Adam Samaha : Additional Activities

Law School Service

Tenure Committee for Jacob E. Gerson (2009)
Rules and Petitions Committee, 2004-2008 (Chair for 2007-2008)
Appointments Committee, 2005-2006
First-Year Bigelow Moot Court, 2005-2008
Lectures, Conferences, and Honors Committee, 2007-2008
Clerkships Committee, 2007-2008
Student Journals and Moot Court Advisor, 2006-2007, 2008-2009
Admissions, Career Services, Public Interest Support, 2008-2009
Hinton Moot Court, Semi-Final Round, 2006 & Final Practice Round, 2005

Recent Workshops and Colloquia

Case Western Reserve Law School’s Faculty Workshop
Harvard Law School’s Public Law Workshop
Northwestern University Law School’s Constitutional Law Colloquium
Stanford Law School’s Faculty Workshop
Stanford University’s Political Theory Workshop
University of California-Hastings College of the Law’s Faculty Workshop
University of Chicago Law School’s Crime & Punishment Workshop
University of Texas Law School’s Colloquium in Constitutional & Legal Theory
University of Virginia Law School’s Faculty Workshop
Constitutional Theory Conference at USC Law School (commentary)

Moot Court Panels

Rivera v. Illinois, 129 S.Ct. 1446 (2009) (for respondent).
Philip Morris USA v. Williams, 129 S.Ct. 1436 (2009) (per curiam) (for respondent).
Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384 (2007) (for respondents).
Republican Party of Minn. v. White, 536 U.S. 765 (2002) (for respondent).
Winkler v. Gates, 481 F.3d 977 (7th Cir. 2007) (for Winkler).
Martinez-Aguero v. Gonzalez, 459 F.3d 618 (5th Cir. 2006) (for Martinez-Aguero).
Axson-Flynn v. Johnson, 356 F.3d 1277 (10th Cir. 2004) (for Axson-Flynn).

Amicus Briefs

Brief of Amicus Curiae Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in Support of Respondent, in Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson, 537 U.S. 28 (2002) (rejecting removal via the All Writs Act)

Brief of Amicus Curiae Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in Opposition to the Defendants’ Motion for an Injunction, in In re Propulsid Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 1355 (E.D. La. 2001) (involving nationwide anti-suit injunctions)

Website

1st Amendment Online, http://1stam.umn.edu (2002-2004) (collecting primary sources related to First Amendment law)