A two-day symposium on privacy law at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago will culminate with United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia helping dedicate the Arthur J. Goldberg Memorial Courtroom at noon on Sept. 28, 2012.
The Goldberg Courtroom honors former faculty member and United States Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg. The celebration marks the 50th anniversary of Goldberg’s appointment to the high court by President John F. Kennedy.
Goldberg was a faculty member at The John Marshall Law School from 1938 to 1942, and an adjunct professor in 1947 and 1948. Goldberg is remembered as a leading figure in the labor movement and was at the center of many historical developments during his time.
The symposium, dedicated to the memory of Justice Goldberg, will include an examination of his Supreme Court decisions. Goldberg was a member of the Supreme Court from 1962 to 1965. Despite his short time on the bench, Goldberg played a significant role in the Court’s jurisprudence. Historians believe his liberal views on constitutional questions shifted the Court’s balance toward a broader construction of constitutional rights.
At a 2:15 p.m. convocation, the law school will recognize Scalia’s accomplishments by presenting him with an honorary degree. Scalia will address the audience.
Scalia’s visit will culminate the Belle R. and Joseph H. Braun Memorial Symposium: “Development of Privacy Law from Brandeis to Today” on Sept. 27 and 28, 2012. The program is presented by the law school’s Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law, which marks its 30th anniversary this year.
Academics from around the country will open the program at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2012, with a keynote address by Professor Amitai Etzioni, director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at The George Washington University.
Panelists in the 1:30 p.m. session will discuss the life and legacy of Justice Goldberg, including his service as a lawyer, professor, labor leader, and justice on the United Supreme Court. Justice Goldberg’s best-known opinion is likely his concurrence in the 1965 case Griswold v. Connecticut, in which he argued that marital privacy is among the fundamental rights protected by the Ninth Amendment.
Speakers will be Professor David Stebenne of The Ohio State University and John Marshall Law School Professor Gerald Berendt; with reminiscences from Goldberg’s long-time friends Gilbert Cornfield and Gilbert Feldman of Cornfield & Feldman in Chicago with Judge Milton I. Shadur of the United States District Court. Panel moderator is John Marshall Law School Professor Samuel Olken.
Historical perspectives on privacy in American law is the topic for the 3:15 p.m. session with guest presenters John Marshall Law School Professor Alberto Bernabe; Kathryn Kolbert, the Constance Hess Williams director of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College; Adam D. Moore, associate professor at the University of Washington’s Department of Philosophy and Information School; Marc Rotenberg, executive director, Electronic Privacy Information Center; with moderator John Marshall Law School Professor Steven Schwinn.
On Sept. 28, 2012, the program will open at 8:30 a.m. with a session on privacy regulation and policy perspectives with guest speakers Renard Franḉois, corporate counsel at Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.; Peter P. Swire, the C. William O’Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; and Mary Ellen Callahan, former chief privacy officer and chief Freedom of Information Act officer at the United States Department of Homeland Security; with moderator John Marshall Law School Professor Leslie Ann Reis, director of the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law.
The program’s final session will be at 10:30 a.m. when panelists address technology and the future of privacy. Speakers will be Professor Ann Bartow of Pace University School of Law; John Marshall Law School Professor Doris Long; and Robert S. Gurwin, assistant general counsel, AOL, Inc. The moderator is John Marshall Law School Professor David Sorkin.
Following the convocation, the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law and the John Marshall Law School Office of Alumni Relations will host a 5 to 7 p.m. reception honoring John Marshall Professor Emeritus George Trubow, the founder and first director of the Center, and past editors and staff members of the Journal of Computer and Information Law.
For additional information, visit https://events.jmls.edu/registration/node/209
