Legal scholars will visit The University of Alabama School of Law and discuss law’s rhetorical life Sept. 18 during a symposium.
The Rhetorical Process and Legal Judgments Symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Bedsole Moot Courtroom, Room 140.
Legal scholars will investigate how questions of rhetoric shape the development of legal and judicial decisions, whether judges develop distinct rhetorical styles and what can be learned by examining law as a rhetorical process. The event is free and open to the public.
The symposium will feature:
Linda L. Berger, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law
Bernadette Meyler, Stanford Law School
Teresa Godwin Phelps, American University, Washington College of Law
Christopher W. Schmidt, Chicago-Kent College of Law, American Bar Foundation
Eric Slauter, University of Chicago
Adam Steinman, The University of Alabama School of Law
