Annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture

April 08, 2011 • 12:15 PM • Law School 3041

Professor Daniel Meltzer of Harvard Law School will speak on "Executive Defense of Acts of Congress." Daniel J. Meltzer is the Story Professor of Law and Vice Dean for Planning at Harvard Law School. From 2009-10, Mr. Meltzer served as the Principal Deputy Counsel to the President. His primary scholarly interests are in the fields of federal courts and criminal law, but he has also taught or published in the fields of constitutional law, remedies, and comparative U.S./European federalism. He is the co-author of several editions of Hart & Wechsler's The Federal Courts and the Federal System and has published widely in law journals. He is a member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Council of the American Law Institute. Lunch will be provided.