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Submissions due by Wednesdays @ 1 p.m. Missouri Court of Appeals to Hear Cases The Missouri Court of Appeals will return to hear cases in the Courtroom on Thursday, Mar. 6. The panel is Chief Judge Patricia Cohen, Judge Nannette Baker, '94, Judge Kurt Odenwald, '79, and Judge Joseph Simeone. The panel will hear cases in the morning from 9 to approximately 11:45 a.m. There also will be a faculty lunch with all of the judges at noon in the Queen's Daughters dining room. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Mar. 6 @ 9 a.m., Courtroom Conference: The Use and Misuse of History in U.S. Foreign Relations Law The Center for International and Comparative Law, together with the Saint Louis University Law Journal, will host the conference “The Use and Misuse of History in U.S. Foreign Relations Law.” For more information about the conference, click here. Date/Time/Location: Friday, Mar. 7 @ 8 a.m., Courtroom Regalia Days Regalia Days will take place on Tuesday, Mar. 4 and Wednesday, Mar. 5. For more information, click here. Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Mar. 4 & Wednesday, Mar. 5, in Atrium Employment Law Speaker The Wefel Center for Employment Law will host speaker Greg Kloeppel, principal of The Kloeppel Law Firm. The topic of discussion will be "The Daugherty Decision: Missouri's Unique Approach to Employment Discrimination Cases." The revolutionary August 2007 Missouri Supreme Court decision of Daugherty vs. City of Maryland Heights established for plaintiffs alleging employment discrimination under the Missouri Human Rights Acts a different and less difficult standard of proof than exists under federal law. Kloeppel will also discuss other issues arising in the representation of individual and, in particular, public employees. Lunch will be provided; please bring your own drink. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, March 5 @ Noon, Room 302
Saint Louis University School of Law and Washington University School of Law are holding a joint Government and Public Interest Career Fair on Thursday, March 6. The Fair is an informal event designed to provide an occasion for students to learn more about opportunities in the government and public interest legal community. Representatives of organizations will be available to share experiences within the public interest field. The intent is to bring students together to provide an opportunity for introductions, and allow time for students to meet individually with representatives from these organizations. The Fair is open to all students. Pizza will be served. For further information, please contact Jon Baris in the Career Services Office at (314) 977-3675. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, March 6 @ 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Atrium Journal of Health Law & Policy Application Deadline The Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy applications for staff editor positions for the 2008-2009 school year will be available Friday, March 7. Students interested in applying may pick up the application packet in Mary Ann Jauer's office (Room 158 in the Library) or in the Journal of Health Law office. Applications are due back to Mary Ann Jauer's office by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14. The Journal will host an open house on Wednesday, March 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Journal of Health Law office. Come by to meet the Journal's executive board and staff and ask questions. Contact Elizabeth Gluck, '08-'09 editor-in-chief, at elizabethgluck@gmail.com, or stop by the Journal office anytime if you have questions. Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, March 5 @ 4 p.m. for open house, Health Law 2008 Practitioner-in-Residence Timothy P. Blanchard of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, this year's health law practitioner-in-residence, will be on campus on various dates from March 4 through March 14. Please mark your calendars for the following: A Day in the Life of Tim Blanchard The Law and the Medical Record Regulatory Oversight: Crying Fraud to Masque Government Mistakes and Mismanagement Reimbursement Issues in Clinical Research
The Center for Health Law Studies welcomes Distinguished Speaker Wendy K. Mariner, Professor of Health Law and Director, Patient Rights Program, Boston University School of Public Health, and Professor of Socio-Medical Sciences and Community Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine. The topic of her talk will be "Is There a Duty to Be Healthy? Social Solidarity and Personal Responsibility for Health." For more information about Mariner and her research, click here. Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, March 11 @ Noon, Courtroom
Federalist Society Speaker The SLU Federalist Society will host a speaker on Monday, March 3. Nicholas Nikas, president and general counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund, will talk about "What Every Law Student Should Know about Cloning and Stem Cell Research." The Christian Legal Society, which is a co-sponsor of this event, will provide the commentary. Food will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Monday, March 3 @ Noon, Room 02
SBA Meeting The next SBA meeting will be on Thursday, March 6. Anyone interested in information for running for the SBA e-board should attend. All students and student organizations are encouraged to attend. Dinner will be provided. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, March 6 @ 5 p.m., Room 02 SBA Elections The following dates are for SBA e-board and representative positions. E-Board Representative Elections Phi Alpha Delta Meeting Phi Alpha Delta's next meeting will be on Monday, March 10. We will be talking about March Madness, the Pub Crawl and an upcoming bake sale. Lunch will be provided. We hope to see you there. Date/Time/Location: Monday, Mar. 10 @ Noon, Room 03 Sports and Entertainment Law Association Speakers Sharon Lee Tucci, owner/founder/president of Talent Plus, and Chris Hansen, co-owner of Talent Plus Entertainment, will be speaking at the Sports and Entertainment Law Association meeting on Thursday, March 13. Please join us to learn more about the exciting world of Talent Plus, one of the most prestigious full-service talent and entertainment agencies in the Midwest. Questions? Contact Amy Johnson at ajohns77@slu.edu. Date/Time/Location: Thursday, March 13 @ Noon, Room 04
Weekly Mass A weekly mass takes place on Tuesdays. All are welcome to attend this half-hour prayer opportunity. In addition, Campus Ministry sponsors a variety of communal prayer experiences throughout the academic year, including periodic interfaith prayer services. Date/Time/Location: Tuesdays @ 12:05 p.m., Queen's Daughters Hall Parlor Pray-As-You-Go.org Check out pray-as-you-go.org for an excellent 10-minute – downloadable to an iPod or MP3 Player – daily reflection that includes music, scripture, and guided reflection. Prayer Room Don’t forget about the Prayer Room next to the Campus Ministry office. It is open and available as a quiet place of reflection (and refuge!) whenever the School of Law building is open. |
issue date:: Feb. 29, 2008 THIS WEEK - Mar. 3-Mar. 7 Monday, Mar. 3 Federalist Society Speaker Tuesday, Mar. 4 Weekly Mass Regalia Days Health Law Practitioner-in-Residence Wednesday, Mar. 5 Regalia Days Thursday, Mar. 6 Missouri Court of Appeals SBA Meeting Government and Public Interest Friday, Mar. 7 Conference: The Use and Misuse of History in U.S. Foreign Relations Law _____________________ NEXT WEEK - Mar. 10-Mar. 14 Monday, Mar. 10 Phi Alpha Delta Meeting Tuesday, Mar. 11 Weekly Mass Health Law Distinguished Speaker Thursday, Mar. 13 Sports and Entertainment Law
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