Event

Melissa Murray to Deliver 2026 Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture at Tulane Law

March 17, 2025

McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the 2025 annual Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation at Tulane Law School, featuring distinguished legal scholar Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.

This year’s lecture will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 17 in John Giffen Weinmann Hall, Wendell H. Gauthier Moot Court Room, at Tulane Law School, located at 6329 Freret Street in New Orleans. The event is free of charge and open to the public, with a reception to follow.

Murray, a nationally recognized expert in constitutional law, family law, and reproductive rights, will deliver a timely and important lecture titled “Direct Democracy After Dobbs.” The lecture promises Professor Murray’s insights into the evolving landscape of constitutional law and its impact on contemporary social issues.

Murray’s research and scholarship have garnered national attention for their depth and relevance to pressing legal and social questions. A prolific writer, she has published extensively in leading law journals on topics such as the legal regulation of intimate life, the constitutional dimensions of reproductive rights, and the intersection of family law with race, gender, and class. Her co-authored casebook, Cases on Reproductive Rights and Justice, is widely used in law schools across the country.

Established in 1996, the Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation is broadly dedicated to exploring federal court adjudication, constitutional law, and justice under law. It is permanently endowed and sponsored by McGlinchey Stafford in honor of our founder, the late Dermot S. McGlinchey, a distinguished Tulane Law School graduate (L ’57).

Click here for more information about Mr. McGlinchey and the history of the lecture.