2009 Founders' Celebration Events
January
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JANUARY 10
Obama's Washington and the World -
JANUARY 15
10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration -
JANUARY 21
Patentable Subject Matter after the Bilski Decision - An Address by Chief Judge Michel - United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit -
JANUARY 22
Opportunities Day -
JANUARY 23
Jurisprudence and the Military Commissions ** -
JANUARY 24
Alvina Reckman-Myers First Year Moot Court Competition -
JANUARY 26
Valuing All Families Under the Law ** -
JANUARY 28
The WCL Externship Fair -
JANUARY 29
Information Policy in the New Administration -
JANUARY 30
The Role of Presidential Leadership in Advancing Civil Rights
February
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FEBRUARY 2
The Waite Court and the Legacies of Reconstruction** -
FEBRUARY 4
The First Annual Lambda Law Society Symposium on Marginalized Issues in the LGBTQ Community: Race, Class and Domestic Violence ** -
FEBRUARY 5
What Makes a Best Law Firm for Women? ** -
FEBRUARY 9
Dean's Diversity Council Speaker Series with Shirley Rivadeneira -
FEBRUARY 10
United Nations Committee against Torture Project -
FEBRUARY 11
Russia and the Rule of Law: New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affairs ** -
FEBRUARY 16
Indian Nations and Institution Building ** -
FEBRUARY 17
The Alice Paul Feminist Jurisprudence Essay Contest Celebration -
FEBRUARY 18
Secrets of Small and Mid Size Employer Hiring -
FEBRUARY 20
Civil Rights Litigation in the Roberts Court Era -
FEBRUARY 23
The Prevention of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment ** -
FEBRUARY 24
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Distinguished Lecture in Antitrust, Entrepreneurship and Innovation -
FEBRUARY 26
American University Law Revue
March
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MARCH 2
Fourth Annual Student Author Reception -
MARCH 3
Does SEXx Really Matter? What a Difference a "X" Makes! ** -
MARCH 4
Commercial Arbitration in the Americas: A Look Ahead ** -
MARCH 5
12th Annual Hispanic Law Conference: The Latino/a Agenda in the New Administration and the 111th Congress -
MARCH 12
Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century -
MARCH 14
William H. Karchmer Spring Moot Court Competition for Local Marshall-Brennan Students -
MARCH 16
Second Annual Freedom of Information Day Celebration ** -
MARCH 17
The Second Annual WCL Asian Pacific Americans and the Law Dinner -
MARCH 17
The Iraqi Refugee Crisis -
MARCH 18
Human Trafficking and the Sex Sector -
MARCH 18
Dean's Business Law Lecture with Rick Lazio '83 -
MARCH 19
EJF 16th Annual Public Interest Auction -
MARCH 19
Til Ballot Initiative Do Us Part: Marriage Equality, Religion and Civil Rights -
MARCH 20-21
A Workshop on Comparative Family Law: What is the Global Family? Family Law in Decolonization, Modernization and Globalization -
MARCH 20
International LL.M. Career Fair -
MARCH 21
The Tenth Annual National High School Moot Court Competition -
MARCH 24
Realizing the American Dream: Contemporary Challenges Facing H-2B Guest Workers and Their Advocates ** -
MARCH 25
Pathways to Employment in International Law -
MARCH 25
The Eleventh Annual Grotius Lecture -
MARCH 26
As Goes China, So Goes the World: Chinese Development and Environment Challenges ** -
MARCH 27
Inaugural Capitol City Challenge Mock Trial Competition -
MARCH 30
Picking Up the Pieces: Economic Policy in a New Administration ** -
MARCH 30
The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Solo Legal Practice
April
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APRIL 1
Creating a Pro Bono, Philanthropic Culture in Mexico - April 1
The Intersection of Asylum/Refugee Law and Islam - APRIL 1
10th Annual Peter M. Cicchino Awards Dinner -
APRIL 2
13th Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law -
APRIL 6
Second Annual Criminal Law Brief Symposium ** - APRIL 7
WCL Connections - APRIL 8
Free Trade Endangered: Protectionism or Pragmatism ** -
APRIL 8
The Third International Trade and Investment Trade Law Society Distinguished Alumni Dinner ** - APRIL 13
Examine The Story Behind Marbury V. Madison: The Great Decision - APRIL 14
Public Trials? Lifting the Veil on Military Courts-Martial -
APRIL 14
The Modern American Annual Symposium: Revisiting the Separation of Church and State in the United States** -
APRIL 15
Roots and Reality: Community Organizing, Law, and Public Policy -
APRIL 16
Tinker Turns 40: Freedom of Expression at School and its Meaning for American Democracy -
APRIL 22
Women and the Law Leadership Presents The Honorable Dorothy Toth Beasley '64 - April 23-24
Sixth Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections Female Fan Culture and Intellectual Property -
APRIL 24
6th Annual IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections ** - April 24
Is Chevron out of Gas, The state of JudicialReview 25 Years After Chevron USA Inc V Natural Resources Defense Council -
APRIL 25-26
The National South Asian Summit 2009 ** -
APRIL 28
Privacy Protection After 20 Years Under Reporters Committee ** -
APRIL 30
ALSA Reception
May
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MAY 17
14th Annual Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition -
MAY 21
William H. Karchmer End-of-Year Celebration for Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project in Schools -
MAY 22
Humphrey Fellowship Program Certificate Ceremony
** Indicates that the program will be offering CLE credit.