Sessions Information

  • January 5, 2015
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Session Type: AALS Crosscutting Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Location: Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
    Room: Delaware Suite
    Floor: Lobby Level

    This Crosscutting program hopes to accomplish several important goals. A number of the law professoriate were too young (as are most law students) to have witnessed the events at the time they happened in 1991, so seeing the film and hearing Professor Hill speak will introduce them to this riveting narrative, one which involved a young law professor Hill and other law professors who assisted her during the hearings. Given the many changes that have occurred since then, such as the increased politicization of the process, its spillover into the review of Article III judges, and the removal of the 60 vote filibuster rule, such a film will have great teaching value and historical significance. In addition, this entire event was a major cultural divide, transcending even its political implications, and was a watershed moment for quickening the issues of sexual harassment and racial coding. While the film has just opened in a limited run, it will become a full-fledged film upon its national release, so that its showing for law schools will be more common; the program discussion will focus upon its efficacy for legal education as well, and will help faculty frame the issues for law school instructional purposes.

Session Speakers
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Speaker

Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Speaker

University of Houston Law Center
Moderator

Suffolk University Law School
Speaker

Session Fees
  • 6250 AALS Crosscutting Program - Anita F. Hill, Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings, and a Screening of the Film “Anita”: $0.00