Institute of Bill of Rights Law
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- Thomas Jefferson to Charles Yancey, 1816.
Highlights
Supreme Court Preview Updates: |
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Date is set for Supreme Court Preview 2009-10: Friday and Saturday, October 2 & 3, 2009, featuring special guest, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor. |
This year's moot court case, Sullivan v. Florida, will be argued by John Blume, Director of the Death Penalty Project at Cornell Law School and Kevin C. Newsom of BradleyArant, and former Alabama Solicitor General . |
| The Election Law Society drew 150 people to their "2008 Campaigning in the Courts" panel which was co-sponsored by the Election Law Program of the IBRL. The panelists included Robert Bauer and Benjamin Ginsberg, who have, among other things, represented the Democratic and Republican National Committees (respectively). For more information about the Election Law Program at William & Mary Law School, please see law.wm.edu/electionlaw. |
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The Silver Tongue Award: Brandon Boxler (left) and Stephen Barry (right) were the finalists in the 2009 Bushrod Moot Court Tournament. The final round took place February 19, 2009 as part of the Edmund Randolph Award for Excellance in Oral Advocacy , popularly known as the Silver Tongue Award. Paul Clement (center), former Solicitor General of the United States, the 2009 Silver Tongue award recipient, was the moderator of the final moot court round. Read more. |
The recent Boundaries of Intellectual Property symposium was featured in the BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal and on scholar Rebecca Tushnet's 43 (B)log.
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Read the article, Scholars Discuss IP Boundaries And Potential Reforms at Conference, in the BNA Journal.
Read Rebecca Tushnet's 43 (B)log. |
DVDs of IBRL Events Available for Purchase
- Supreme Court Preview 2008: regonline.com/2008previewcds
- 5th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference: www.regonline.com/propertyrights2008
Mission
The mission of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL) is to contribute to the ongoing national dialogue about issues relating to the U.S. Constitution and our Bill of Rights. One of the guiding philosophies of the Institute is the conviction that our collective understanding of constitutional issues is enhanced significantly when experts from diverse disciplines-lawyers, journalists, historians, political scientists, economists, sociologists, and politicians-are brought together for serious discussion and debate. Following this interdisciplinary approach, the Institute provides a forum for airing and debating matters of law and policy as a means of increasing our understanding of important constitutional issues. The Institute has been actively involved in its mission since 1982, when it was founded at the law school.
The Institute performs its functions in a manner consistent with its ties to a professional school and an institution of higher education. It undertakes no lobbying and adopts no partisan political stance.
Mission
The mission of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL) is to contribute to the ongoing national dialogue about issues relating to the U.S. Constitution and our Bill of Rights. One of the guiding philosophies of the Institute is the conviction that our collective understanding of constitutional issues is enhanced significantly when experts from diverse disciplines-lawyers, journalists, historians, political scientists, economists, sociologists, and politicians-are brought together for serious discussion and debate. Following this interdisciplinary approach, the Institute provides a forum for airing and debating matters of law and policy as a means of increasing our understanding of important constitutional issues. The Institute has been actively involved in its mission since 1982, when it was founded at the law school.
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IBRL Administrative Faculty
- Director
[[nedevi, Neal Devins]] - Assistant Director
[[msnich, Melody Nichols]] - Program Director, Election Law Program
[[rghuls, Rebecca Hulse]]
