Harvard Law Professor to Discuss Balance of Powers during Annual Meeting
This year’s Annual Luncheon will feature as its keynote speaker Professor Arthur R. Miller, who will also moderate the meeting’s plenary session. Professor Miller will talk about “The First Amendment in a Post 9/11 World” during the luncheon, and the morning’s session will examine Constitutional issues, with a panel discussion of “The Third Branch of Government: Out on a Limb?.” Professor Miller is making a return appearance at the Annual Meeting; his keynote speech in 1999 was highly regarded by OBA members in attendance.
Professor Miller is the Bruce Bromley Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he has taught since 1971. Before joining the Harvard faculty, he practiced law in New York City and taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan. Among lawyers he is nationally known for his work on copyright, unfair competition and remedies as well as court procedure, a subject on which he has authored or co-authored more than 25 books. He is also well known for his work in the field of the right of privacy, a subject on which he has written, testified, debated and helped formulate legislation. He is the author of The Assault on Privacy: Computers, Data Banks, and Dossiers (1971).
Professor Miller carries on an active law practice, particularly in
the federal appellate courts. He has worked in the public interest in
the fields of privacy, computers, copyright and the courts. He hosted
the weekly television show Miller’s Court for eight years and wrote
a book of the same name. He continues to comment regularly on legal matters
for Boston’s WCVB-TV, and he has moderated numerous Socratic dialogues
for several PBS series, including The Constitution: That Delicate Balance,
Managing Our Miracles, Health Care in America and The Presidency.
He won an Emmy award for The Sovereign Self. For many years he was the legal editor of ABC’s Good Morning America, and for several years he hosted a weekly program on the Courtroom Television Network and appeared frequently on other Court TV programs. Between 1987 and 1989 he moderated the nationally syndicated issues program Headlines on Trial. He has also written occasional articles on law for various periodicals.
The Annual Luncheon takes place from noon – 1:45 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 16. The cost to attend the luncheon is $25 per person with Annual
Meeting registration. Seating is limited, so register today to reserve
your space. See the registration form.