Category: Conferences

Thomas Jefferson School of Law will host the 2012 Bricks and Bytes Conference, which is a law school facilities conference presented by the American Bar Association.  Bricks and Bytes will feature more than 40 programs designed for law school deans, faculty, librarians, architects, and law school information technology professionals who are designing or renovating law […]

The 7th Annual International Conference on Contracts will be hosted by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in its new state of the art facility in San Diego California on March 2 & 3, 2012. In the fine tradition of previous conferences held at Stetson, UNLV, McGeorge, South Texas, Texas Wesleyan and Gloucester, England, this […]

This conference brought together world renowned experts to examine issues related to birth control, reproduction, assisted reproductive technologies, parenthood, abortion, and access to reproductive medical services by minorities and other marginalized populations. 8:00 – 8:30     Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30     Welcoming Remarks 8:45 – 11:45     Commodification, Reproduction and Women’s Autonomy This […]

The BCS was a major success. Read all about it. Don’t miss out on one of the hottest sports discussions of the year! The “Who’s Who” list of panelists includes the attorneys involved in the antitrust action against the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) as well as leading policy makers and commentators in intercollegiate sports. The […]

Registration is closed for this event Read All About the Conference Presented by Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in association with the Entertainment Law Society and the Center for Law & Intellectual Property   Audiovisual works are protected by copyright law and are at the heart of the entertainment industry. From heads of TV production […]

THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL SPORTS LAW NEGOTIATION COMPETITION & SYMPOSIUM, FALL 2011 Thomas Jefferson School of Law Friday, September 23, 2011 – Sunday, September 25, 2011 NSLNC 2011 Brochure Inaugural NSLNC Scores Big Win with Participants Center for Sports Law and Policy Congratulations to the NSLNC 2011 Champion Southwestern Law School team of Jennifer Callen and […]

Native American Women and the Law was the focus of Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s 10th Anniversary Women and the Law Conference (WLC) on Friday, February 18, 2011. The full title of this year’s conference, co-sponsored by the California Indian Law Association , is “Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty: Native American Women and the Law.” This one-day […]

Twenty years ago, Professor Kimberle Crenshaw articulated the new idea of intersectionality, in her groundbreaking article “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Law and Politics.” In her article, she described how women of color face unique challenges created by their place at the intersection of multiple types of […]

The U.S. legal system’s treatment of domestic violence has evolved a long way from the “rule of thumb.”  (Early U.S. courts tended to follow the British common law, which provided that a man could chastise his wife “in moderation” – like one might a servant or child – and tolerated the custom that a man could […]

Please join us for the Eighth Annual Women and the Law Conference as we explore Women in Politics and The Role of Gender in Political Decision Making. Women have made enormous strides in the political arena and are enjoying a presence that is unparalleled in the United States. Women are being elected to state and local governments in numbers greater […]

The Seventh Annual Women and the Law Conference, “Virtual Women – Emerging Issues in Gender and Intellectual Property Law,” held at Thomas Jefferson School of law on Friday February 9th drew nearly 100 attendees. The conference was organized by Thomas Jefferson Professors Julie Cromer and Sandra Rierson and was jointly sponsored by The Center for […]

Sexuality at Work 2006 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecturer Professor Vicki Schultz Ford Foundation Professor of Law, Yale Law School These provocative questions are the subject of this year’s Women and the Law Conference, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Project on Women and the Law. The answer to these controversial questions are complex […]