Celebrity and the Law - May 21

U.S. courts are increasingly involved in disputes involving public figures. Does media attention distract from the merits of these disputes or effect court decisions? Are high-profile cases properly decided on the merits?

Our panelists will discuss the Anna Nicole Smith v. E. Pierce Marshall matter, currently before the Ninth Circuit, as a case study.

THE PANELISTS

Hon. Ronald A. Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC and Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law

Mr. Cass is President of Cass & Associates, PC, a legal consultancy in Great Falls, VA, and Chairman of the Center for the Rule of Law, an independent, non-profit center of international legal scholars analyzing rule of law issues. He served Presidents Reagan and Bush as Vice Chairman and Commissioner of the US International Trade Commission, and is Dean Emeritus of Boston University School of Law, where he served as Dean from 1990-2004 and Melville Madison Bigelow Professor of Law from 1995-2004.

Prof. William W Bassett, University of San Francisco

Professor Bassett, who was scholar in residence at the Monumenta Germaniae Historica in Munich, is the author of many articles and books on property, legal history and ecclesiastical law. His recently published Religious Organizations and the Law was supported by a major grant from the Lilly Foundation.

DATE AND TIME

Monday, May 21, 2007
Noon-1:30 pm
Bankers Club
555 California Street, 52nd Floor, San Francisco
Lunch will be served.
There is no charge for this event or for lunch. RSVP required to attend, as space is limited.

RSVP to sffederalist@gmail.com or 415/774-2973

Prof. Ralph Rossum on Justice Scalia - May 8

Professor Ralph A. Rossum of Claremont-McKenna College will speak to the San Francisco Lawyers Chapter on Tuesday, May 8 at 5:45 pm on his book "Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence, Text and Tradition." After Professor Rossum's remarks, he will be questioned by a panel of former Supreme Court clerks, including Professors John Yoo and Howard Shelanski of Boalt Hall.

The event will be at Bingham McCutchen, 3 Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor, San Francisco. Please RSVP to sffederalist@gmail.com.