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April 7, 2008Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland SecurityMichael Chertoff discusses how the Department prepares for and mitigates threats to our national security. Secretary Chertoff’s lecture was the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Lecture on Public Service at Yale Law School.

March 10, 2008Cristina Rodriguez, Professor of Law, New York University Cristina Rodriguez discusses how political, legal, and cultural burdens should be distributed and shared to help countries manage the change produced by immigration. Professor Rodriguez’s lecture was the 2007-2008 James A. Thomas Lecture at Yale Law School.

December 3, 2007 Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Law School and Divinity School, at The University of Chicago Professor Martha C. Nussbaum presents the 2007-2008 Sherrill Lecture, which brings distinguished visitors with special expertise in international law and ...

October 30, 2007 Judge Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Judge Nancy Gertner, a 1971 graduate and Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School, discusses the career choices she made on the path to becoming a judge.

March 12, 2007Theodore C. Sorensen, former Special Counsel to President John F. KennedyTheodore Sorensen, former Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy and currently of counsel to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, discusses John F. Kennedy's approach to the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.

March 1, 2007Cory Booker '97, Mayor of Newark, NJ Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., gives the keynote address at the 10th Annual Arthur Liman Public Interest Law Colloquium.

September 26, 2006James Hamilton '63, Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP Attorney James Hamilton discusses issues surrounding Vince Foster and the legal concept of attorney-client privilege.