Contraception mandate debate leads to worrisome ‘corporate conscience’ concept, law professor warns
The controversy and legal battles surrounding the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act have led to a new – and worrisome – legal concept: the idea of a “corporate conscience,” warns Elizabeth Sepper, who teaches at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
Renowned Internet copyright lawyer, political activist Lawrence Lessig to deliver two lectures Oct. 10
Legal scholar, author and political activist Lawrence Lessig, JD, is such a
popular speaker that it’s challenging to get him for one lecture, so
Washington University is doubly fortunate to present an Assembly Series
talk by Lessig twice in one day – Thursday, Oct. 10 — on two
different subjects.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court needs devil’s advocates, law professor says
Many deplore the vast scope of the National Security Agency sweep of private phone and electronic communications and question the balance and fairness of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions about such activities. Others contend protection against terrorism requires such activities and that they must remain secret. Reacting to the public debate, President Obama seeks balance by establishing a spokesperson with the court to advocate for constitutional protection. A recent Huffington Post piece by Merton Bernstein, JD, professor of law emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis, says this move is desirable but not sufficient.
Assembly Series: ‘ObamaCare’ expert Jonathan Gruber to discuss why health-care reform is needed
Just a few days after the Affordable Care Act’s mandatory insurance component becomes law, the principal architect of the Massachusetts health care system and chief advisor to President Obama’s plan will be on campus to explain how it works and how it will benefit society.
MIT economist and renowned health care expert Jonathan Gruber will deliver an Assembly Series lecture on “Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It’s Necessary, How It Works” at 6 p.m. Friday, October 4 in Brown Hall Room 100 on the Washington University Danforth Campus.
Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series begins today
James Cavallaro, professor of law at Stanford, kicks off the 16th annual School of Law Public Interest Law and Policy Speakers Series at noon today with “The Toxic Effects of Drone Strikes on Targeted Communities, the Global Role of the U.S., and our Constitutional and Democratic Principles.” Cavallaro, a well-regarded international human rights expert, is director of the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic and director of the Stanford Human Rights Center, and recently elected member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. For more information and a full list of speakers visit http://law.wustl.edu/pilss/.
School of Law dean search committee announced
Holden Thorp, PhD, provost and executive vice
chancellor for academic affairs at Washington University in St. Louis,
has appointed an eight-member committee to identify candidates for the
position of dean of the School of Law. Daniel Keating, JD, the Tyrrell Williams Professor of
Law, will serve as interim dean. At the law school, Keating has served
twice as interim dean, as well as vice dean and associate dean.
SCOTUS preview: First Amendment expert supports rights to speech, assembly in Supreme Court brief
Anti-abortion groups are well known for demonstrating and sidewalk counseling at women’s reproductive health facilities, but a Massachusetts statute criminalizes even peaceful expression on public sidewalks near these clinics. An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case will determine the constitutionality of Massachusetts’ selective exclusion law, which applies only to streets and sidewalks near reproductive health-care facilities. “If Massachusetts can close off the sidewalks surrounding reproductive health centers to peaceful expressive activity, then the government can prohibit expression in a wide range of circumstances,” says John Inazu, JD, First Amendment expert and associate professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Law Dean Syverud named Syracuse University’s next chancellor
Kent D. Syverud, JD, dean of Washington University’s School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor since 2006, has been selected as the 12th chancellor and president of Syracuse University. He will begin his tenure as chancellor Jan. 13.
New video explores university’s academic integrity policy
No student arrives at Washington University planning to
cheat. And yet, 15 to 40 academic integrity cases are adjudicated every
semester. A new video produced by the Office of Student Conduct explores the university’s academic integrity policy and why such a policy matters.
Deadline for diversity, inclusion grant proposals Oct. 29
Washington University faculty and administrators with ideas for improving the campus environment for women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and other diverse groups are encouraged to apply for a Diversity and Inclusion Grant. The deadline is Oct. 29. Professor Gerald Early (right) speaks at a discussion on the “Delmar Divide,” one of the winning Diversity and Inclusion Grant proposals last year.
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