38th Annual Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture: Randall L. Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

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• Thursday, February 1, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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• Registration & Event Information

  Free to attend and registration is appreciated

  6:00 p.m. - Lecture in Theatre, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

  7:00 p.m. - Reception in Rotunda, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

  Parking for non-USD students, employees:
  Once you have registered, a validation code to park for free in the West or Main Parking Structures will be sent to the email you registered with, within seven days of the event. 

• About the Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture Series

  This lecture series was established in 1984 to honor Nathaniel L. Nathanson, an esteemed law professor who devoted his life to the law and legal education. The series brings distinguished speakers to the University of San Diego to discuss issues of national significance.

  Nathanson, a graduate of Yale University, Yale Law School and Harvard Law School, served as law clerk to the Honorable Julian Mack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as well as to the Honorable Louis D. Brandeis of the Supreme Court of the United States. He taught law at Northwestern University School of Law from 1936 to 1977, where he was named professor emeritus. That same year, he was named a distinguished professor of law at the University of San Diego. He spent alternate semesters at the two law schools until his death in 1983. Also receiving the benefit of his wisdom were Stanford University, Rutgers University, the University of Washington, Arizona State University and the University of Tokyo.

  Nathanson was best known for his work in the areas of administrative law, constitutional law, civil liberties, international law and human rights. In these and other areas, he authored or served as editor of seven books and published almost 100 major articles, reviews and papers. He continued to pursue these interests through service to government, the American Society of Legal Studies, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Constitutional Convention of Palau, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith.

  The University of San Diego greatly benefited from the presence of this eminent professor and is pleased to present this lecture series in his memory.

• Nathanson Lecture List (1984-2022)

  Date	Speaker	Talk
  The 37th Lecture – March 28, 2022	Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Dean, Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study	Civil Rights Queen – Constance Baker Motley
  The 36th Lecture – February 25, 2021	Charles Barber, Author,  and William Outlaw III, Community Activist	Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gangleader to Peacekeeper
  The 35th Lecture – January 22, 2020	The Honorable M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	The Trees are Still Standing: The Backstory of Justice William O. Douglas as a Citizen Justice and Environmentalist
  The 34th Lecture - September 25, 2018	Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, Supreme Court of California	Notes From the Near Future: Three Problems (or One?) In Law and Artificial Intelligence
  The 33rd Lecture - September 28, 2016	Robert Stein, Everett Fraser Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School	The Future of Capital Punishment in the United States
  The 32nd Lecture - August 25, 2015	Cass Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard	Constitutional Personae: Same-Sex Marriage and Beyond
  The 31st Lecture - February 19, 2015	Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia	Is Law a Technical Language?
  The 30th Lecture - November 19, 2013	Catherine A. MacKinnon, Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan	Trafficking, Prostitution and Inequality
  The 29th Lecture - April 4, 2013	William A. Galston, Senior Fellow and Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution	The Claims of Conscience and the Rule of Law: Can They Coexist?
  The 28th Lecture - January 23, 2012	Martha L. Minow, Dean and Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School	Brown v. Board in the World: How the Global Turn Matters for School Reform, Human Rights and Legal Knowledge
  The 27th Lecture - March 11, 2011	Robert C. Post, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law, Yale Law School	Academic Freedom as a Constitutional Principle
  The 26th Lecture - April 26, 2010	Kent Greenawalt, University Professor, Columbia University	Fundamental Questions about the Religion Clauses: Reflections on Some Critiques
  The 25th Lecture - April 23, 2009	Jack Rakove, William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies, Professor of Political Science and, by courtesy, of Law, Stanford University	Historical Qualms About “Public Meaning” Originalism
  The 24th Lecture - March 11, 2008	Robert W. Bennett, Nathaniel L. Nathanson Professor of Law and former Dean, Northwestern School of Law	Originalism: Lessons from Some Things That Go Without Saying
  The 23rd Lecture - April 19, 2007	Daniel B. Rodriguez, Warren Distinguished Professor of Law and former Dean, University of San Diego School of Law	State Constitutionalism and Modern Governance: What’s the Big Deal?
  The 22nd Lecture - April 4, 2006	Georg Ress, Professor of International Law, International University, Bremen, Germany	Property as a Human Right, According to the European Convention of Human Rights
  The 21st Lecture - February 2, 2005	Gordon S. Wood, Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor of History, Brown University	The Origins of American Constitutionalism
  The 20th Lecture - April 7, 2004	The Honorable John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court	Memories
  The 19th Lecture - April 10, 2003	Victor G. Rosenblum, Nathaniel L. Nathanson Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University	A Pertinent Message for Today from Yesterday’s Administrative Law Ruling
  The 18th Lecture - February 20, 2002	John H. Garvey Dean, Boston College Law School	A Plea for Complexity
  The 17th Lecture - March 27, 2001	Lee C. Bollinger, President, University of Michigan	Observations on the Modern Affirmative Action Debate
  The 16th Lecture - March 29, 2000	The Honorable Mary Murphy Schroeder, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	The Brandeis Legacy
  The 15th Lecture - March 2, 1999	Gerhard Casper, President, Stanford University	The United States at Fin de Siecle: The Rule of Law or Enlightened Absolutism
  The 14th Lecture - April 15, 1998	The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson, Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court	Federalism, Let Fifty Flowers Bloom
  The 13th Lecture - April 14, 1997	John P. Frank, Partner, Lewis and Roca	Lincoln as a Lawyer
  The 12th Lecture - March 20, 1996	Reflections on the Betrayed Profession	Reflections on the Betrayed Profession
  The 11th Lecture - March 27, 1995	Carl A. Auerbach, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law Dean and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Law School	Is Government the Solution or the Problem?
  The 10th Lecture - January 13, 1994	Louis Henkin, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University	An Immigration Policy for Just Society
  The Ninth Lecture - April 7, 1993	The Honorable Harry A. Blackmum, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court	An Address
  The Eighth Lecture - April 9, 1992	The Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court	They Often Are Half Obscure: The Rights of the Individual and the Legacy of Oliver Wendell Holmes
  The Seventh Lecture - March 19, 1991	Willard Wirtz, Distinguished Visiting Professor, USD School of Law, Former United States Secretary of Labor	Human Rights in the Workplace
  The Sixth Lecture - March 30, 1990	Willard H. Pedrick, Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean, Arizona State School of Law	Dignified Death and Legal Liability
  The Fifth Lecture - March 29, 1989	The Honorable Charles Fried, Solicitor General of the United States (1985-1988) Professor of Law, Harvard Law School	The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action
  The Fourth Lecture - March 17, 1988	The Honorable Abner J. Mikva, U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit	The Rise and Fall of un-Americanism
  The Third Lecture - April 30, 1987	Kenneth Culp Davis, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law	Judicial, Legislative and Administrative Lawmaking: A Proposed Research Service for the Supreme Court
  The Second Lecture - January 30, 1986	The Honorable Carl McGowan, U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit	The President’s Veto Power: An Important Instrument of Conflict in Our Constitutional System
  The First Lecture - October 18, 1984	The Honorable John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court	Judicial Restraint