Early American Law
On April 15, Professor Kent Newmyer will be a featured speaker for "Rethinking the History of Early American Law: Kathryn Preyer's 'Blackstone in America' " at an event sponsored by the board of trustees and the president of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Kent Newmyer, Professor of Law and History. Professor Newmyer regularly offers two seminars in American constitutional and legal history. One focuses on select themes in constitutional history (and varies from semester). The second, Main Currents in American Legal History, treats major historical changes in American law, starting with the early national period and ending with Critical Legal Studies. Before coming to the Law School, Newmyer taught American history at the University of Connecticut. He was designated University Alumni Professor in 1988 and became emeritus in 1997.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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On February 15, Professor Dalié Jiménez will present "Exploring the Emergence of Finance Companies" at the Bankruptcy Success Modeling Conference at the UCLA School of Law.
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On February 9, Professor Hillary Greene will present 'The Role of the Competition Community in Promoting Innovation" at an international conference at Nagoya University entitled International Issues Relating to a Pro-Innovation Patent System and Competition Policy.
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Members of the Law School community are invited to a Lunar New Year Celebration on Wednesday, February 13. RSVP is required.
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On February 11, Professor Alexandra Lahav will be a featured speaker at "The New Class Action Landscape," a continuing legal education course being offered by the Boston Bar Association.
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The Law School will return to normal operations on Tuesday, February 12. Classes will resume as scheduled.
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On February 9, Richard Wilson will deliver a keynote address at a conference on "Disasters, Displacement and Human Rights: Framing the Field" at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville.
