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Prof. Alexander Tsesis, “Terrorism, the First Amendment, and the Internet”

On Thursday, March 14, Professor Alexander Tsesis will address the Penn LDB Law Student Chapter on “Terrorism, the First Amendment, and the Internet.” Tsesis, a professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, is an expert in Constitutional Law, the First Amendment, Civil Procedure, as well as civil rights issues and constitutional interpretation.

By |2024-02-12T11:14:17-05:00March 14, 2019|Events|0 Comments

Publisher embroiled in legal battle with Arkansas over law banning Israel boycotts

When letters first showed up on Alan Leveritt’s desk saying the Arkansas Times was required to sign a pledge not to boycott Israel in order to continue to receive state contracts, he ignored them.

By |2023-12-14T14:02:23-05:00March 4, 2019|Media Coverage, Press Room|0 Comments

Hon. Irwin Cotler to Address LDB Chapter at UVA School of Law

On March 4th, the Hon. Prof. Irwin Cotler will participate in a Q&A with Dean Goluboff at UVA. Cotler is Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and longtime Parliamentarian, and recent Founder and International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.

By |2024-02-12T11:14:57-05:00March 4, 2019|Events|0 Comments

Professor Thane Rosenbaum at Loyola

On February 28, Professor Thane Rosenbaum will speak at Loyola Law School. Rosenbaum is a distinguished fellow at NYU School of Law, an essayist, law professor, and author of several novels. His articles, reviews and essays appear frequently in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Haaretz, Huffington Post and Daily Beast, among other national publications.

By |2024-02-12T11:15:48-05:00February 28, 2019|Events|0 Comments

Alyza Lewin at Emory Law

On February 25, LDB President & General Counsel Alyza Lewin will be speaking at Emory Law on her work litigating Zivotofsky v. Kerry, the “Jerusalem Passport Case” in front of the Supreme Court. Recently appointed to the position of President and General Counsel at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Lewin is also a partner at Lewin & Lewin LLP, where she specializes in litigation and government relations.

By |2024-02-12T11:16:42-05:00February 25, 2019|Events|0 Comments

LDB National Law Student Leadership Conference in D.C.

On February 17-18, LDB will host their National Law Student Leadership Conference in D.C. Taking place in our nation's capital, the LDB Conference will bring together law student leaders, legal scholars, and attorneys to exchange lessons on advancing civil and human rights; hot topics in international law; and using legal tools to combat campus anti-Semitism and BDS.

By |2024-02-12T11:18:04-05:00February 17, 2019|Events|0 Comments

Alyza Lewin at JCPA Conference

On February 11, LDB President Alyza D. Lewin will speak on a panel at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (“JCPA”) National Conference in Washington, D.C. The panel, entitled “Exploring Anti-Semitism/Anti-Zionism on Campus” will address the increase in BDS activity on college campuses and how much of this BDS activity has morphed into anti-Semitism often parading as anti-Zionism.

By |2024-02-12T11:18:40-05:00February 11, 2019|Events|0 Comments

Professor Eugene Kontorovich at GMU Antonin Scalia Law School

On February 11, Northwestern Law Professor Eugene Kontorovich will speak at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School about anti-BDS laws and the First Amendment. Professor Kontorovich’s research spans the fields of constitutional law, international law, and law and economics.

By |2024-02-12T11:19:28-05:00February 11, 2019|Events|0 Comments
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