Supreme Court justice delivers lecture
US Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the 2025–26 Thomas Lecture, titled “Equity and Exigency: A First-Principles Solution for the Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket,” on April 13 at Battell Chapel. In her introductory remarks, Dean Cristina M. Rodríguez ’95, ’00JD, said, “Justice Jackson’s career embodies many of the same values that animate this institution: a rigorous, scholarly, analytical bent, a dedication to public service, and a steadfast commitment to the rule of law.” Jackson’s lecture focused on the evolution of the emergency docket, sometimes known as the shadow docket, where petitioners seek immediate relief from the Supreme Court. Following her lecture, Jackson joined Rodríguez for a conversation about her life and professional journey, public service, and work on the Court.
Philosophical Society honors former dean
Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law Guido Calabresi ’53, ’58LLB, received the 2025 Henry M. Phillips Prize from the American Philosophical Society in April. The award celebrates outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of jurisprudence. A cofounder of the field of law and economics and a legendary professor to generations of Law School students, Calabresi’s career spans scholarship, teaching, and judicial service. He served as the school’s dean from 1985 to 1994 and was appointed to the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in 1994 by President Bill Clinton ’73JD.
Property law expert joins faculty
Henry E. Smith ’96JD joined the Law School faculty as professor of law on July 1. Smith comes from Harvard Law School, where he had taught since 2009. His teaching and scholarship focus on the law and economics of property, intellectual property, equity, restitution, and remedies, with an emphasis on how property-related institutions lower information costs and constrain strategic behavior.
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