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We Are Not Invisible: Improving Awareness of Human Trafficking Issues in Indigenous Communities

Understanding the Trademark Modernization Act

With three experts in the trademark field, this panel will break down the new Trademark Modernization Act, how it is used, and the effects it has already had on trademark law.

WCL Alumna & Author Chelsy Castro discusses her book 50 Lessons for Happy Lawyers

Join WCL alumna, author, and lawyer-turned-psychotherapist Chelsy Castro for a training on the science-based skills central to lessons from the upcoming book 50 Lessons for Happy Lawyers: Boost wellness. Build resilience. Yes, you can!

Some people will tell you that happiness is a choice. It’s not quite that simple. Happiness, like the law, is a practice. It is something we can cultivate—little by little and bit by bit—every day. While we cannot merely flip a switch and become happy, we can practice happiness, and Chelsy will use her skills as a performance coach to help you focus on how to achieve your goals in healthy and productive ways.

Brought to you by WCL’s Office of Development & Alumni Relations

The Legal and Public Health Impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

Join the Health Law and Policy Program for a virtual panel discussion about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, anticipated in June 2022. Expert panelists will analyze the significant legal and public health impacts of this controversial decision. They will examine interjurisdictional conflicts over abortion, self-managed abortion, maternal mortality, and reproductive health disparities.

This panel will be moderated by reproductive health expert and incoming Faculty Director Maya Manian. 

Expert Panelists:

Yvette Lindgren, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Rachel Rebouché, Interim Dean and James E. Beasley Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law

Thomas Wilson Williams, incoming Assistant Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law

We are pleased to cosponsor this event with the Women and the Law Program and the Program on Law and Government. 

Sea Level Rise and International Law: Assessing its Impacts on the Americas - Day 1

The conference seeks to gather scholars, practitioners, and diplomats to explore how the Law of the Sea and other international norms address issues such as climate change, sea-level rise and its impacts on maritime entitlements, statehood, and human rights. The aim is to enhance our understanding of the legal issues relating to sea-level rise and encourage further study and discussion. The conference will be held during the 73rd Session of the International Law Commission meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.