October 11, 2018 Emory LDB to Host Prof. Alex Tsesis On October 10th, the LDB chapter at Emory University School of Law will host Professor Alexander Tsesis to speak on the topic of Campus Regulation of Hate Speech and the First Amendment. Events
October 9, 2018 LDB Chapter Launch Event – GMU School of Law On October 9, LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives Aviva Vogelstein will speak at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law to launch LDB’s newest law student chapter. Vogelstein graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, magna cum laude, with a BA in American History, and from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2013. Events
October 3, 2018 Natasha Hausdorff, “Jerusalem & International Law” On Wednesday, October 3, Natasha Hausdorff will address the LDB Chapter at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law on the topic, “Jerusalem & International Law.” Events
May 15, 2018 Alyza Lewin at University of Maryland Alternative Commencement LDB’s Alyza Lewin will present the commencement address at the University of Maryland’s alternative commencement for students who are unable to participate in the larger university-wide graduation program that will be held on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Events
May 11, 2018 LDB to Testify Against Hate Crime On Friday, May 11, Aviva Vogelstein, LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives, has been invited to testify at a United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) Public Briefing, “In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes.” Events
April 24, 2018 Alyza Lewin at University of Chicago Supreme Court litigator Alyza Lewin will address LDB students at UChicago School of Law on her work litigating the “Jerusalem Passport Case” in front of the Supreme Court. Events
April 17, 2018 Amanda Berman at UC Berkeley Law On Tuesday, April 17, Amanda Berman will address students at UC Berkeley on the topic of of the exclusion of Jews in progressive spaces. Ms. Berman is the Director of Legal Affairs at The Lawfare Project. In addition to her role as an attorney, she liaises with the American and international Jewish community on behalf […] Events
April 4, 2018 Alex Tsesis, “Campus Regulation of Hate Speech and First Amendment Issues” On April 4, Professor Alexander Tsesis will speak to the UVA LDB law student chapter on the topic of, “Campus Regulation of Hate Speech and the First Amendment.” Tsesis, a professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, is an expert in Constitutional Law, the First Amendment, Civil Procedure, as well as civil rights issues and constitutional interpretation. Events
March 28, 2018 Mitch Weber at Emory Law On Wednesday, March 28, Mitch Webber will address students at Emory University School of Law on the topic of defining bias. Mr. Webber is a litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, where he focuses on securities fraud, antitrust, complex commercial disputes, internal investigations, and white-collar criminal matters. Events
March 21, 2018 Mayor Gabriel Groisman, “The Use of Legislation to Fight Anti-Semitism and BDS” On Wednesday, March 21, Gabriel Groisman – a lawyer, writer, speaker, and the Mayor of Bal Harbour, Florida – will address the LDB chapter at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Mayor Groisman wrote and passed the nation’s first municipal anti-BDS ordinance as well as the nation’s first codification of a uniform definition of anti-Semitism. Events