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Legal Studies Monthly Newsletter
October, 2022
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Alumni Spotlight: Gina
Gkoulgkountina
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October Trivia Question!
The first 3 students who guess right will win a faculty club lunch with Daniel Breen and a surprise guest!
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Gina Gkoulgkountina, currently heads the paralegal department in the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) in Washington, DC. She has been at CRS since 2018. Prior to that, she was a litigation legal assistant at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Gina graduated from Brandeis (class of 2015) with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Politics, and a minor in Legal Studies. When asked what her fondest memories of Brandeis and the Legal Studies Program were, Gina responded, "Hands down some of my best memories are from joining Brandeis University Mock Trial Association(BUMTA). I made wonderful friends and.... | | |
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In what famous 1980s film, set in Florida, does the plot turn on a lawyer's failure to understand the common law 'Rule Against Perpetuities?
Submit Guess Here!
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September Trivia Answer: Johnson, Holmes and Thomas
Winners: Joel, Sophie & Joshua.
Professor Breen will coordinate your prize!
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Proposals are now being accepted for Spring 2023 Kahn Fellows! Read more here. To submit a proposal, please contact Melissa McKenna, Program Administrator for Legal Studies. | | |
Davis Projects for Peace - Summer 2023
Is there an issue in a community you care about that you want to address? Or an initiative that you’ve been dreaming about starting but just need some support? If so, you may be interested in applying for a $10,000 Projects for Peace 2023 summer grant.
All Brandeis undergraduate students, including graduating seniors, are eligible to apply.
Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages young adults to develop innovative, community-centered, and scalable responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Launched in 2007 by Kathryn W. Davis, Projects for Peace works with over 100 partner institutions worldwide - including Brandeis University - to identify and fund 125 student-led initiatives each summer.
Read more about the Projects for Peace program. Learn about the Brandeis application process, past Brandeis recipients, and how to attend upcoming informational sessions at the Brandeis Peace Projects webpage.
Final deadline for application submission: January 12, 2023
There are many parts to the application so start the process early! Contact Peace Project liaison Leigh Swigart with questions and for guidance as you evelop a proposal.
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Recent & Upcoming Events: | | |
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Joshua A. Guberman Lecture and Reception
October 20, 6:30 - 8:15 Zinner Forum
Are you interested in learning about current prison reform efforts in Massachusetts? Join us for the Joshua A. Guberman Lecture: Punishment Culture and the Persistence of Mass Incarceration In Massachusetts with Elizabeth Matos, Executive Director of Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts
Learn more and RSVP here.
Co-hosted by the Legal Studies Program and the Heller School.
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UDR Legal Studies Trivia Night! | | |
Siege of Detroit Lecture at Somerville Museum | Professor Dan Breen will be giving a presentation on 'The Catastrophic Siege of Detroit in the War of 1812,' at the Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, at 2 PM on Sunday, November 6.'" | | |
Public Health & Incarceration - Watch Party with Professor Curi! | | |
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On Friday, October 21 at 12:00PM, Loyola School of Law is hosting a Zoom webinar entitled "Public Health and the Epidemic of Incarceration: An intersectional Analysis." which will examine expose how laws, policies, and practices before, during, and after confinement compound racialized and gendered health vulnerabilities, risks, and outcomes. Read more here.
There will be pizza and snacks!
Students interested in participating as a group should email Professor Sarah Curi
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Decoding the Evidence: The role of DNA in Law
The Legal Studies Department will be hosting an event on November 3rd, surrounding the complex role DNA evidence plays in our modern criminal justice system. Check @brandeislegal on for updates
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New and Exciting Courses: | |
LGLS 143b — Law, Crime & Punishment in Dante's Inferno, Daniel Breen, JD, PhD
This class will consist of an in-depth reading of The Inferno, Dante Alghieri’s classic depiction of a journey through Hell, with a view towards using this fourteenth century text to reflect upon pressing issues of twenty-first century law. Each week, we will discuss a selection of the cantos in conjunction with at least one modern reading in which an author grapples with contemporary versions of the same or similar issues confronted by Dante.
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LGLS 140b — Investigating Justice: From Early Radio to Social Media, Dr. Ariel Ludwig, 2022 Florence Levy Kay Fellow in Machine Learning, Law and Racial Justice
Do you remember the first newspaper article you read about an injustice in your community, or the first time that you saw an American court on television or in movies? This course sets out to examine how America and Americans came to define justice and form courts that promote fairness and equity (for some). It explores the imaginaries that surround the courts and justice, and reviews key cases in which the strength and limitations of the courts can be seen. The course then explores the roles of journalists in exposing injustices and reviews cases in which their work has been either protected or curtailed. It ends with the new legal challenges that have arisen with the age of the internet.
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LGLS 89A Law & Society Internship
Students interested in enrolling in LGLS 89A, Law & Society Internship & Seminar for the Spring 2023 semester should complete this form and sign up for one of the following information sessions with Professor Kabrhel (sign-up on the form):
October 26, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
October 26, 2:30 pm - 3 pm
October 27, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
October 27, 2:30 pm - 3 pm
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Arts, Culture & Literature Recommendations: | |
Art Law & Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith | | |
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Aug 10, 2022
Emily Rosenthal - NYU News
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Law & Society Series at the Brandeis University Press | |
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Brandeis University Press and the Brandeis Legal Studies Program at Brandeis University are pleased to announce a new book series - the Brandeis Series in Law and Society. This series is edited by Rosalind Kabrhel J.D. and Daniel Breen, J.D. Ph.D. and will publish books that take an interdisciplinary approach to the law with a view towards shedding light on the variety of ways in which legal rules and the institutions that enforce them affect our lives. On Oct. 12th, 2021 we celebrated the launch of the book series by having a conversation with the author Jan Nisbet and the co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network Ari Ne'eman. Last spring we celebrated the release of When Freedom Speaks by Lynn Greenky.
Submit your scholarly work to be included in the next edition!
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Boston Courts and Civic Resources: | |
Did you know courts have reopened and students are welcome to attend live sessions? You can also watch online! | |
Massachusetts Federal Courts | |
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Suffolk County Superior Court:
3 Pemberton Sq., Boston, MA
https://www.mass.gov/locations/suffolk-county-superior-court
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Boston Municipal Court - Central Division:
Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, Boston, MA
https://www.mass.gov/locations/central-division-boston-municipal-court
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Suffolk County Probate and Family Court:
24 New Chardon St., Boston, MA 02114
Just walk in any time.
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Waltham District Court:
38 Linden St., Waltham, MA
Zoom meeting ID is 160 7740 6501
(Civil and criminal at same court in same courtroom)
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