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Bennett Capers Participates in American Law Institute Meeting

May 8th, 2012
  On May 7, Professor Bennett Capers participated in a gathering of invited experts in the field of sexual offenses, from the academy, the judiciary, and the world of practice, to discuss whether the American Law Institute should undertake to revise the… more »

Bennett Capers Publishes Essay in Yale Journal of Law and Humanities

May 8th, 2012
  Professor Bennett Capers' essay "Blind Justice" appears in the current issue of the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities. The essay appears as part of a symposium titled "Courts: Representing and Contesting Ideologies in the Public Sphere," organize… more »

Professor I. Bennett Capers Participates in Conference at NYU Law School

April 18th, 2012
 On April 17, Professor Capers participated in the conference “New Frontiers in Race and Criminal Justice” at NYU Law School.  The conference was organized by NYU’s Center on the Administration of Criminal Law. Professor Capers was a panelist on the pa… more »

Professor I. Bennett Capers Presents Paper at Boston University Law School

April 5th, 2012
  On April 3, Professor I. Bennett Capers presented his paper, “Real Women, Real Rape” at the Gender, Law, and Policy Colloquium at Boston University School of Law. His paper, forthcoming in the UCLA Law Review, problematizes rape shield laws and offers… more »

Professor I. Bennett Capers Presents Paper at University of Miami Law School

March 27th, 2012
On March 22, Professor I. Bennett Capers presented his paper, “Real Women, Real Rape” at a Criminal Justice Colloquium at University of Miami Law School. His paper problematizes rape shield laws, and offers a corrective.    more »

I. Bennett Capers to Participate in Fordham Law DOMA Symposium

February 9th, 2012
 On March 30, 2012, I. Bennett Capers will participate in a symposium presented by the Fordham Law Review to address the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the future of LGBT rights. The event is free and open to the public. To view a complete schedule… more »

I. Bennett Capers to Chair Planning Committee for the 2013 Mid-Year Criminal Justice Conference

January 26th, 2012
Professor Bennett Capers has been named Chair of the Planning Committee for the AALS’s 2013 Mid-Year Criminal Justice Conference.  The Planning Committee will be responsible for organizing a three-day program for the 2013 mid-year meeting.  The other mem… more »

Professor Bennett Capers Elected Chairperson of AALS Section on Criminal Justice

January 9th, 2012
Professor Bennett Capers was recently elected Chairperson of the AALS Section on Criminal Justice.  It is a one-year position. more »

Several Faculty Members to Participate at AALS Meetings

January 4th, 2012
 January 5, 2012 Rose Cuison VillazorDate: 1/5/12Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PMLocation: Thurgood Marshall East, Mezzanine Level, Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel(Speaker) Panel I: American Citizenship in the 21st Century  January 6, 2… more »

Bennett Capers Contributes to The New York Times Room for Debate on Religious Exemptions to Same-Sex Marriage Laws

June 30th, 2011
Giving a Blessing to Bias By Bennett Capers The New York Times June 30, 2011 Excerpt: Religious exemptions allow marriage discrimination to continue. Such exemptions, indirectly, give their blessing to other forms of discrimination. To permit re… more »