Join the University of Colorado Law School on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5:45 to听6:45 p.m. for the 42nd annual Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture. This year's lecture features Professor Frederic Bloom, whose talk is called "Silence and Noise."听
Although听robust literature exists on discrete pieces of听legal silence, such as silence in Congress, courts,听records, documents and arrestees, there is听almost nothing that attempts to understand silence in law as a whole: no detailed study of the ways courts read congressional silence, no coherent account of when courts themselves are silent,听no wide-lens look at silence as a factor in and around the law.
Bloom's听thought-provoking lecture takes a holistic look听at the role of silence in the law, discussing the ways in which courts read congressional silence and what that means for those impacted by the law. It tells three seemingly disparate legal stories and brings apparent misfits together鈥攖he forgotten plaintiff simply trying to access federal court, for example, and the famous defendant hoping to keep quiet.
"Silence and noise" will take place听in the Wittemyer Courtroom at the Wolf Law building, with a reception to follow for registered guests. Please register by Monday, Nov. 28.
