Program.
OIRA Administrator to Speak at "Interbranch Control of Regulation" Event
The Administrative Law Review and Program on Law and Government will present "Interbranch Control of Regulation: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Influence, and Agency Response," Friday, Feb. 17. The event will examine how the different branches of government influence agency decision making. Cass Sunstein, current administrator of the OIRA, will deliver the keynote remarks. MORE More
Conference to Enhance the Use of Forensic Evidence to Expose Torture
Stakeholders from around the world will participate in "Forensic Evidence in the Fight against Torture," a two-day conference aimed at enhancing the use of forensic evidence to expose torture, Feb. 15-16 at American University Washington College of Law. The event is held in association with the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and with support from the European Commission. View the WEBCAST. More
Dean Grossman to Give Remarks at Law Schools in Melbourne, Sydney
This month Dean Claudio Grossman will travel to Australia where he will deliver remarks on "International Perspectives on Recognizing Human Rights in Closed Environments" at Monash University Law School in Melbourne. He will also meet with the dean of the law school, and alumni and students of American University Washington College of Law's unique International J.D. Dual Degree program. While in Melbourne, Grossman will deliver a lecture for the Human Rights Law Center (HRLC) and the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law. In Sydney, Grossman will speak at the University of Sydney on the "Future of the Inter-American System of Human Rights."
Conference to Enhance the Use of Forensic Evidence to Expose Torture
Stakeholders from around the world will participate in "Forensic Evidence in the Fight against Torture," a two-day conference aimed at enhancing the use of forensic evidence to expose torture, Feb. 15-16 at American University Washington College of Law. The event is held in association with the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and with support from the European Commission. MORE More
The Annual Named Scholarships and Awards Dinner Held Tonight
The Annual Named Scholarships and Awards Dinner is tonight, Monday, Feb.13 at 6 p.m. in the law school's dining room. More than 180 guests are expected, including student recipients, generous donors, friends, and family. Two new additional scholarships will be awarded: The Amanda C. Howe Scholarship honoring an alumna from the class of 2001 who passed away unexpectedly, and the Trishana E. Bowden Scholarship to celebrate Ms. Bowden's nine years with American University Washington College of Law.
Event Examines Health Information Privacy in the Digital Age
The Health Law and Justice Initiative at American University Washington College of Law will host "Whose Information is it Anyway? Health Information Privacy in the Digital Age," Feb. 14. The event examines the issues involved in protecting health information while still allowing access to appropriate parties in a time of technological advances. MORE More
Symposium Explores the Legal Impact of the Arab Spring
Join the International Law Review for "The Impact of the Arab Spring throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa," a symposium that explores the ensuing legal questions following the uprisings. The Honorable Ali Suleiman Aujali, Libyan Ambassador to the U.S., will be among the featured panelists at the Feb. 14 event. MORE

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Mock Trial Team Achieves Quarter-Final Finish at GMU National Competition
The Trial Advocacy Program and Mock Trial Honor Society achieved a quarter-final finish at the George Mason University National Mock Trial Competition held last weekend. The student competitors were 2Ls Ricardo Piereck, Parisa Abadi, and Cody Harnish. The coaches were Emily Livingston ('05) of the Office of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Johanna Newman a public defender in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Ralph Nader to Speak at "Americans Who Tell the Truth" Event
The law school's National Lawyers Guild chapter and the Program on Law and Government will present "Americans Who Tell the Truth: Ethics, Integrity & the Law," Feb 13. The event will feature the portraits of artist Robert Shetterly and presentations by his subjects on how the law and lawyers can help or hinder the truth. Ralph Nader will give the keynote address. MORE
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New Local Human Rights Lawyering Project Announces Founding Partners
American University Washington College of Law's Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law has selected Maryland Legal Aid and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid as founding Project Partners for its new Local Human Rights Lawyering Project. With funding from the Ford Foundation, the project will train, coach and mentor attorneys from both organizations to help them integrate human rights arguments and strategies into their daily work. MORE More
Child Trafficking in Ghana: Insights of James Kofi Annan, a Former Child Victim, Feb. 9
The Program on Human Trafficking and Forced Labor at the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law and the Hovde Foundation will host James Kofi Annan, founder and executive director of Challenging Heights, one of the largest anti-trafficking organizations in West Africa. Annan, a victim of child trafficking in Ghana, will address concerns with the country's law and policy enforcement regarding forced labor in West African fishing and cocoa industries. MORE More
Panel to Debate the FCC's Indecency Regulations as Framed by FCC v. Fox Television
American University Washington College of Law's Communications and Media Law Society and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property will hold a panel Feb. 8, noon - 2 p.m., on the constitutionality of the FCC's indecency enforcement regime. Proponents of regulation and free speech advocates will debate the merits of each side's argument in the case of FCC v. Fox Television, which was recently granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court. MORE More
Law School Hosts a Qualifying Round for the Stetson Law International Environmental Moot Court Competition
American University Washington College of Law will host the Atlantic Regional Qualifying Round for the 2011-2012 Stetson University College of Law International Environmental Moot Court Competition (IEMCC), Feb. 4-5. Nine teams will participate from the Eastern U.S., the Bahamas, and Trinidad & Tobago. The law school will host an opening reception Feb. 3 for competing teams, alumni of the law school's Environmental Law Program, and local environmental law practitioners. MORE More
Performance Tells the Story of a Child's Journey Through the U.S. Immigration System
The Immigrants' Rights Coalition at American University Washington College of Law will host "DE NOVO: A Child's Journey Towards a New Life Through the U.S. Immigration System," Feb. 2 from 6 - 9 p.m. The play recounts the true story of a 14 year-old Guatemalan asylum seeker and his legal struggle through the U.S. immigration system. A panel of immigrant children's advocacy experts will speak following the performance. MORE

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January Issue of the Law School's E-Newsletter Available
The latest issue of American University Washington College of Law's e-newsletter is now available. The January issues features an update on the future home of the law school campus, student accomplishments, faculty media mentions, and more. READ the e-newsletter. More
Event to Address Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
American University Washington College of Law and the Royal Netherlands Embassy will host a half-day conference on Feb. 1 to address the challenges women face in conflict and post-conflict settings, as well as international strategies on the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence from tribunals such as the ICC. MORE More

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