News and Updates
Monday, April 28: Professor Patrick Garry to Lead Lunch Discussion on Judicial Decisionmaking
April 2008
On Monday, April 28, University of South Dakota Law Professor Patrick Garry will lead a discussion on his new book, "An Entrenched Legacy: How the New Deal Constitutional Revolution Continues to Shape the Role of the Supreme Court."
From Amazon: "An Entrenched Legacy takes a fresh look at the role of the Supreme Court in our modern constitutional system. Although criticisms of judicial power today often attribute its rise to the activism of justices seeking to advance particular political ideologies, Patrick Garry argues instead that the Supreme Court's power has grown mainly because of certain constitutional decisions during the New Deal era that initially seemed to portend a lessening of the Court's power."
This event is part of the Institute for Law and Politics' regular Lunch Discussion Series.
The lunch will be from 12:15pm - 1:15pm at the University of Minnesota Law School. (Click here for parking and directions).
The discussion is free and open to the public. Lunch is provided.
Monday, April 28: Professor Marc-Olivier Baruch to Discuss the Implementation of Anti-Semitic Legislation in France in 1940-44
April 2008
On Monday, April 28, Professor Marc-Olivier Baruch, Professor and Director of Studies, Center of Historical Research, L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociale, CNRS, will lead a discussion on the implementation of anti-Semitic legislation in France in 1940-44.
Professor Baruch is a French historian; in addition to his work as a scholar writing books and articles, Professor Baruch testified at the war crimes trial of Maurice Papon.
This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for Law and Rationality and the Program in Law and History.
The event will be at 3:30pm in Room 348 of the University of Minnesota Law School. (Click here for parking and directions).
The discussion is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the talk.
Former Minnesota Governor Al Quie Discusses Judicial Selection in Minnesota
April 2008
On Thursday, April 24, Former Minnesota Governor Al Quie (R) discussed possible reforms to Minnesota's judicial selection system.
Governor Quie recently chaired a state commission to study possible reforms to Minnesota's system. A copy of the commission's report is available online.
Former Asst. Attorney General Rachel Brand Discusses the Federal Judicial Confirmation Process
January 2008
On Thursday, January 24, Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Rachel Brand led a discussion on "An Insider's Perspective on the Federal Judicial Confirmation Process."
Ms. Brand led the judicial confirmation process for the Bush Administration, including preparing Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Alito for their Senate confirmation hearings.
Co-Director David Stras Discusses Federal Judicial Appointments
November 2007
The Institute for Law and Politics continued its regular lunch discussions with two programs in November.
On Friday, November 30, Co-Director David Stras led a discussion on the politics of judicial appointments related to his recent paper: "The New Politics of Judicial Appointments (pdf)."
Senior Fellow David Schultz Discusses Voter Fraud
November 2007
The Institute for Law and Politics continued its regular lunch discussions with two programs in November.
On Tuesday, November 13, Senior Fellow David Schultz led a discussion on voter fraud issues related to his recent paper: "Less than Fundamental: The Myth of Voter Fraud and the Coming of the Second Great Disenfranchisement (pdf)."
This event was co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta Launches Public Lecture Series
October 2007
The Institute for Law and Politics launched our public lecture series on October 18 with former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta. Mr. Podesta spoke on the topic of "Congressional Investigations and the Separation of Powers".
Monthly Lunch Discussion Series Launched
August 2007
The Institute for Law and Politics launched the first of its regular lunch discussions, featuring Senior Fellow David Schultz. This month's lunch discussion focused on Professor Schultz's recent paper, "The Party's Over: Partisan Gerrymandering and the First Amendment." The event featured a presentation of the paper by Professor Schulz followed by an informal discussion of the paper and the issue of partisan gerrymandering.
The Institute for Law and Politics Begins Work
July 2007
Advisory Board Announced
We have completed recruitment for our Advisory Board and are proud to announce a tremendous group of state and national leaders who will assist the Institute for Law and Politics in planning and programming.Institute Assists in Ranked Choice Voting Implementation
One of our first projects will be assisting the City of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Secretary of State in developing rules and standards for Ranked Choice Voting in Minneapolis and other cities in Minnesota.Blog Headlines
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