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Signature Events 2012
January 12: Barry Friedman of NYU Law on "Policing Without Permission"
Prof. Friedman's lecture celebrates the proposed UCI Law Raymond Pryke Chair on First Amendment Law. Event details
January 18: 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Oral Arguments
UC Irvine School of Law will host the Ninth Circuit, which will hear oral arguments on three cases. Event details, including case briefs, judges' bios and security procedures.
January 18: "Post 9/11: Civil Liberties and Legal Implications"
UCI Law Prof. Mario Barnes will moderate a panel of scholars, including Dean Chemerinsky, as they discuss the impact on civil liberties of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the war on terror. Event details
February 13: Prof. Richard Hasen Chancellor's Chair lecture on "The Voting Wars"
A nationally-recognized expert in election law and campaign finance regulation, UCI Law's Prof. Hasen will provide a preview of his upcoming book in this endowed lecture. Event details
Renowned trial lawyer and founder of Harvard Law School's Houston Institute for Race and Justice presents the annual Al Meyerhoff Public Interest Law Lecture. Event details
February 17: A Conversation with Valerie Plame Wilson
Plame, the ex-CIA agent whose identity was leaked by White House staff, comes to UCI Law to share her experiences. Event details
March 2: Human Rights Litigation Symposium
"Human Rights Litigation In State Courts And Under State Law," a one-day symposium hosted by UCI Law Prof. Christopher Whytock. Event details
March 9-11: Legal History Symposium
" 'Law As … ' II: History as Interface for the Interdisciplinary Study of Law," a three-day, invitation-only symposium hosted by UCI Law Prof. Christopher Tomlins. Event details
March 12: Hon. Nancy Gertner presents the third annual Mark Robinson Lecture
The former federal judge now teaches at Harvard Law School. Event details
March 15-16: "Reigniting Community: Strengthening the Asian Pacific American Identity"
A student-organized symposium on legal issues concerning Asian American Identity. Event details
April 4: "Is Popular Right?: A Debate on Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review"
The American Constitution Society hosts this debate at UCI Law between Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Stanford Law Dean Larry Kramer, who will discuss whether courts are and should be the ultimate arbiters of constitutional meaning. Event details
April 12-13: "Pesticides: Domestic and International Perspectives from Science, Law, & Governance"
This conference is the 10th in the "Toward a Sustainable 21st Century" series, a collaboration between a private foundation and the University of California, Irvine aiming to accomplish more on significant environmental problems impacting society. UCI Law's Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources is a co-sponsor. Event details
April 13: Business Law as Public Interest Law Symposium
A one-day symposium hosted by UCI Law Prof. Christopher Leslie. Event details
Fielding will talk about the "Plights and Pleasures of Public Service." Event details
April 20-21: Critical Race Theory Symposium
A two-day symposium hosted by Professors Mario Barnes and Henry Weinstein. One day will be a "closed-door" meeting of invited working group members on methodological and theoretical links between fields. The second day is a public symposium to discuss how this collaboration might lead to transforming race scholarship. Event details
UCI Law graduates its first class of students. Keynote speaker is Judge Harry T. Edwards, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Event details