Moritz College of LawJD Blog - For current students

“What Is Socialism Anyway?” – April 23, 2019

April 18, 2019

This event, sponsored by the Moritz Law School Center for Interdisciplinary Law and Policy Studies, will occur on Tuesday, April 23, at noon in Drinko Hall, Room 244. Panelists will include: Gregory A. Caldeira, Distinguished University Professor, Dreher Chair in Political Communication and Policy Thinking, Department of Political Science Amy Cohen, John C. Elam/Vorys Sater […]

Ideas on Data, Law and Society – “Social Credit” – April 12, 2019

April 4, 2019

Government “Social Credit” Scores for Individuals in China and the West: Smarter Governance or Social Control? On Friday, April 12 (12:10 – 1:15 p.m.), Professor Larry Catá Backer, W. Richard and Mary Eshelman Faculty Scholar, Professor of Law and International Affairs, Penn State Law School will join the Moritz community in Room 344 for a Data Points presentation. Register here! […]

Viet Thanh Nguyen – Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series (March 27, 2019)

March 18, 2019

The March 27, 2019 President and Provost’s Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series will feature Viet Thahn Nguyen, PhD. He is the Pulitzer Prize Author of The Sympathizer and the Aerol Arnold Chair of English, University of Southern California. The presentation will be held at The Faculty Club, 181 South Oval Drive. The event is free and open to the […]

How I Wrote On – March 21, 2019

March 18, 2019

On March 21, come learn about the journal write-on process. This program is being presented by the Ohio State Law Journal and the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. The event will take place in Saxbe Auditorium from 12:10 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Clinic Information Session – March 18 at 12:00 noon

March 6, 2019

Attention 1Ls & 2Ls On Monday, March 18, at 12:00 noon, a Clinic Information Session will be held in Room 246. Lunch will be provided. This will be an opportunity for you to learn about all of the Moritz clinic programs (Civil, Prosecution, Defense, Justice for Children, Legislation, Mediation, and Entrepreneurial Business Law).

Tags: Clinics, Programs

Pro Bono Research Group (PBRG) Meeting – March 19, 2019, 12:10 p.m.

March 6, 2019

The Pro Bono Research Group (PBRG) will hold a membership and executive board information meeting on March 19 at 12:10 p.m. in Room 352. 1Ls and 2Ls can learn about executive board positions, research fellows, and managing editor positions. Visit facebook.com/moritzpbrg for more information.

The Renaissance of Sovereignty in Freedom of Religion – March 18, 2019 (1-2:30 p.m.)

March 6, 2019

Via a close examination of a legal challenge by the Ktunaxa Nation to proposed plans for economic development, this Benjamin Berger’s paper explores what we learn about religious freedom by tracing the movement of Indigenous rights claims from the explicit language of Indigenous rights into the grammar of religious freedom: not just what’s potentially lost, […]

Bridging the Gap – April 11, 2019, 5-7 p.m.

March 6, 2019

You are invited to attend a networking event celebrating diversity in the practice of law. This program is sponsored by the Women Lawyers of Franklin County, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and Capital University Law School. The event will take place at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, 215 N. 4th Street in downtown Columbus.

Arbitrator & Advocate Symposium – May 2-3 – Student Scholarships Available

March 5, 2019

The 46th Annual Arbitrator & Advocate Symposium will take place at the Crowne Plaza North Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, May 2-3, 2019. The symposium is sponsored by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National Academy of Arbitrators and the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Although this event takes place during Moritz’s final exam period, this may […]

The Harvard Litigation: A Panel on the Future of Affirmative Action Jurisprudence

March 5, 2019

The Harvard Litigation: A Panel on the Future of Affirmative Action Jurisprudence – March 5, 2019; 12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Room 352 Lunch Provided. Speakers: Krista Perry, Counsel for Plaintiff in SFFA v. Harvard Professor Raymond Ku, Case Western Constitutional Law Scholar Dean Kathy Northern, Moritz College of Law Associate Dean Moderated by […]