Events

The University of Minnesota Law School proudly hosts a variety of events open to the local legal community and to the public. Please note that many events are online at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event format is listed on each corresponding event page below.

Minnesota Court of Appeals at Mondale Hall

October 2, 2024, 12:15 to 1:30 pm

The Law School will be hosting the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd @ 12:15 p.m. in Room 25.

The Court of Appeals will hear an argument in an actual case, followed by a Q+A with the judges:

Professional Pathways for Pursuing Gender Justice

October 3, 2024, 12:15 to 2:30 pm
This event will feature two parts: a panel and a professional networking session. During the panel, professionals from diverse backgrounds will share how they promote human rights, gender equity, and the rights of women in their professions, as well as the possibilities and limits of the law for achieving gender justice.

The Free Speech Recession and How to Reverse It: Five Lessons from History featuring Professor Jacob Mchangama

October 7, 2024, 7:00 pm, online

Join us on October 7, 2024 for the 39th annual Silha Lecture as Professor Jacob Mchangama explores the ongoing decline in free speech and offers five key historical lessons to address this pressing issue. How have elite fears, from the printing press to Generative AI, shaped our current landscape? Can decentralization and a robust culture of free speech turn the tide? These lessons underscore the importance of learning from the past to safeguard free speech today and in the future.

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U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2024-25 Term 

October 8, 2024, 12:15 to 1:15 pm

Join three of the Law School’s distinguished faculty experts and The Honorable Elizabeth G. Bentley, former visiting assistant professor, for a lively panel discussion previewing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024-25 term. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in Mondale Hall, room 25 (Lockhart Hall). 

The panelists are: 

U.S. Supreme Court Preview - 2024-25 Term

Heading to the Polls: Where is Election Law in 2024?

October 9, 2024, 9:00 to 10:00 am, online

The 2020 presidential election resulted in record voting turnout and an aftermath of legal battles around election law and voting rights. This CLE will discuss important election law legislation and trends since the 2020 election and looks at potential legal issues going into the 2024 election.

Speakers Include

1 Standard CLE Credit has been requested
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The 2024 James H. Binger Center for New Americans Fall Immigration Forum

October 11, 2024, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

The James H. Binger Center for New Americans invites you to attend the 2024 Fall Immigration Forum on Friday, October 11, 2024 at the University of Minnesota Law School, Walter F. Mondale Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year’s forum will focus on immigrants’ right to thrive in the U.S. economy that has historically extracted immigrant labor with minimal worker protection.  Sessions will provide historical perspective and present innovative ideas for protecting and advancing the rights of noncitizens in the workplace.

 

4.0 Standard and 1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE credits have been applied for, pending event code: #513776
2024 BCNA Annual Immigration Forum

Justice for All: Minnesota's Civil Legal Aid and Pro Bono Landscape

October 22, 2024, 12:15 to 1:15 pm
Please join us for this event to celebrate Pro Bono Week at Minnesota Law for a presentation on Civil Legal Aid and Pro Bono in Minnesota.
 
Minnesota has a robust legal services community that provides needed service to help the disadvantaged have access to justice. Civil legal service programs, private attorneys, and the court system work together to meet the basic legal needs of Minnesotans of limited means, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ community, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
1.0 Elimination of bias CLE credit requested (in-person); event code: #514556 & 1.0 Elimination of bias CLE credit requested (on-demand); event code: #514557 (10/22/2024-10/22/2025)

Women at Work 

October 24, 2024, 1:30 pm - October 25, 2024, 5:30 pm

On October 24-25, 2024, the University of Minnesota Law School will be hosting a conference, “Women at Work,” inspired by the new book Fair Shake: Women & The Fight to Build a Just Economy, by Naomi Cahn, June Carbone and Nancy Levit. Conference sessions will feature one with the book’s authors, others directly relating to the book, and still

10.5 standard CLE credits requested, pending code: #513536 (Day 1: 3 credits; Day 2: 7.5 credits)
Women at Work

Gopher Gratitude Day: The Law School's Celebration of Philanthropy

November 21, 2024, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Gopher Gratitude Day is a schoolwide celebration of the impact of philanthropy on the University of Minnesota Law School. Minnesota Law students, faculty, and staff are invited to celebrate the donors whose generosity makes the Law School an amazing place to study and work.

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Past events

(Un)intentional bias in AI

September 12, 2024
1 Ethics CLE credit requested (in-person); event code: #514100 & 1 Ethics CLE credit requested (on-demand); event code: #514101 (9/12/2024-9/12/2025)
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