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Judge Stephen A. Higginson to Deliver 13th Annual Stevens Lecture

Sept. 20, 2024

The Byron R. White Center is proud to present the Thirteenth Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture on Thursday, October 24. This year's guest jurist will be The Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Judge Higginson’s lecture is entitled, The Nuremberg Trials: Lessons for Law Students, Lawyers, and Judges. He is the first former law clerk to Justice Byron R. White to deliver the Stevens Lecture.

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Byron White Center, Silicon Flatirons and the Daniels Fund Convene Explore Bias and the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence

May 2, 2024

ֱ Law’s powerhouse organizations—the Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law, Silicon Flatirons, and the Daniels Fund—brought together legal scholars, lawyers, entrepreneurs and scientists to examine the ethical challenges posed by the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into various aspects of society.

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Conservative and Liberal Perspectives Come Together on the Benefit of Class Actions

April 1, 2024

On March 19, the University of ֱ Law School’s Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law and the ֱ Law Federalist Society hosted a thought-provoking discussion about Professor Brian Fitzpatrick’s ground-breaking book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions.

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Byron White Center hosts “Reclaiming the Constitutional Text from Originalism” Lunch Talk

March 18, 2024

On March 12, the Byron R. White Center for American Constitutional Law and the American Constitution Society (ACS) at ֱ Law hosted a lunch talk on “Reclaiming the Constitutional Text from Originalism” with Georgetown Law Professor Victoria Nourse.

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BLSA and Byron White Center Host Hip Hop Lunch Talk

Feb. 27, 2024

On February 15, 2024, The University of ֱ Law School’s Black Law Students Association partnered with The Byron R. White Center Study for the Study of American Constitutional Law to host a Hip Hop and the Law Lunch Talk celebrating Black History Month and the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop...

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SCOTUS Preview lunch talk provides insight on current term

Feb. 12, 2024

On January 30, the Byron R. White Center Study for American Constitutional Law hosted its inaugural SCOTUS Preview lunch talk at the University of ֱ Law School. ֱ Law professors dissected the current cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and discussed their potential real-world impacts.

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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Sabrina McKenna Inspires at the 12th Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture

Nov. 6, 2023

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law hosted Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna for the 12th Annual Steven’s Lecture at ֱ Law.

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Alicia Bannon of the Brennan Center for Justice Highlights State Constitutions

Nov. 6, 2023

On October 12, 2023, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law welcomed Professor Alicia Bannon to discuss the increasing importance of state constitutions in our current legal climate.

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Byron White Center brings educational programming to local high schools in honor of Constitution Day

Oct. 10, 2023

The Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law at ֱ Law commemorated annual Constitution Day on September 28 and 29, a practice it has engaged in for the last twelve years. In 2004, Congress recognized Constitution Day as a day of national observance and required all...

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Justice Sabrina McKenna of the Hawaii Supreme Court to Deliver 12th annual John Paul Stevens Lecture on Oct. 26

Oct. 6, 2023

Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna of the Hawaii Supreme Court will join the ֱ Law community on Thursday, October 26, to deliver the 12th annual John Paul Stevens Lecture, entitled “State Constitutional Law: The Critical Course Missing from Most Law School Curricula.”

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