罗伯特•卡希尔, an alumnus of the Patricia and Douglas Perry 荣誉学院 at Old Dominion University, will conduct a series "Law and Society" Master Classes in the coming weeks.
Cahill earned his bachelor of arts degree in political science from ODU in 1991 and his juris doctor degree from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1995. He is a commercial litigation partner with Cooley LLP in Reston, Virginia. Cahill focuses on representing companies in the technology, real estate and life sciences industries, 等, in a diverse range of high-stakes, complex disputes.
Here are his classes, which are for 荣誉学院 students and members of ODU's Pre-Law Association, and the cases he will discuss (all sessions will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. 通过缩放):
March 16: Introduction and Right of Free Speech for Students
- 修改v. Des Moines Independent 社区 School District (1969) (students wearing black armbands to protest Vietnam War) http://www.法律.康奈尔大学.edu/supremecourt/text/393/503
- 莫尔斯五世. Frederick (2007) (student displaying "Bong hits 4 Jesus" sign) http://www.法律.康奈尔大学.edu/supct/html/06-278.ZS.html
April 6: Fundamental Liberties
- 格里斯沃尔德诉. Connecticut (1963) (right of privacy) http://www.法律.康奈尔大学.edu/supremecourt/text/381/479
- Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) (same sex marriage; Cahill suggests because this is so long, read the Kennedy majority opinion and Roberts' dissent) http://www.法律.康奈尔大学.edu/supremecourt/text/14-556
April 20: Equal Protection
- 布朗和. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) (racially segregated public schools) http://www.法律.康奈尔大学.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483/USSC_PRO_347_483_1
- United States v. Virginia (1994) (法律 prohibiting females from attending VMI) http://www.法律.康奈尔大学.edu/supct/html/94-1941.ZS.html