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"Injustice" in Alabama: How Eric Holder's DOJ is Harming Free and Fair Elections in Alabama
The Mobile Lawyers Chapter
May 21, 2013
Speaker:
- J. Christian Adams, Author, Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department
Panel Discussion with Members of the Supreme Court of Georgia and Georgia Court of Appeals
The Atlanta Lawyers Chapter
May 21, 2013
Speakers:
- Justice P. Harris Hines
- Judge William M. Ray
- Judge Elizabeth L. Branch
- Judge Carla Wong McMillian
Moderator: Justice Keith R. Blackwell
The Seed Patent Case: Bowman v. Monsanto
Intellectual Property Practice Group and George Mason University School of Law's Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Teleforum
May 21, 2013
On May 13, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Bowman v. Monsanto, an extremely important case about the scope of patent rights in both promoting new biotech research and ensuring that the fruits of these labors are secured to the firms that sell and license this new technology. In her opinion for a unanimous Court, Justice Kagan stated that Monsanto’s patent rights in genetically engineered soybean seeds were not “exhausted” by the first sale of these seeds to a farmer. In this case, Bowman replanted follow-on generations of seeds naturally produced by the plants that grew from first-generation seeds first purchased from Monsanto. Monsanto expressly restricted this type of “re-use” of the genetically engineered seeds, because it maintained that it could not recoup the hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D investments required to create this technology without such restrictions. The Court agreed, and while it seemed to establish a clear rule that will spur the ongoing creation and distribution of genetically engineered inventions in the green and biotech revolutions, there remain important questions about the scope of licensing rights in patented technology generally and the scope of patent protection over forms of life. This panel of experts will discuss the Bowman decision, its role in the ongoing policy debates over patented innovation, and the implications it has for future innovation.
Featuring:
- Prof. Jorge Contreras, American University Washington College of Law
- Prof. Gregory Dolin, University of Baltimore School of Law
- Mr. Hans Sauer, Deputy General Counsel, Biotechnology Industry Organization
- Moderator: Prof. Sean O'Connor, University of Washington School of Law
The Constitution, President Obama, and the Limits of Executive Power
The Miami Lawyers Chapter
May 21, 2013
Speaker:
- Charles J. Cooper, Esq., Cooper & Kirk, Washington DC; Former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
Introductory Remarks by:
- Jesse Panuccio, Esq., Executive Director, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity; Former General Counsel for Florida Governor Rick Scott
The Orlando Lawyers Chapter
May 22, 2013
Please join the Federalist Society's Orlando Lawyers Chapter for its first bi-monthly networking event. Mix and mingle with other Federalists and their guests, and enjoy a free drink and hors d'oeuvres.
Affirmative Action and Voting Rights at the Supreme Court
The Pittsburgh Lawyers Chapter
May 22, 2013
Speaker:
- Roger Clegg, President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity
Death of Corporate Reputation: How Integrity Has Been Destroyed on Wall Street
Faculty Division
May 22, 2013
Trust and reputation are central to the operation of capital markets. But in our generation, reputational mechanisms are failing; and when they fail, markets and societies are also at risk of failure. The usual response has been to call for more aggressive regulation, yet this only worsens the problem, as Jonathan Macey shows in his new book. There, he demonstrates how and why poorly considered regulation has undermined traditional trust mechanisms throughout financial institutions, credit rating agencies, and accounting and law firms.
Please join the Federalist Society and Cato for a discussion of these issues, including a better path to restoring trust and integrity.
Panelists:
- Jonathan Macey, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management
- Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO
- Harvey Pitt, Kalorama Partners and Former Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Moderator: Mark Calabria, Cato
A Tavern Debate - Resolved: America Needs an Internet Tax
The Chicago Lawyers Chapter
May 23, 2013
Please join the Chicago Lawyers Chapter for
A Tavern Debate - Resolved: America Needs an Internet Tax
Thursday, May 23, 2013
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Separation of Powers in Florida: Recent Developments
The Tampa Bay Lawyers Chapter
May 23, 2013
Speaker:
- Jesse Panuccio, Executive Director, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity; Former General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor
Is the Strictest Gun Control in the Nation Constitutional? Connecticut Gun Control After Sandy Hook
The Connecticut Lawyers Chapter
May 29, 2013
Speaker:
- Nelson Lund, Ph.D., J.D., University Professor and Former Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment at the George Mason University School of Law; Former Associate White House Counsel
Total Records: 22
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