Programs
Warren M. Anderson ’40 Legislative Series
Held monthly from February through May, the Warren M. Anderson ’40 Legislative Series features experts who address major legal and policy issues pending before New York State government. Click to learn more about the series and past programs.
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Edwin L. Crawford Memorial Lecture in Municipal Law
The Government Law Center established the Edwin L. Crawford Memorial Lecture on Municipal Law in 1996 to honor the memory of Edwin L. Crawford, former executive director of the New York State Association of Counties. The program strives to educate and promote dialogue on important and timely issues affecting local governments. Click to learn about the series and past programs.
Mark Glaser ’76 Lecture on Government Ethics
The Mark Glaser ’76 Lecture on Government Ethics was established in 2025 to recognize the distinguished career and contributions of Mark Glaser, Albany Law School Class of 1976. The program seeks to educate and promote dialogue about government ethics and oversight. Click to learn more about the series and past programs.
Fair Trial/Free Press Conference
Founded in 1969, the New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference brings together members of the press and the criminal legal system to promote understanding and to assure both the right to a fair trial and the protection of a free press. At each program, a distinguished panel of judges, journalists, lawyers, and law enforcement officials explore the legal, political, and ethical issues that arise in a hypothetical scenario, including the responsibility and liability of the courts, law enforcement agencies, and the press. The Government Law Center and the New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference have collaboratively presented the program on a biannual basis since 2022. Click to learn about past programs.
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The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most common words. Everyone realizes why a new common language would be desirable: one could refuse to pay expensive translators. To achieve this, it would be necessary to have uniform grammar, pronunciation and more common words.
If several languages coalesce, the grammar of the resulting language is more simple and regular than that of the individual languages. The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is. The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth.
For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most common words. Everyone realizes why a new common language would be desirable: one could refuse to pay expensive translators. To achieve this, it would be necessary to have uniform grammar, pronunciation and more common words. If several languages coalesce, the grammar of the resulting language is more simple and regular than that of the individual languages.
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Medium length display headline
The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most common words. Everyone realizes why a new common language would be desirable: one could refuse to pay expensive translators. To achieve this, it would be necessary to have uniform grammar, pronunciation and more common words.
If several languages coalesce, the grammar of the resulting language is more simple and regular than that of the individual languages. The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is. The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth.
For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most common words. Everyone realizes why a new common language would be desirable: one could refuse to pay expensive translators. To achieve this, it would be necessary to have uniform grammar, pronunciation and more common words. If several languages coalesce, the grammar of the resulting language is more simple and regular than that of the individual languages.
Additional Topics
The Government Law Center convenes educational programs on emerging issues related to public policy, the law, and state and local governments. The Government Law Center also collaborates with Albany Law School departments, student organizations, and community partners to present programs on pressing legal and policy issues of interest to the broader community.
- The Mechanics of Complicity: A Lecture on Corruption and Accountability by Asha Rangappa, presented in collaboration with the Museum of Political Corruption and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany (2025)
- 15th Annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke Symposium — Criminal Justice on Trial: Failings, Possibilities, and Aspirations, presented in collaboration with the Albany Law Review (2025)
- 14th Annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke State Constitutional Commentary Symposium — The Eminence and Experience—and Exhaustion—of Being New York’s Chief Judge, presented in Collaboration with the Albany Law Review
- Symposium on Racism, Wealth Equity, and the Law, presented in collaboration with the New York State Bar Association and NYSBA Task Force on Racism, Social Equity, and the Law (2024)
- Transcending Gender, Sex, and the Law: Legal Issues Facing Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, and Intersex People in New York State, presented in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Albany Law School (2023)
- Embracing Equity in the Courtroom, presented in collaboration with the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York and the Montgomery County Bar Association (2023)
- An Exploration of Judicial Selection in State High Courts, presented in collaboration with the Albany Law Review (2023)
Program Archive
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