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Judge Stephen A. Higginson to Deliver 13th Annual Stevens Lecture

Sept. 20, 2024

The Byron R. White Center is proud to present the Thirteenth Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture on Thursday, October 24. This year's guest jurist will be The Honorable Stephen A. Higginson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Judge Higginson’s lecture is entitled, The Nuremberg Trials: Lessons for Law Students, Lawyers, and Judges. He is the first former law clerk to Justice Byron R. White to deliver the Stevens Lecture.

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Byron White Center, Silicon Flatirons and the Daniels Fund Convene Explore Bias and the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence

May 2, 2024

Colorado Law’s powerhouse organizations—the Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law, Silicon Flatirons, and the Daniels Fund—brought together legal scholars, lawyers, entrepreneurs and scientists to examine the ethical challenges posed by the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into various aspects of society.

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The 32nd Annual Rothgerber Conference on AI and The Constitution Makes History

May 2, 2024

On April 19, the Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Policy and Entrepreneurship hosted the 32nd Annual Rothgerber Conference on AI and the Constitution. This year’s conference was one of the first of its kind to focus on prevalent issues at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the Constitution. Interdisciplinary scholars, scientists, lawyers and students from around the world gathered at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder to discuss recent AI developments and the impact on the right to privacy, free speech under the First Amendment, and judicial interpretation.

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Conservative and Liberal Perspectives Come Together on the Benefit of Class Actions

April 1, 2024

On March 19, the University of Colorado Law School’s Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law and the Colorado Law Federalist Society hosted a thought-provoking discussion about Professor Brian Fitzpatrick’s ground-breaking book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions.

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Byron White Center hosts “Reclaiming the Constitutional Text from Originalism” Lunch Talk

March 18, 2024

On March 12, the Byron R. White Center for American Constitutional Law and the American Constitution Society (ACS) at Colorado Law hosted a lunch talk on “Reclaiming the Constitutional Text from Originalism” with Georgetown Law Professor Victoria Nourse.

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BLSA and Byron White Center Host Hip Hop Lunch Talk

Feb. 27, 2024

On February 15, 2024, The University of Colorado Law School’s Black Law Students Association partnered with The Byron R. White Center Study for the Study of American Constitutional Law to host a Hip Hop and the Law Lunch Talk celebrating Black History Month and the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop...

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SCOTUS Preview lunch talk provides insight on current term

Feb. 12, 2024

On January 30, the Byron R. White Center Study for American Constitutional Law hosted its inaugural SCOTUS Preview lunch talk at the University of Colorado Law School. CU Law professors dissected the current cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and discussed their potential real-world impacts.

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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Sabrina McKenna Inspires at the 12th Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture

Nov. 6, 2023

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law hosted Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna for the 12th Annual Steven’s Lecture at Colorado Law.

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Alicia Bannon of the Brennan Center for Justice Highlights State Constitutions

Nov. 6, 2023

On October 12, 2023, the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law welcomed Professor Alicia Bannon to discuss the increasing importance of state constitutions in our current legal climate.

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Byron White Center brings educational programming to local high schools in honor of Constitution Day

Oct. 10, 2023

The Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law at Colorado Law commemorated annual Constitution Day on September 28 and 29, a practice it has engaged in for the last twelve years. In 2004, Congress recognized Constitution Day as a day of national observance and required all...

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