On November 15-16, 2012, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) and the Chicago-Kent Law Review will host a symposium on the Supreme Court and the American Public. This two-day event will provide a forum for presenters to share in-depth perspectives on:
- How the Court uses technology;
- What the public hears when decisions are made;
- How Supreme Court Justices communicate with the public outside of their written opinions; and
- The role of journalists covering Court decisions.
Participants will hear from some of our nation’s thought-leaders regarding the Supreme Court and its relationship on the general public. Presenters include the Honorable Richard A. Posner (U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit Chicago), Tom Goldstein (SCOTUSblog, Harvard and Stanford Supreme Court Clinics), Jeffrey Rosen (George Washington Law, The New Republic). Many of the papers presented will appear in a symposium issue of the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
This symposium is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Please see below for a complete schedule.
Thursday, November 15
"The Supreme Court and Celebrity Culture"
4:30-5:15 p.m.
Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium
Hon. Richard A. Posner, Judge, United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
To attend this lecture, please RSVP to alums@kentlaw.iit.edu or (312) 906-5240.
Reception
5:30-6:15 p.m.
Lobby
Friday, November 16
"The Supreme Court and Technology"
9:00-10:15 a.m.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom
Panelists:
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Keith Bybee, Professor, College of Law at Syracuse University
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Jerry Goldman, Research Professor of Law and Director of the Oyez Project, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
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Tom Goldstein, Publisher and Co-Founder, SCOTUSblog; Partner, Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C.
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Nancy Marder, Director of the Justice John Paul Stevens Jury Center, Co-Director of the Institute for Law and the Humanities, Professor, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
"Ideology, Neutrality, and Self-Deception: What the Supreme Court Says and What the Public Hears"
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom
Panelists:
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Dan Kahan, Professor of Law and Psychology, Yale Law School
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Dan Simon, Professor of Law and Psychology, USC Gould School of Law
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Nicholas Scurich, Assistant Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior, and Criminology, Law & Society, School of Social Ecology, UC-Irvine
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Tom Tyler, Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology, Yale Law School
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Carolyn Shapiro, Associate Professor of Law and Director of ISCOTUS, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Journalists’ Roundtable
1:30-2:45 p.m.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom
Panelists:
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Kimberly Atkins, Supreme Court Correspondent, LawyersUSAOnline.com
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Amy Howe, Editor, SCOTUSblog; Partner, Goldstein & Russell, P.C.
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Tony Mauro, Supreme Court Correspondent, The National Law Journal, Law.com
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David Savage-Supreme Court Correspondent, Los Angeles Times
"Beyond the Written Opinion: When Justices Speak to the Public"
3:00-4:15 p.m.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom
Panelists:
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Jason Mazzone, Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
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Jeffrey Rosen, Legal Affairs Editor, The New Republic; Professor, George Washington Law
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Christopher Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Law, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law; Faculty Fellow, American Bar Foundation
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