Faculty & Staff

Rebecca Sandefur, noted sociologist and 2018 MacArthur Fellowship recipient, joins Mike Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School, to discuss her research on how to best address the civil legal needs of low-income people. Rebecca Sandefur is a faculty member in the Department of Sociology and the College of Law

Across State Lines— Should Michigan’s Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Serve as a Model for Wisconsin? Wednesday, April 17, 2019 5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Lubar Center, Eckstein Hall 1215 W. Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin This special On the Issues with Mike Gousha conversation includes three advocates for criminal justice change. Former

Does Democracy Protect Human Rights? Constitution vs. Plebiscite by Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian. Thursday, April 18 4 to 6 p.m. Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall This visit to Marquette University is supported by a grant from the UW Stout’s Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation. Complimentary; however

Join us as we celebrate future Marquette lawyers in a ceremony that includes a conversation between Rebecca Sandefur and Mike Gousha, distinguished fellow in law and public policy at Marquette Law School. Friday, April 26 4:00–5:00 p.m. Ray and Kay Eckstein Hall 1215 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin Parking is available on site. Rebecca

Please join us… Lenten Reflection: St. Ignatius Loyola on Almsgiving by Rev. Aaron Pidel, S.J. February 17 7:30 to 8:05 a.m., virtual reflection You will be sent the Zoom link prior to the program. As in the past this event is open to the Law School Community, Marquette lawyers, and Friends of the Law School. We hope you will join us. Sponsored by

Soledad O’Brien, journalist, president and CEO of Starfish Media Group Busy might be the best way to describe Soledad O’Brien these days. Well- known for her previous work as an anchor and contributor to all four major television networks as well as PBS and CNN, O’Brien today is running her own multi-platform production company, Starfish Media

Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin After just six weeks in office, Tony Evers, the 46th Governor of Wisconsin, sits down with Mike Gousha to discuss the state budget he’ll present in late February, and the new course he hopes to chart with its initiatives. Evers has said he plans to raise the state’s minimum wage, cut taxes for the middle class

NIES LECTURE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Thursday, March 28, 4:30 p.m. Eckstein Hall 1 CLE credit The Rise of Property and Decline of Equity in Trademark Law Mark P. McKenna Trademark law and unfair competition long were related but doctrinally distinct bodies of law. This structure began to crumble in the latter half of the twentieth century, as

HALLOWS LECTURE Tuesday, March 5, 4:30 p.m. Eckstein Hall Room 144 (Lubar Center) 1 CLE credit Ambition, Aspiration, and the Art of Judging Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal Almost 150 years ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. probed what it means to have ambitions and aspirations to accomplishment and satisfaction in the law—whether studying, practicing, teaching