Unpopular Criminal Defendants
In February, Professor Leonard Orland participated in a panel discussion at the Federal Bar Council Winter Bench and Bar Conference on the problems associated with representing unpopular criminal defendants. Orland serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Bar Council.
Professor Orland currently serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Bar Council, a 3,000 member organization which for over 75 years has promoted excellence and collegiality among members of the Bench and Bar of the Second Circuit. He is an Oliver Ellsworth Professor of Law.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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On May 17, Professor Peter Kochenburger will provide testimony to the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing on "U.S. Insurance Sector: International Competitiveness and Jobs."
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On May 16, Professor Peter Lindseth will speak on his latest book, Power and Legitimacy - Reconciling Europe and the Nation State, at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna.
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On May 11, Professor Richard Pomp will be a panelist for "States vs. Tribes - The Tobacco Tax Controversies" at the 2012 May Meeting of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association.
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On May 10, Professor Peter Lindseth will speak on "European Solidarity and National Identity - An American Perspective" as the lead panelist at a conference at the Free University of Berlin.
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On May 9, Professor Peter Lindseth will speak on "Power and Legitimacy" at a graduate colloquium at the Walter Hallstein Institute on European Constitutional Law at Humboldt University-Berlin.
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On April 30, Professor Thomas Morawetz presented "Lessons from the Humanities" to the Legal Philosophy Discussion Group of Greater Los Angeles.
