Hybrid NJCHS Annual Gala 2021
Our special keynote speaker for the evening will be Linda Greenhouse, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who covered the Supreme Court for nearly three decades for the New York Times. TWO WAYS TO JOIN IN THE FUN: in person in Los Angeles, for outdoor cocktails on the Veranda, or over Zoom from anywhere! Join us for a […]
Book Talk with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Dahlia Lithwick
Details The NJCHS and Northern District Historical Society invites you to join us as renowned legal scholar and Berkeley Law’s Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, and Slate’s Amicus podcast host, Dahlia Lithwick, discuss Chemerinsky’s latest book, Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights. Registration is $25*; includes 1.0 CLE. *Court personnel […]
“Tinkering” with Student Speech: Courts and the First Amendment
VirtualDETAILS The U.S. Supreme Court has said that students “do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression at the schoolhouse gate,” but the exact parameters of that freedom have been the subject of numerous court opinions. Our experts, Judge M. Margaret McKeown, author of the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Dariano v. Morgan Hills Unified […]
Voting Rights: Then, Now, and Tomorrow
UC Hastings' Cotchett Law Center 333 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CAVoting is the cornerstone of democracy! Join us as this unparalleled panel of experts looks at voting rights in our country, both historically and into the future. They will examine federal and state voting laws, as well as the different tools used to increase (or suppress) voter turnout and access. NOTE: THIS IS A […]
Arizona’s Women in the Law: Going First and Going Forward
Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse 401 W Washington St., Phoenix, AZ
Voting Rights: Then and Now
U.S. District Courthouse 700 Stewart St., Seattle, WAThe WDWA FBA and the NJCHS invite you to virtually attend two voting rights panels being presented at the annual district conference of the WDWA. NOTE: THIS IS A HYBRID EVENT! Join us in person at the United States District Courthouse in Seattle, or watch the livestream virtually from anywhere. 3.5 hours of Washington or […]
LEARN ALL ABOUT IT: Effective Communication Across Differences
VirtualLaw Students called this series "a highlight of their legal learning" and said these seminars "should have been a part of orientation to law school." What are they talking about? The law student series Effective Communication Across Differences ("ECAD"). This hands on four-part series will transform your law school experience, and your career and professional […]
Meet the Judges of the Ninth Circuit
James R. Browning Courthouse 95 7th Street, San Francisco, CA
The Demonization of (Im)migrants: Dust Bowl Refugees, the Supreme Court, and the Right to Travel
U.S. District Courthouse 700 Stewart St. Seattle, WA 98101
NJCHS Annual Gala 2022
San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CAAfghanistan, and now Ukraine, make us think of the journeys of those who must take flight from their homes. Join us to hear vaunted Ninth Circuit and District Court Judges share their experiences of having fled their homelands to come to the United States. After the program is over, we will raise a glass to […]