2008-09 Symposium

The Jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Discussion of Fifteen Years on the U.S. Supreme Court

April 10, 2009 | Saxbe Auditorium

• Archived Webcast: Morning Session | Afternoon Session

The Ohio State Law Journal is proud to announce its 2009 symposium, "The Jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Discussion of Fifteen Years on the U.S. Supreme Court." As a litigator, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known as a pioneer of women's rights, "the Thurgood Marshall of gender equality law," according to President Clinton, who nominated her to the Court.

The Symposium, which will feature a number of the country's foremost legal scholars, will consider Justice Ginsburg's impact on various substantive areas of law and American jurisprudence, more generally. Topics to be discussed will include constitutional law, civil and criminal procedure, statutory interpretation, and labor and employment law.

Justice Ginsburg herself will join us for a live conversation moderated by Professor Wendy Webster Williams of the Georgetown University Law Center, who is co-author of a forthcoming biography of Ginsburg; and by Professor Deborah Jones Merritt of Moritz College of Law, a former law clerk to Justice Ginsburg.

Seating Arrangements
Please note that seating for the afternoon sessions will be limited. In the event that the auditorium is overfilled, individuals admitted for free may be required to view the afternoon sessions from a remote viewing room within the law school. Seats inside the auditorium will be allocated in the order in which registration was received.

CLE Credit
Six (6) Ohio CLE credits can be obtained by attending the Symposium. For more information, contact the Ohio State Law Journal at (614) 292-6829 or oslj.symposium.2009@gmail.com.

Accommodations
For information on lodging in downtown Columbus near the conference, please contact the Greater Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 354-2657 or visit www.experiencecolumbus.com.

Parking
Parking is available in the Gateway Parking Garage located one block east of High Street between 9th and 11th avenues. Please visit, www.southcampusgateway.com.

Cancelation Policy
Registrations cancelled by April 3, 2009, will receive a 50 percent refund by mail. Registrants unable to attend the symposium may designate a substitute.

Special Accommodations
The Ohio State Law Journal would like to do everything within its power to satisfy the needs of each symposium participant. Please inform us of any special accommodation requests at (614) 292-6829 or oslj.symposium.2009@gmail.com.

Previous Symposia

• 2007-08 - The School Desegregation Cases and the Uncertain Future of Racial Equality
• 2006-07 - Election Law and the Roberts Court
• 2005-06 - The Madness in the Shadows of Modern Life: Judicial Security and Politics in the 21st Century
• 2004-05 - Meeting the Challenge of Grutter: Affirmative Action in Twenty-Five Years
• 2003-04 - Equality, Privacy and Lesbian and Gay Rights After Lawrence v. Texas
• 2000-01 - Addressing Capital Punishment Through Statutory Reform
• 1999-00 - Facing the Challenges of the ADA: The First Ten Years and Beyond