Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture

November 11, 2008 • 12:10 PM • Law School 3041

Judge William Fletcher of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to deliver the annual Currie Memorial Lecture. In his talk titled, "Whose Courts are They? Federal Courts in an Age of Federalism," Fletcher will address a recurring and unanswered question among scholars of the federal courts: What constitutional obligation does Congress have to confer jurisdiction on the federal courts? Lunch provided; dessert reception following. For more information, contact Janse Haywood at haywood@law.duke.edu.