J. Byron McCormick Lecture on Law and Public Affairs
What: 2025 McCormick Lecture Presented by Jamal Greene
When: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, 5:30 PM MST
Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., Room 164
Arizona Law and the J. Byron McCormick Society will welcome law expert, professor and author Jamal Greene as this year’s McCormick Lecture keynote speaker. Among other notable achievements, Columbia Law Professor Greene is the author of “How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights is Tearing America Apart.”
Isaac Marks Memorial Lecture
What: 2025 Marks Lecture with Neal Katyal
When: Monday, April 14, 2025
Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd.
Former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, lawyer, professor and New York Times best selling author Neal Katyal will deliver the 2025 Isaac Marks Memorial Lecture on April 14. Professor Katyal runs one of the largest Supreme Court practices in the world at an international law firm, where he occupies the role formerly held by Chief Justice John Roberts. He served as Acting Solicitor General during the Obama administration and was responsible for representing the federal government in all appellate matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal throughout the nation. Professor Katyal also served in the Deputy Attorney General’s Office at the Justice Department as National Security Advisor.
Established in 1979, the Marks Memorial Lectures enrich the curriculum and the community by featuring speakers from law, jurisprudence and public policy.
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