Featured Events

On and Off Campus

4:00pm: June Portland/Vancouver Alumni Happy Hour
Join us for our monthly Alumni Happy Hour!

7:45pm: “When Peer Review Turns to Legal Review” with Lauren Kurtz, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
Lauren Kurtz is the Executive Director of the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), which works to defend climate scientists in a variety of legal actions, as well as educate scientists about their legal rights and responsibilities.

6:00pm: Two Yosemites: An Environmental Opera Music

Sept 15 & 16, 6 p.m., Law School Amphitheater Two Yosemites: An Environmental Opera, Music and Libretto by Justin Ralls. Setting to music “the most famous camping trip in history,” Two Yosemites recreates the remarkable 1903 meeting between President Theodore Roosevelt and famous conservationist John Muir. Click here for more information.

5:00pm - 9:00pm: Reunion 2017: Live Classic Rock and Dinner in the Amphitheater
The classes of 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997 and 2007 are coming back to celebrate with an evening of music and food!

5:30pm: Eighth Annual Justice Anthony Kennedy Lecture Series
The lecture series, now in its ninth year, is designed to promote discussion of cutting-edge issues affecting the U.S. Supreme Court and the Constitution. The program was established with the approval of Justice Anthony Kennedy when he visited the law school in the fall of 2008. This year’s speaker will be Kenneth R. Feinberg.

5:30pm: 30th Annual Natural Resources Law Institute Distinguished Visitor Lecture: Professor Dan Tarlock

Professor Tarlock is University Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Program in Environmental and Energy Law at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is an internationally recognized expert in environmental law and the law of land and water use. He has published a treatise, Law of Water Rights and Resources, and is a co-author of four casebooks, Water Resource Management, Environmental Law, Land Use Controls, and Environmental Protection: Law and Policy.

5:30pm: Honorable Clint Bolick: James L. Huffman Lecture In Honor of the Western Resources Legal Center
Justice Clint Bolick will present the 2017 James L. Huffman Lecture In Honor of the Western Resources Legal Center. The lecture is titled “The Renaissance of Federalism”. A reception for all attendees will be held directly following the lecture. Clint Bolick was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey in January 2016 to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court. Prior to joining the Court, Justice Bolick litigated constitutional cases in state and federal courts from coast to coast, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Among other positions, he served as Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute and as Co-founder and Vice President for Litigation at the Institute for Justice.

11:30am - 5:00pm: MLK Service Day 2017
Save the date! Join us in honoring Dr. King through service and learning.

6:00pm: 2018 Higgins Distinguished Visitor Lecture
The Higgins Distinguished Visitor is endowed by a grant from the Lorene Sails Higgins Charitable Trust. The program was designed to provide an opportunity for Lewis & Clark faculty and students and the Portland community to learn from and interact with leading legal scholars from around the world.

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