Category Archives: Legal History

Online Course on Emancipation Proclamation

The University of Illinois Springfield will explore the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation in a new massive open online course (MOOC) during the spring semester. The free eight-week online course…

Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts – Washington DC

The National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts hosts its 25th Annual Conference March 20-23, 2013. This year’s conference will explore “the failure of the judicial system of…

Civil Jury as a Political Institution – Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary Law Review at William & Mary Law School will host the Civil Jury as a Political Institution February 22-23, 2013. im

Postgraduate Legal Research Conference — London, UK

The School of Law, Queen Mary University of London presents the 4th Annual Queen Mary Postgraduate Legal Research Conference: Reinvigorating Legal Thought in Times of Change June 6, 2013. Abstracts…

Grants to Study Congressional Leadership, U.S. Congress

The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. Proposals must be received by March 1, 2013. Details are here. The…

Proclaiming Emancipation — Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan Law‘s Program in Race, Law & History and the William L. Clements Library, in cooperation with the University of Michigan Library, presented Proclaiming Emancipation Oct. 26, 2012. The list…

Oral History and the History of Enterprises — Wilmington, DE

The Hagley Museum and Library presents Talking Business: Oral History and the History of Enterprises Fri. Nov. 2, 2012. mw

Development of Privacy Law, Brandeis to Now — Chicago, IL

The John Marshall Law School presents the 20th Belle R. and Joseph H. Braun Memorial Symposium: The Development of Privacy Law from Brandeis to Today Sept. 27-28, 2012. The keynote…

100 Years Under the Income Tax – Chicago, IL

On April 5, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois, Northwestern University School of Law Tax Program and the Northwestern University Law Review will host a symposium on the income tax, on the…

Business History — The Cultures and Institutions of Business — Columbus, OH

The Business History Conference invites proposals for its 2013 annual meeting, March 21–23, 2013, in Columbus, OH. The theme is “The Cultures and Institutions of Business.” The submission deadline is…