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Foundations: Curriculum & Faculty, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

Michigan Law Faculty are the best of the best. As you look through these pages, you will see some of their accomplishments: They serve as senior advisers to policymakers and governments around the world, they argue important cases in courts of every level, and they produce superb research that addresses society's greatest problems.

Our faculty also take teaching very seriously. They are dedicated to using their research and experience to help create a curriculum that will challenge and transform you. Michigan Law's rich curriculum features foundational courses that evolve with the needs of the profession, a wide array of upper-level …

Senior Day December 2018, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the December 21, 2018 Senior Day ceremonies.

Diversity Of Thought And Respecting The Other Side Of The Argument: Insights From The Office Of The U.S. Solicitor General, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for a panel discussion with the Office of the Vice President & General Counsel, Michigan Law, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

The Future Of Law And Mobility, Daniel A. Crane

Articles

With the launch of the new Journal of Law and Mobility, the University of Michigan is recognizing the transformative impact of new transportation and mobility technologies, from cars, to trucks, to pedestrians, to drones. The coming transition towards intelligent, automated, and connected mobility systems will transform not only the way people and goods move about, but also the way human safety, privacy, and security are protected, cities are organized, machines and people are connected, and the public and private spheres are defined.

Senior Day 2018, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the May 2018 Senior Day Ceremony.

2018 Junior Scholars' Conference, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Schedule of events for the 2018 Junior Scholars' Conference.

93rd Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition Final Round, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the 2018 Moot Court Competition, Final Round.

40th Annual Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the 40th Annual Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala.

Student Funded Fellowships 2018 Auction, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the 2018 Student Funded Fellowship Auction.

Associates Firm Expectations, Michael R. Fayhee

Event Materials

PowerPoint presentation given at the event, The Value Proposition: Changing Roles of Law Firm Associates at the University of Michigan Law School.

A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining The Racialized Architecture Of America, Michigan Journal Of Race & Law

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Program for a 2018 Symposium.

Think M, University Of Michigan Law School

Miscellaneous Law School History & Publications

Our students converge on Ann Arbor from across the nation and around the globe. The real magic at Michigan Law is how extraordinary individuals form a community. The intimacy and energy of the Law School leads them to find new friends in their classmates - a development that few expect, and that few law schools offer. At Michigan Law, students and faculty create an intellectually stimulating and close-knit community whose norms are rooted in respect and professionalism. Chalk it up to the vibrancy of Ann Arbor, the spirit of a football Saturday, or the ambiance of the Law Quad: Michigan …

Senior Day December 2017, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the December 22, 2017 University of Michigan Law School Senior Day.

Stable And Integrated Housing For America's Working Poor, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for a presentation of work from the Problem Solving Initiative. Working as a group, students were tasked with designing a comprehensive plan to tackle the crisis in affordable housing in Detroit, Issues of law, policy, public health, urban planning, financing, and other matters.

Third Annual Financial Stability Conference, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the Third Annual Financial Stability Conference.

International Perspectives On Privacy And Free Expression: Concepts, Conflicts, Consequences, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

This conference contributes to the energetic and transnational dialogue currently going on about privacy: How do we define it? Is it a right, an interest, a value, or something else? Privacy against what? Privacy from whom? Is privacy necessarily in tension with free expression? Or is it often an essential predicate to it? How have different political regimes answered these questions? How do entities and individuals navigate those conflicting transnational approaches?

This is the program for the conference.

Behavioral Finance Symposium, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for a symposium in which economics meets law, finance, public policy, and psychology held at the Ross School of Business.

2017 European Alumni Reunion, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Invitation to the 2017 European Alumni Reunion.

Senior Day May 2017, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 5, 2017 University of Michigan Law School Senior Day.

Defending The Restatement Of The Law, Liability Insurance: "Regulatory Considerations", Tom Baker, Kyle D. Logue

Law & Economics Working Papers

As the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance (“the Restatement”) has progressed through the rigorous drafting process of the American Law Institute (the “ALI”), insurance industry organizations have pursued an “inside and outside” strategy regarding the project. Insofar as we are aware of these efforts in our role as Reporters for the Restatement, the industry’s “inside” efforts have consisted of the invited participation of a liason to the project from the American Insurance Association, and communications to the Reporters from Advisers and ALI members who are knowledgeable about insurance industry concerns; and the “outside” efforts have consisted of lobbying of …

Luxembourg Forum 2017, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the Court of Justice of the European Union visit to the University of Michigan Law School.

92nd Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition Final Round, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the final round of the 92nd Moot Court Competition.

Identifying And Supporting Human Trafficking Victims In The Child Welfare System, University Of Michigan Law School

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Program for a presentation to aid in identifying and supporting victims of human trafficking in the child welfare system.

Michigan Law 2017 Young Scholars' Conference, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the Michigan Law 2017 Young Scholars' Conference

Be Careful What You Wish For? Reducing Inequality In The 21st Century, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, Orli Avi-Yonah

Law & Economics Working Papers

Stanford historian Walter Scheidel’s The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century (Princeton Univ. Press, 2017), is, in some respects, the anti-Piketty. Scheidel accepts Piketty’s view that inequality tends to grow over time, but adds a crucial caveat that runs directly opposite to Piketty’s optimistic proposals. Scheidel argues that the historical record demonstrates that inequality can only be reduced by violent means. Therefore, the Piketty proposals to reduce inequality peacefully are unrealistic, and Scheidel concludes his book by arguing that we should accept inequality as the price of peace: “All of …

Young Scholars' Conference, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Program for the 2017 Young Scholars' Conference.

Environmental Criminal Enforcement, University Of Michigan Law School

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Program for the 2017 Spring Conference, sponsored by the Environmental Law and Policy Program, the Environmental Law Society, and the Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law.

2017 African American Alumni Reunion, University Of Michigan Law School

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Invitation to the 2017 African American Alumni Reunion.

2017 African American Alumni Reunion, University Of Michigan Law School

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Program for the African American Alumni Reunion weekend.

39th Annual Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala, University Of Michigan Law School

Event Materials

Invitation to the 39th Annual Alden J. "Butch" Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Gala.