Heller and the Second Amendment
On February 3, Professor Joseph A. MacDougald will present "The Supreme Court's Heller Decision and the Contours of the Second Amendment" at a community forum at Temple Beth Tikvah in Madison.
Professor MacDougald joined the law school as a visiting scholar and also has held a lecturer’s appointment to Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. He has a long history of local service as a town zoning commission member and chairman, and a town selectman in his hometown of Madison (CT), where he developed a strong interest in local environmental effects. He is a board member of the Madison Land Conservation Trust and has served as a board member or volunteered for other non-profit institutions. He researches and writes in the fields of environmental, energy, constitutional and land use law and has lectured at several academic and civic institutions.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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When Kristen Bandura '13 walks across the dais to receive her diploma from the School of Law on Sunday, she will literally be following in the footsteps of her older brother, Justin, also a member of the Class of 2013.
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Andraya Pulaski '13 clearly remembers the day she decided she wanted to be a lawyer. She was 10 and spent a day shadowing a friend’s father at his firm. Now she is on the verge of fulfilling that dream.
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On May 21, Professor Richard A. Wilson will present "International Law of Speech Crimes" as part of a series of guest lectures at the International Criminal Court, The Netherlands.
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On May 20, the Law School's Insurance Law Center will present a symposium on Lawyers Professional Liability. The event is being presented in cooperation with the Hartford Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
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On May 17, Professor Richard Pomp will be a presenter at the 10th Annual New Mexico Tax Policy Conference in Albuquerque.
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On May 15, Professor Darcy Kirk will be the luncheon speaker at the annual meeting of the New Jersey Law Librarians Association where she will update the group on the activities of the Association of American Law Libraries (AALL). Kirk currently serves as president of the AALL.
