Nov 06 Sat
2021

Trade 101: An Intro to International Trade and Law Practice

10:00AM - 12:00PM Online via Zoom

 Join the International Trade & Investment Law Society (ITILS) for a crash course on international trade law and careers, discussed by WCL professors and practitioners.

  • Presentation
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 06 Sat
2021

2L Refresher - Solidifying & Expanding Your Legal Writing

11:00AM - 12:00PM Zoom

Join the Office of Academic Excellence for a quick refresher on legal writing! We'll cover best practices for exam writing, options for future courses that teach different types of writing, WCL's Upper-Level Writing Requirement, and how to edit writing samples for job applications.

  • Presentation
  • Open To Students
Nov 08 Mon
2021

Reproductive (In)Justice and the Courts: A Teach In, Part II

12:00PM - 01:00PM Washington College of Law, NT08

On Nov. 1, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of the new Texas abortion law (SB8) —one brought by the Biden Justice Department and a second brought by abortion providers in Texas. The Texas law has been allowed to stay in effect, including by the Supreme Court, despite questions of its constitutionality. Please join the Women and the Law Program and the WCL Chapter of If-When-How for a rapid response conversation with WCL Professors Beske, Kraiem, Manian, and Wermiel as they break down the Oral Arguments and look ahead.

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 08 Mon
2021

Set Up to Fail: Refugees Face Barriers to Entry During the COVID-19 Pandemic

12:00PM - 01:30PM Online via Zoom

Join the WCL chapter of the International Refugee Assistance Project (WCL IRAP) for a conference on how refugees and displaced persons comprised one of the most vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this reveals significant inequities that need to be rectified. While the vulnerabilities of refugee communities predated the pandemic, the global health crisis exacerbated them in a manner that exposed the social, economic, and legal obstacles that refugee communities continue to face. As we potentially emerge from this crisis, join WCL IRAP as we explore the obstacles refugee communities faced during this time and how the domestic and international communities should ensure these persons are adequately protected now and in advance of the next emergency.

This conference will consist of three panels. The first will explore the economic, social, and legal barriers that refugee communities faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, including barriers to employment and access to adequate healthcare.
The second panel will specifically address the recent migration from Venezuela and the precarious situation of the thousands of refugees fleeing their home in the wake of a global health crisis.
The final panel will strategize ways to help refugee communities within your local area and abroad.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Nov 08 Mon
2021

IP at the Supreme Court Series: Unicolors Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz LLP

05:00PM - 07:00PM Online via Zoom

 American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court. 

Issue before the Court: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in breaking with its own prior precedent and the findings of other circuits and the Copyright Office in holding that 17 U.S.C. § 411 requires referral to the Copyright Office where there is no indicia of fraud or material error as to the work at issue in the subject copyright registration.

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff