Occupy Mondays Lecture Series

This series explores the legal issues around the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
 

Date & Time: Every Monday from 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m. through the end of April (except February 20 and March 12 for Spring Break).
Location: 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013, Room C250

Past Occupations:

February Events

February 6: 99 Percent? 1 Percent? If It’s about Money, It’s about Taxes
Speakers: Sean F. Cornely 2L, NYLS Visiting Professor Mary Louise Fellows, Professor William P. LaPiana, and Professor Ann F. Thomas 
      - For a recording of this lecture, please click here.
      - To view the Examining Inquality Trends slideshow used, please click here.
      - To view the Congressional Budget Office slideshow used, please click here.
      - To view the Median Household Income by State Map from the Census Bureau used, please click here.
      - To view the Distribution of Cash Income and Federal Taxes by Filing Status and Family Type, Under Current Law, by Cash Income Level, 2011 chart used, please click here.

February 13: How Public Perception Was Influenced by the Media
Speakers: Jeff Kreisler (Author and MSNBC Contributor), Ryan Morrison 2L, and Professor Michele Zierler
      - For a recording of this lecture, please click here.

February 20: No Occupation

February 27: OWS and Organized Labor: Who Speaks for the 99 Percent?
Speakers: Mike Elk (Labor Journalist and Third-Generation Union Organizer), Professor Chaumtoli Huq, and Professor Arthur S. Leonard
* This lecture is co-sponsored by the NYLS Labor and Employment Law Society.

January Events

January 23: I've Got a First Amendment Right to Occupy
Moderator: Professor Nadine Strossen
Panelists: Jennifer Baek 2L, Johanna Miller (New York Civil Liberties Union, Assistant Advocacy Director), and Russ Smith 2L
       -  For a recording of this lecture, please click here. 
       -  For lecture handouts, please click here.
 

January 30: Who (or What) Caused the Mortgage and Financial Crises and What Can Be Done about Them?
Speakers: Professor Richard D. Marisco and Professor Houman B. Shadab
       - For a recording of this lecture, please click here.
       - For lecture handouts, please click here.
 

***The copyrights of all recordings belong to New York Law School. The copyrights of all lecture handouts belong to the speakers presenting each day. If you would like to use these materials outside of any personal use, please contact Professor Carlin Meyer for permission.

 

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