

The Annual Law Review Symposium features Affirmative Action in this year's speaking virtual event. Experts will discuss the current and future consequences of the recent Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard.
Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
The 37th Annual Distinguished Brief Award was held on March 2, 2023, with keynote speaker Justice Richard Bernstein. Justice Richard Bernstein became the first blind justice, elected by voters statewide, to the Michigan Supreme Court in November 2014. With a commitment to justice and fairness, Bernstein began his eight-year term in January 2015. Prior to being elected to Michigan’s highest court, Justice Bernstein was known as a tireless advocate for disability rights as an attorney, heading the public service division for The Sam Bernstein Law Firm in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Blind since birth, Justice Bernstein is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan and earned his juris doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.