As part of Cleveland-Marshall's focus on providing thought-leaders for educational discussions with students, alumni and community members, some of the nation’s leading experts and scholars participate in the Transformative Dialogue series.
spring 2016 Events
Note: This page will be updated as several additional events are finalized.
January 13
Visiting Scholar: Pierre de Vos, University of Cape Town
"LGBT Rights in South Africa"
Co-sponsored by the ACLU of Ohio, Equality Now, City Club of Cleveland and the American Constitution Society.
February 3
Frederick Douglass Moot Court Night
February 10
47th Annual Moot Court Night
February 22
Criminal Justice Forum III
"Rape Reform in Ohio: Eliminating the Statute of Limitations and Lifting the Spousal Exemption"
Ohio State Representatives Teresa Fedor and Greta Johnson
February 29
Employment and Labor Law Lecture
"Assault on Workers’ Rights: Labor Law and the Erosion of Worker Protections"
United States Senator Sherrod Brown
Note: This event does not offer CLE credit
March 9
Visiting Scholar
"Leveling Down, or Leveling Up"
Richard Epstein, NYU School of Law
April 6
Criminal Justice Forum IV
"Why and Whither Mass Imprisonment?"
Michael Tonry, University of Minnesota Law School
April 8
Cleveland State Law Review Symposium
"Regulating Big Data in the Digital Age"
April 8
Global Business Law Review Symposium
"International Business and Cybersecurity"
April 9
Journal of Law & Health Symposium
"Fear the Walking File; The Perils of Medical Identity Theft"
April 20
"Antonin Scalia’s Quest—and Bequest"
David F. Forte, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Jonathan Adler, Case Western Reserve Law School
April 22
Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium
May 10
"Prosecuting Maritime Pirates in the Seychelles and Elsewhere: A Panel Discussion"
Justice Anthony Fernando, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Seychelles
Associate Dean and Professor Milena Sterio, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Dean and Professor Michael Scharf, Case Western Reserve Law School
June 2
"Answering the Call"
A Panel Discussion & Book Signing featuring Judge Nathaniel R. Jones
Sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the NAACP
