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.

A Conversation with Cristosal Human Rights: forced migration, the rise of authoritarianism, and combating corruption in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

October 2, 2023, 9:00 to 10:00 am

Hosted by the Advocates for Human Rights, Binger Center for New Americans and the Human Rights Center, join us for a conversation with Cristosal Human Rights, a northern Central American human rights organization. Traveling from El Salvador, Cristosal staff will share about the current political realities in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The discussion will also center on the issues of forced migration, the rise of authoritarianism, and combating corruption.

1 standard CLE credit requested.

U.S. Supreme Court Preview Panel – 2023-24 Term 

October 5, 2023, 12:15 to 1:15 pm

Join four of the Law School’s distinguished faculty experts for a lively panel discussion previewing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023-24 term. The event will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2023 in Mondale Hall, room 25 (Lockhart Hall). 

The panelists are: 

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The 2023 Robert A. Stein ’61 Lecture: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett

October 16, 2023, 4:00 to 5:30 pm

Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 28, 1972. She married Jesse M. Barrett in 1999, and they have seven children – Emma, Vivian, Tess, John Peter, Liam, Juliet, and Benjamin. She received a B.A. from Rhodes College in 1994 and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1997. She served as a law clerk for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1997 to 1998, and for Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1998 Term.

1.25 CLE credits; event code #489425
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2023 Midwest Clinical Law Conference

October 19, 2023, 9:00 am - October 21, 2023, 5:00 pm

The Midwest Clinical Conference will be held at the University of Minnesota Law School (Walter F. Mondale Hall) on October 19-21, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year’s theme is "About Damn Time: Centering Clinical Education in the Law School Experience." The conference will focus on how law schools should center clinical education within the law school curriculum, and how we should approach and measure the impact of clinical and experiential education.

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Aiming for Answers: Balancing Rights, Safety, and Justice in a Post-Bruen America

October 27, 2023, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

The Minnesota Law Review & Giffords Law Center are excited to present: "Aiming for Answers: Balancing Rights, Safety, and Justice in a Post-Bruen America," a symposium to be held on Friday, October 27, 2023 at the University of Minnesota Law School. 

CLE credits will be applied for this event.

2023 The James H. Binger Center for New Americans Fall Immigration Forum

November 17, 2023, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

The James H. Binger Center for New Americans invites you to attend the 2023 Fall Immigration Forum on Friday, November 17, 2023 at the University of Minnesota Law School, Walter F. Mondale Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year’s theme is “Deconstructing Our Past & Building Our Narrative for the Future." Panelists and participants will discuss the past and current responses to increased migration flows to the United States. We will explore paths within the legal profession and beyond to support the creation of a humane and welcoming immigration system. 

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