| THE MASTERMAN INSTITUTE
On the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate, Third Annual Symposium
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Registration Information
THE MASTERMAN INSTITUTE ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE FOURTH ESTATE Some of the most polarizing and provocative issues of our time involve matters rooted in the First Amendment. Edward I. Masterman JD ‘50, LLD ‘90 and his wife Sydell, established the Masterman Institute on the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate to provide a forum for robust debate and exchange of ideas on freedom of the press and its attendant responsibilities. The Institute hosts a symposium each year that brings together representatives from government, the legal profession, and the press for the purposes of informing, educating, and engaging those who care deeply about these issues. Associate Dean and Professor of Law Karen Blum JD ‘74 is the Director of the Masterman Institute. Professor Blum teaches in the areas of federal courts and civil rights and liberties.
SCHEDULE/AGENDA 12:00 LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS PROFESSOR PAMELA S. KARLAN
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law and Co-Director, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford Law School "THE COURT, THE CLOSET, AND THE PRESS" Just as New York Times v. Sullivan was a case in which race and the First Amendment intersected, Hollingsworth v. Perry (U.S. 2010) (granting stay of district court order permitting limited audio and video broadcast of bench trial of action challenging California’s Proposition 8) and Doe v. Reed (U.S. 2010) (upholding mandatory disclosure of signatories of referendum petition challenging law expanding rights of same-sex domestic partners) are cases in which gay rights and the First Amendment intersect and in which the Supreme Court is finally confronting the changed technology of the media. First Amendment values implicated in both cases are inflected by the Court’s underlying concerns about anonymity, privacy, and freedom of the “press” in a very different cultural and technological context.
1:00 PANEL DISCUSSION MODERATOR: PROFESSOR JESSICA SILBEY
Suffolk University Law School PANELISTS: HONORABLE NANCY GERTNER
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts MARY L. BONAUTO, ESQ.
Civil Rights Project Director Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Lead Counsel in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management DAHLIA LITHWICK
Supreme Court Columnist, Slate.com
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
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This symposium is free of charge but we ask that you register in advanced and early as space is limited.
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please call ahead to confirm space availability.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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No CLE credits will be granted for this symposium.
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