On All Fronts: Defending the Borders of the U.S. Constitution

November 1, 2017, 12:00 to 5:00 pm

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This inaugural annual forum invites vital voices from around the country to participate in a range of presentations that provide the legal and greater community with insights into major trends, practices and developments in immigration law and policy. This event marks the James H. Binger Center for New American’s first forum since a gift from the Robina Foundation endowed the Center last year.

Schedule

2 Standard CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #248019

Ferguson as a Case Study in Persuasion

October 13, 2017, 8:15 am to 5:30 pm

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Our society’s ability to have productive dialogues about important social issues is at a nadir. We don’t know how to productively disagree with each other, and we certainly don’t know how to persuade. This conference seeks to engage scholars and practitioners with varying experiences and backgrounds in a discussion of their attempts to persuade and their views as to what works, what doesn’t, and why. 

5 Standard and 2 Elimination of Bias CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #245494

Ferguson as a Case Study in Persuasion

October 13, 2017, 8:15 am to 5:30 pm

Watch the Video

Our society’s ability to have productive dialogues about important social issues is at a nadir. We don’t know how to productively disagree with each other, and we certainly don’t know how to persuade. This conference seeks to engage scholars and practitioners with varying experiences and backgrounds in a discussion of their attempts to persuade and their views as to what works, what doesn’t, and why. 

5 Standard and 2 Elimination of Bias CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #245494

Professor Tom Cotter discussed the rules for proving the offense of monopolization under U.S. antitrust law for a WCCO News segment titled “Good Question: Is Amazon Getting Too Big?” Prof. Cotter noted that, under antitrust law, it isn’t an offense merely to be a big company or even a monopolist, but rather for a monopolist to engage in conduct that harms consumers.

Prof. Stephen Befort (’74) Gets Labor, Arbitration Leadership Posts

Stephen Befort (’74), who holds the Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, and Bennett Professorship at the Law School, has recently been elected to leadership posts with two organizations devoted to labor and employment law and practice. Befort was elected to a second term as chair of the United States Section of the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (ISLSSL), and to a seat on the board of the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA).

Takings Conference 2017

October 6, 2017, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

This conference explores the takings issue as it relates to land use, environmental rules and other forms of regulation. In addition to offering a basic education in modern takings law, the conference brings together a diverse group of leading scholars and experienced practitioners to discuss cutting-edge issues. The conference will examine the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Murr v.

7.25 Standard CLE credits have been approved, Event Code #240991

Prof. Murray presented at the 26th Annual Federal Sentencing Conference, organized for practitioners by the FBA, the ABA, and the NACDL. Her topic was “Using Social Science at Sentencing,” and, together with Laura Mate of the Federal Sentencing Resource Counsel, she gave an overview of the most recent federal cases in which judges are citing scientific insights to support downward variances from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. 

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