Category Archives: Courts

Empirical Research Projects – Funding, Support

The Searle Civil Justice Institute (SCJI) at George Mason University School of Law is seeking proposals for empirical research projects that will result in publishable-quality and policy-relevant reports. The SCJI…

Relationship Between Academic Research and Policy Development, Law Reform – London, UK

The Law Society research conference, Shaping Policy, Changing Law, will take place Oct. 12, 2012. The organizers invite papers from academics on the relationship between academic research and policy development…

Restorative Justice for Youth – Los Angeles, CA

The Center for Restorative Justice at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles presents Another Way: Imagining a Justice that Restores February 24, 2012. Speakers will include Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye…

National Ass’n of Women Judges – Newark, NJ

The National Association of Women Judges holds its annual meeting Oc. 12-16, 2011, in Newark. The theme is Global Women’s Issues. Hat tip: Concurring Opinions. mw

Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop – Miami, FL

FIU College of Law will host the Fourth Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop on February 2-4, 2012. The workshop is open to non-tenured and recently tenured academics who teach…

Hill-Thomas Hearings 20 Years Later – Washington, DC

Georgetown Law presents Context and Consequences: The Hill-Thomas Hearings 20 Years Later Oct. 6, 2011. mw

Call for Papers – The State of State Courts

The Albany Law Review is presently accepting article submissions for its State Constitutional Commentary, on topics related to the upcoming Symposium entitled “The State of State Courts.” The issue will…

Kentucky Law Journal Symposium on Court Funding – Lexington, KY

The University of Kentucky College of Law and the Kentucky Law Journal will hold a symposium on Court Funding on Sept. 23-24, 2011 in Lexington, KY. The symposium will celebrate…

Post-Conviction Review – Portland, ME

The Maine Law Review, in consultation with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, is pleased to announce plans for a spring 2012 live symposium on the law of post-conviction review, and…

Sharia in the United States – New York, NY

The New York Law School Law Review presents Sharia in the United States Thur. Aug. 25 (4:30-6 pm) and Fri. Aug. 26, 2011. mw