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Webinar: Humor and the Law
Have you heard the one about the lawyer who…..? We have all lived though many non-lawyer friends telling us lawyer jokes. One of our own, Professor Laura Little, the Charles Klein Professor of Law and Government at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and author of the highly rated book, Guilty Pleasures: Comedy and Law in America, will explore the many layers of American law and humor. Specifically, Professor Little will discuss those lawyer jokes (and judge jokes) and relate them to the law. She will entertain you with her analysis of cases which are inherently humorous, as well as ways that the law imposes itself on humor. Professor Little, a constitutional law scholar, will also opine as to whether the law seeks to muzzle some types of humor while protecting and encouraging other types. Maybe you have some material which she will use for her next book or webinar!
Presented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee
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Presenters
Panelist for the Session:
Laura Little, James G. Schmidt Professor of Law at Temple University
Laura E. Little is the James G. Schmidt Professor of Law at Temple University Law School in Philadelphia, USA. She specializes in First Amendment Law, Humor and the Law, Conflict of Laws, and Federal Jurisdiction. She has lectured internationally on these topics, and has served as a professor in Rome, Italy, Tokyo, Japan, Sydney, Australia, and Cork, Ireland. The author of many books and articles, Professor Little most recently wrote Guilty Pleasures: Comedy and the Law in America (Oxford 2019) and First Amendment: Examples and Explanations (Wolters Kluwer 2020). She is one of the founders and managers of a website devoted to reporting on and analyzing the intersection of law and humor around the world, www.ForHum.org.
Before entering academia, Professor Little practiced First Amendment law, representing the print media in Philadelphia, Prior thereto, she served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, and Judge James Hunter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The American Law Institute has appointed her Associate Reporter for the next restatement of U.S. private international law principles (the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws)). Professor Little is also the author of books and articles on Conflict of Laws and Federal Jurisdiction—and a recipient of multiple scholarship and teaching awards, including Temple University’s highest award for teaching, the Great Teachers’ Award.
Moderator:
Bonnie S. Greenberg, Ret.
Bonnie S. Greenberg was with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for over 37 years and currently serves as a Director on the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Board. She was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland for most of her time at DOJ.
Ms. Greenberg has served the Maryland Chapter of the FBA in a variety of capacities, most notably as Chapter President and Chapter Delegate. Before being elected to the FBA’s Board of Directors, she was Chair of the FBA’s Professional Development Committee and served on several FBA committees, such as the convention committee and the audit committee.
Ms. Greenberg is excited to introduce Laura Little, her long-time friend and law school classmate.
Registration Fees
- FBA Member: $0
- Nonmember: $75
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