Join Law Students for Immigrant Justice (LSIJ) and the American Constitutional Society (ACS) for a panel discussion featuring former immigration judges Rebecca Jamil, Carol King, Dana Leigh Marks, and Ilyce Shugall, moderated by Professor Hiroshi Motomura. The panel will explore the challenges the former judges faced on the bench, their approach to upholding the rule of law, and how to balance their own ethical priorities. This panel offers a unique opportunity to engage with and critically interrogate the role of a progressive judge within the complex and often challenging field of immigration law.
The event will take place on Wednesday, October 23rd at 12:15 PM in Room 1430, with a virtual option available via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP by noon on Friday, October 18th.
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Ninth Circuit Judge Patrick Bumatay will be joining us to discuss the meaning of the Fourth Amendment, including his insights on Verdun v. City of San Diego -- a case about chalk, tires, and what we can really call "reasonable."
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What happens when a prison abolitionist runs for judge in Texas? Former Judge Franklin Bynum of Harris County, Texas (the third-largest county in the United States) found out in 2019, when he won a position as judge of the Harris County Criminal Court. Judge Bynum led the effort to implement sweeping bail reform, effectively ending cash bail for misdemeanors in Houston and eliminating racialdisparity in pretrial release. The resulting change in the dismissal and conviction rates makes the reform effort one of the largest and most successful decarceration efforts in the country.
Join Judge Bynum in conversation with Professor Gerloni Cotton for a discussion about his path to the bench and the data-driven case for leveraging judicial power for systemic change.
RSVP here for free food!
On Wednesday, October 2 at 12:15, we will be hosting Joseph B. Sweeney, former Associate General Counsel at the CIA, who will be speaking on state secrets privilege. This event promises to be an invaluable opportunity for those of you interested in national security, constitutional law, and the complex issues surrounding government secrecy.
Please join us for a timely event that examines U.S. abortion restrictions in contrast to global trends toward greater abortion protections. Panelists will look to other countries as well as international human rights norms for clarity – and discuss how to bring international standards to bear in the fight for abortion rights at home.
Speakers
- Elise Keppler
- Executive Director, Global Justice Center
- Lara Stemple
- Assistant Dean, Faculty Affiliate of UCLA Law's Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy
- Irum Taqi
- Director of Global Policy, Guttmacher Institute
- Grace Meng - Moderator
- Executive Director, UCLA Law's David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy
- Executive Director, UCLA Law's David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law & Policy
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:15 PM Pacific Time
In-Person at UCLA Law in Room 1430 and Virtually on Zoom