Professor Lori Andrews was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio today about human gene patents and Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., an upcoming Supreme Court case that challenges the patentability of two genes related to breast cancer. Professor Andrews filed an amicus brief for the case, which is scheduled for argument next week before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Listen to the interview here.
The Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) presented a "Forum on Same-Sex Marriage and the Supreme Court" on March 27, 2013, the second day of oral arguments in the Supreme Court cases Hollingsworth v. Perry (on the constitutionality of California Proposition 8) and United States v. Windsor (on the constitutionality of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act). The forum included commentary by Professors Katharine K. Baker, Steven J. Heyman, Carolyn Shapiro and Christopher W. Schmidt, and was co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society, Federalist Society and Chicago-Kent Lambdas.
Watch the video of the forum here.
Audio from United States v. Windsor -- the Supreme Court case (argued Wednesday, 3/27) that considered the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act -- is now available on Oyez.
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Today, at 3 pm CDT, IIT Chicago-Kent is presenting a forum on the same sex marriage cases. The forum will be streaming live here and will be posted later on Chicago-Kent's YouTube channel. The event is cosponsored by ISCOTUS, as well as by the Chicago-Kent Lambdas and the Chicago-Kent chapters of The Federalist Society and The American Constitution Society. Panelists are Professors Steven Heyman, Katharine Baker, and Christopher Schmidt, and the event will be moderated by ISCOTUS director Professor Carolyn Shapiro. (All of these Chicago-Kent faculty members -- and several of their colleagues -- can also be seen discussing key issues in the cases here.)
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Oyez will have oral argument audio in today's Prop. 8 case around 1:00 PM Eastern Time today, moments after we have the audio from the Court. A synchronized, searchable transcript of the audio will be posted roughly 90 minutes after the audio.
UPDATE: The audio is now available.
For easy access to the audio and transcript, check out our ISCOTUSnow app for iPhone and iPad.
The Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) and Oyez have collaborated to produce a comprehensive webpage dedicated to the upcoming Supreme Court cases on same-sex marriage, Hollingsworth v. Perry (to be argued March 26) and United States v. Windsor (to be argued March 27). The webpage features an interactive timeline of events as well as an array of video interviews on the politics, background, and issues associated with same-sex marriage.
Click here to explore the page and to watch professors Steven Heyman, Katharine Baker, Christopher Schmidt, Joan Steinman, Sheldon Nahmod, and Carolyn Shapiro share their expertise and insight on the cases.
Video from this fall's Symposium on the Supreme Court and the American Public (Nov. 15-16) is now available. View the full video listing below or visit Chicago-Kent's YouTube channel for a playlist of all the panels. Read previously blog posts about the symposium here.
The Supreme Court and Celebrity Culture, keynote address by the Honorable Richard A. Posner, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
The Supreme Court and Technology, featuring Chicago-Kent professors Jerry Goldman, Nancy Marder and Mark Rosen, with Keith Bybee and Tom Goldstein.
Ideology, Neutrality, and Self-Deception: What the Supreme Court Says and What the Public Hears, featuring Chicago-Kent professors Carolyn Shapiro and Christopher Buccafusco, with Dan Kahan, Dan Simon, Nicholas Scurish, and Tom Tyler.
Journalists Roundtable, featuring Kimberly Atkins, Amy Howe, Tony Mauro, David Savage, and Linda Greenhouse.
Beyond the Written Opinion: When Justices Speak to the Public, featuring Chicago-Kent professors Christopher Schmidt and Sheldon Nahmod, with Jason Mazzone and Jeffrey Rosen.
Via OyezToday
Watch Chicago-Kent faculty members Sanford Greenberg and Douglas Godfrey preview two of this week's Supreme Court cases in these Oyez-produced videos.
Sanford Greenberg, Florida v. Harris Argument Preview: Professor Greenberg discusses the background and arguments of this Supreme Court case, which concerns the use of police dogs to detect drugs.
Douglas Godfrey, Florida v. Jardines Argument Preview: Professor Godfrey discusses the second of this week's Supreme Court cases on the use of police dogs to detect drugs.
Follow Oyez for continuing updates and information on Supreme Court cases this Term.
Video from October 5th's privacy and technology conference, Under Watchful Eyes: The Technologies That Track, is now available to watch on Chicago-Kent's YouTube channel. Watch presentations by a number of distinguished speakers, including Chicago-Kent faculty members Richard Warner and Henry Perritt.
The conference was hosted by Chicago-Kent's Center for Information, Society and Policy and focused on the privacy issues created by the ever-increasing use of geo-location data. For more information and session summaries, see previous blog entries on the conference (Part 1 and Part 2).
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