Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy
Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
The Journal hosts an annual symposium at the University of Kansas School of Law. Speakers from across the nation attend to present papers and discuss an important public policy issue determined in advance by the Editorial Board. Papers submitted by symposium participants are published together in a Journal Symposium Issue.
2020 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
The Future of Work
February 28, 2020
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
203 Green Hall
Lawrence, Kansas
The 2020 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium will explore perspectives around the future of work and what that means for employees, employers and lawyers. The morning session will focus on changes for employees and employers, while the afternoon session will focus on changes in the practice of law and what that means for today’s attorneys. The symposium will host academics practitioners, and legal scholars from around the country who will discuss the ever-changing work environment and how these changes impact the legal landscape.
No CLE credit will be offered for this program.
“The Future of Work” symposium is sponsored by the Shook, Hardy & Bacon Center for Excellence in Advocacy at the University of Kansas School of Law.
Keynote Speaker
Ngozi Okidegbe holds the Harold A. Stevens Visiting Assistant Professorship at the Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, she clerked for then-Attorney General of Nigeria, Bello Adoke, where she researched barriers to the legal redress of HIV discrimination. Following law school, she clerked for Justice Madlanga of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and for the Justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. She also practiced at CaleyWray, a labor law boutique in Toronto.
Ngozi Okidegbe holds the Harold A. Stevens Visiting Assistant Professorship at the Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, she clerked for then-Attorney General of Nigeria, Bello Adoke, where she researched barriers to the legal redress of HIV discrimination. Following law school, she clerked for Justice Madlanga of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and for the Justices of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. She also practiced at CaleyWray, a labor law boutique in Toronto.
Okidegbe graduated with an Honors B.A. with distinction from Concordia University in Montreal and with a B.C.L./L.L.B. from McGill University's Faculty of Law, where she was awarded the Edwin Botsford Busteed Scholarship, the Rosa B. Gualtieri Prize, the Daniel Mettarlin Memorial Scholarship, and the Schull Yang Award. She subsequently earned an LL.M. from Columbia Law School, where she graduated as a James Kent Scholar.
Okidegbe's research interests include criminal procedure, evidence, critical race theory. Her research explores how race and ideas about race impact procedural and evidentiary outcomes in the criminal justice system. Her most recent scholarship problematizes the admission of defendant-authored rap lyrics as evidence in Canadian criminal cases and was published in the Criminal Law Quarterly in 2018.
Speakers include:
- Annie Calvert | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Hilary Escajeda | University of Denver Sturm College of Law
- Ngozi Okidegbe | Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law
- Alan Rupe | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Alan Salzberg | Salt Hill Statistical Consulting
- Adam J. Sulkowski | Babson College
- Thomas Ulen | University of Illinois College of Law
- Corey West | Litigation Analytics
Symposium Video
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available in the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage just southeast of Green Hall for $1.75 for the the first hour and $1.50 each additional hour.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 21 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact Symposium Editor Abbey Lee at abbey_lee@ku.edu.
Schedule
| 9:00-9:30 | Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:30-9:45 | Welcome Remarks Stephen Mazza, Dean, University of Kansas School of Law Denise Dantzler, Editor-in-Chief, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy |
| 9:45 - 10:30 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS | When They Hear Us: Race, Algorithms and The Practice of Criminal Law Ngozi Okidegbe, Harold A. Stevens Visiting Assistant Professor, Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Disruptive Technology and the Labor Market: Easing Transition While Not Impeding Innovation Thomas Ulen, Research Professor, University of Illinois College of Law |
| 11:15 - 11:25 | Break |
| 11:25 - 12:15 | An Employment Lawyer’s Inbox in 2050 Alan Rupe, Managing Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Annie Calvert, Associate, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:00 | From Fingerprints to Opioids: How Data Science Can Support Law and Public Policy Alan Salzberg, Senior Statistician and Principal, Salt Hill Statistical Consulting Corey West, Senior Manager, Litigation Analytics |
| 2:00 - 2:15 | Break |
| 2:15 - 3:00 | The Vitruvian Lawyer: How to Thrive in an Era of AI and Quantum Technologies Hilary Escajeda, Adjunct Tax Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law |
| 3:00 - 3:10 | Break |
| 3:10 - 3:55 | Industry 4.0 Era Technology (AI, Big Data, Blockchain, DO): Why the Law Needs New Memes Adam Sulkowski, Associate Professor, Babson College |
2019 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Restorative Justice
With a keynote address by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, who sentenced Larry Nassar in the USA Gymnastics sex abuse case
March 1, 2019 | 8:30 am - 5 pm | 104 Green Hall | Lawrence, KS
The 2019 Law Journal Symposium will both explore the theoretical underpinnings of restorative justice principles and demonstrate how these theories are applied in different areas of the law. The program will begin with a look at how restorative justice was used by Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in the Larry Nassar sentencing hearings, a proceeding that received nationwide attention. Following the discussion of the Nassar trial, scholars from across the nation will discuss differing theories of restorative justice and its application in their respective fields.
No CLE credit will be offered for this program.
Registration has closed.
A special thanks to KU Women in Law for their support and assistance with the 2019 Law Journal Symposium.
Keynote Speaker
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium.
Judge Aquilina was elected to the 30th Circuit Court for Ingham County in November of 2008. Previously, she served as a 55th District Court Judge for 4 years, during which time she served as Chief Judge as well as the Sobriety Court Judge.
Judge Aquilina received nationwide attention in recent years when she sentenced Larry Nassar in the USA Gymnastics sex abuse case.
Judge Aquilina earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1984 and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University in 1979. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina was elected to the 30th Circuit Court for Ingham County in November of 2008. Previously, she served as a 55th District Court Judge for 4 years, during which time she served as Chief Judge as well as the Sobriety Court Judge.
Judge Aquilina retired Honorably from the Michigan Army National Guard after twenty years of service. She became part of Michigan’s history by becoming the first female JAG Officer in the Michigan Army National Guard when she enlisted. Ultimately, she became one of the most requested JAG Officers because of her dedication to service and the soldiers she served with.
Judge Aquilina is an adjunct professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School where she enjoys teaching classes to include Family Law, Advanced Trial Practice-Family Law, Legislative Process, Defending Battered Women, Animal Law, Child Abuse and Neglect, Elder Law, and Military Law. Cooley Law School awarded Judge Aquilina the distinguished Griffen Award for Teaching Excellence. She is also an adjunct professor at Michigan State University School of Law teaching numerous classes in the Feiger Trial Practice Institute to include Criminal Trial Practice, Civil Trial Practice, Trial Practicum, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure in the JD and LLM programs. Michigan State University honored Judge Aquilina with the College of Law Student Bar Association Adjunct Faculty Award for exceptional teaching.
Speakers include:
- Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, Michigan
- Abigail Barefoot, Doctoral Student in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas
- Tricia Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project
- Paul Cassell, Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law and University Distinguished Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
- Williamson Chang, Professor of Law, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law
- Sarah Deer, Professor, Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies and School of Public Affairs & Administration, University of Kansas
- Trinea Gonczar, former gymnast
- Laurie Kohn, Co-Director of the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics; Director of the Family Justice Litigation Clinic, George Washington University Law School
- Sen. Pete Lee, District 11, Colorado Senate
- Shawn Watts, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law
Symposium Video
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available in the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage just southeast of Green Hall for $1.75 for the the first hour and $1.50 each additional hour.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 22 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact Symposium Editor Jackson Beal at jbeal2011@gmail.com.
Schedule
| 8:00-8:30 | Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:45 | Welcome Remarks Stephen Mazza, Dean, University of Kansas School of Law Colby Everett, Editor-in-Chief, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy |
| 8:45 - 10:15 | KEYNOTE | Using Restorative Justice in Victim Impact Statements Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County, Michigan Trinea Gonczar, former gymnast |
| 10:15 - 10:25 | Break |
| 10:25 - 11:55 | Feminist Perspectives on Carceral Logics and Restorative Justice Abigail Barefoot, University of Kansas Professor Sarah Deer, University of Kansas A Response: The Intended and Unintended Consequences of this Method Professor Paul Cassell, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law |
| 11:55 - 12:40 | Lunch break |
| 12:40 - 1:30 | Using Restorative Justice as an Alternative to Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration Sen. Pete Lee, Colorado Senate, District 11 |
| 1:30 - 1:45 | Break |
| 1:45 - 3:15 | Restorative Justice in the #MeToo Era Tricia Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project Professor Laurie S. Kohn, George Washington University Law School |
| 3:15 - 3:25 | Break |
| 3:25 - 4:55 | Indigenous Rights Professor Williamson Chang, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law Professor Shawn Watts, University of Kansas School of Law |
2018 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Public Education Policy in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
February 16, 2018 | 9 am - 4 pm | 203 Green Hall | 1535 W. 15th Street | Lawrence, KS
The 2018 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium will address the role and importance of public education, culturally and economically, through the lens of law and policy. The program will explore Kansas' current challenges with public school financing, as well as national trends and recent policy changes. Academics, legal scholars and practitioners will discuss pressing issues and provide ideas for the future.
The symposium will be divided into two sections: School Financing and Litigation, and Issues in Public Education (including discussion on closing the achievement gap, charter schools, and public education for refugees).
No CLE credit will be offered for this program.
Speakers include:
- Kristi Bowman, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Michigan State University
- Jeff King, Former Vice-President, Kansas Senate; Partner, Post Anderson Layton Heffner LLP
- Dr. Emily Rauscher, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas
- Alan Rupe, Managing Partner, Lewis Brisbois, LLC
- Anna Shavers, Professor of Law, University of Nebraska
- Dr. James Shuls, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Connor Warner, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Daniel Weddle, Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City
- Joshua Weishart, Professor of Law, West Virginia University
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available in the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage just southeast of Green Hall for $1.75 for the the first hour and $1.50 each additional hour.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 2 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact Symposium Editor Alex Monteith at kjlppsymposium@gmail.com.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:50 | Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:50 - 9:00 | Welcome Remarks Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | KEYNOTE | Making the Case for A Federal Right to Literacy: It Takes a Village Kristi Bowman, Vice Dean and Professor, Michigan State University College of Law |
| 9:45 - 9:55 | Break |
| 9:55 - 10:25 | Examining Adequacy: Positioning Kansas Kids for Success in the Wake of Gannon Jeff King, Former Vice President, Kansas Senate; Partner, Post Anderson Layton Heffner LLP |
| 10:25 - 10:55 | The Current State of School Finance in Kansas: It’s Arithmetic – More Addition Required Alan Rupe, Managing Partner, Lewis Brisbois LLC |
| 10:55 - 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Financing School Choice: How Program Design Impacts Issues Regarding Legality and Equity Dr. James Shuls, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Education Funding and Achievement in Kansas, 2009-2013 Dr. Emily Rauscher, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Q&A with Morning Speakers Moderator: Rick Levy, Professor and Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Faculty Advisor, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 12:20 - 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 1:45 | Aligning Education Rights and Remedies Joshua Weishart, Professor of Law, West Virginia University |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Teacher Education Policy: Implications of Accountability, Assessment, and Accreditation Dr. Connor Warner, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City |
| 2:15 - 2:20 | Break |
| 2:20 - 2:50 | Using School Finance Litigation to Establish Education as a Fundamental Right Anna Shavers, Professor of Law, University of Nebraska |
| 2:50 - 3:20 | Foreigners at the Schoolhouse Gate: Educating Refugee Children in an Anti-Immigrant Age Daniel Weddle, Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City |
| 3:20 - 3:40 | Q&A with Afternoon Speakers Moderator: Uma Outka, Professor and Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Faculty Advisor, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 3:40 - 3:50 | Closing Remarks Jordan Kane, Editor-in-Chief, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy |
2017 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Grasslands: Balancing Preservation and Agriculture in the World’s Most Imperiled Ecosystem
February 17, 2017 | 9 am - 2:30 pm | 203 Green Hall | 1535 W. 15th Street | Lawrence, KS
The 2017 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium will address the importance of grassland preservation ecologically, socially and economically through the lens of law and policy. Speakers from across the nation will focus on grassland preservation not only in Kansas and the Midwest, but also worldwide.
No CLE credit will be offered for this program.
Speakers include:
- Timothy Crews, Director of Research and Lead Scientist, Ecology Program, The Land Institute
- John Davidson, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of South Dakota School of Law
- Robert Glicksman, J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School
- John Head, Robert W. Wagstaff Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
- Ron Klataske, Executive Director, The Audubon of Kansas
- John Nagle, John N. Matthews Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law
- Lijuan Xing, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong School of Law
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available in the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage just southeast of Green Hall for $1.75 for the the first hour and $1.50 each additional hour.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 3 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact Symposium Editor Lindsay Schermer at kjlppsymposium@gmail.com.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome Remarks Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 9:15-10:00 | KEYNOTE | Restoring the Prairie with the Endangered Species Act John Nagle, John N. Matthews Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Introduction: Richard Levy, J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 10:00-10:10 | Break |
| 10:10-11:50 | PANEL | Balancing Grassland Preservation and Agricultural Use Ron Klataske, Executive Director, The Audubon of Kansas Timothy Crews, Director of Research and Lead Scientist, Ecology Program, The Land Institute John Head, Robert W. Wagstaff Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law Moderator: Uma Outka, Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 11:50-1:00 | Lunch Break |
| 1:00-2:30 | PANEL | Grassland Preservation in the Management of Public and Private Lands Robert Glicksman, J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School John Davidson, University of South Dakota School of Law Lijuan Xing, Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong School of Law Moderator: Chelsi Hayden, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Law |
2016 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
The Right to Vote: Examining Election Law
February 19, 2016 | 9 am - 3 pm | Green Hall | 1535 W. 15th Street | Lawrence, KS
The election cycle not only allows an opportunity to elect local and national representatives, but also provides a great time to evaluate whether our system is working as intended. Legal scholars and advocates from across the country will discuss the current issues in election law on both a national and state level during the 2016 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium.
The symposium will examine numerous election law issues in an effort to consider possible future developments. There will be three panels: 1) The History and Future of Contested Elections; 2) The Conduct of Election and Protection of Voting Rights, and 3) Kansas-Specific Election Law Issues.
Panelists include:
- Dean Joseph Aistrup, Auburn University
- Doug Bonney, ACLU of Kansas, Legal Director
- Dr. Beth Clarkson, Wichita State University
- Professor Derrick Darby, University of Michigan
- Professor Ned Foley, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Mark Johnson, Dentons, University of Kansas
- Professor Rick Levy, University of Kansas
- Mike O’Neal, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available in the Allen Fieldhouse Parking Garage just southeast of Green Hall for $1.75 for the the first hour and $1.50 each additional hour.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 5 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact Symposium Editor Cody Branham at kjlppsymposium@gmail.com.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 8:30-8:55 | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 8:55-9:00 | Welcome Remarks Professor Elinor Schroeder, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 9:00-10:30 | PANEL | The History and Future of Contested Elections Moderator: Professor Stephen McAllister, University of Kansas School of Law Professor Ned Foley, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Dean Joseph Aistrup, Auburn University Mark Johnson, Dentons, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | PANEL | The Conduct of Elections and Protection of Voting Rights Moderator: The Hon. John W. Lungstrum, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas Professor Derrick Darby, University of Michigan Professor Richard Levy, University of Kansas School of Law |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch Break |
| 1:30-3:00 | PANEL | Kansas-Specific Election Law Issues Moderator: Associate Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, University of Kansas School of Law Doug Bonney, Legal Director, ACLU of Kansas Dr. Beth Clarkson, Wichita State University Mike O'Neal, President & CEO, Kansas Chamber of Commerce |
2015 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Access to Justice: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Criminal Justice Act
February 20, 2015 | 8 am - 2 pm | Adams Alumni Center | 1266 Oread Avenue | Lawrence, KS
The 1964 Criminal Justice Act celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014. In recognition of this event, the University of Kansas School of Law's Shook, Hardy & Bacon Center for Excellence in Advocacy, in conjunction with the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, is hosting "Access to Justice: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Criminal Justice Act" in the Spring of 2015. The symposium will discuss access to the courts under the Criminal Justice Act and in general, with criminal and civil law panels and ethics speakers and a keynote address.
CLE Credit
3 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of ethics, are approved for Kansas and Missouri. CLE materials are available below (see Schedule) for review and printing. Materials will not be available the day of the program in a paper version. All materials must be accessed electronically.
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available in the Parking Garage across the street from the Adams Alumni Center for $1.75 for the the first hour and $1.50 each additional hour.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 6 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact Senior Symposium Editor Paige Blevins at kjlppsymposium@gmail.com.
Keynote Speaker
Hon. Edward C. Prado, United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
Panelists
- Russell Engler, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, New England Law
- Ronald Flagg, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Vice President for Legal Affairs, Legal Services Corporation
- David Gottlieb, Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law
- Peter Joy, Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, Washington University Law
- Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, University of Denver, and former Justice for the Colorado Supreme Court
- Laurel A. Rigertas, Associate Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:30 | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:45 | Welcome & Overview of the Symposium Schedule Bryanna Hanschu, Editor-in-Chief, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Paige Blevins, Senior Symposium Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Elinor Schroeder, Paul E. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Law, Law Journal Faculty Advisor |
| 8:45-9:30 | KEYNOTE The Criminal Justice Act: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Judge Edward C. Prado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit |
| 9:30-9:40 | Break |
| 9:40-10:30 | CRIMINAL LAW (1.0 CLE credit) | Download CLE materials (PDF) Moderator: Cheryl Pilate, Partner, Morgan Pilate LLC Access to Justice on the Borderlands David Gottlieb, Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law Unequal Assistance of Counsel Peter Joy, Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law and Director, Criminal Justice Clinic, Washington University Law School |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-11:15 | ETHICS (0.5 CLE credit) | Download CLE materials (PDF) Access to Justice and the Role of Private Practitioners Russell Engler, Professor of Law and Director, Clinical Programs, New England Law |
| 11:15-12:30 | Break for lunch |
| 12:30-1:30 | CIVIL PANEL (1.0 CLE credit) | Download CLE materials (PDF) Moderator: Marilyn Harp, Executive Director, Kansas Legal Services Seeking Just, Speedy and Inexpensive Civil Litigation in the United States Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, University of Denver Access to Civil Justice – Keeping America’s Promise Ronald Flagg, VP for Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Legal Services Corporation |
| 1:30-1:40 | Break |
| 1:40-2:10 | ETHICS (0.5 CLE credit) | Download CLE materials (PDF) Re-conceptualizing Supervision of Non-lawyer Legal Professionals to Increase Access to Justice Laurel Rigertas, Associate Professor of Law, Northern Illinois University College of Law |
| 2:10-3:00 | Reception |
2014 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Preventing the Ghost Town: What Rural Communities Need to Do to Survive in the Modern Economy
February 21, 2014 | 8:15 am - 4:00 pm
Stinson Leonard Street LLP Lecture Hall | 104 Green Hall
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 7:30-8:15 | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 8:15-8:25 | Welcome & Overview of the Symposium Schedule Dean Mazza, Dean and Professor, University of Kansas School of Law Ashlee Yager, Editor-in-Chief, University of Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Amanda Marshall, Symposium Editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy |
| 8:25-9:15 | Global Look at the Sustainability of the Rural Community (PDF) In order to address the issue of the sustainability of rural communities, the topic needs to be addressed from a global perspective. Dr. Green will speak on how land use, business opportunities and needs, and governmental needs and challenges are inextricably connected for rural communities attempting to develop strategies for economic development. Dr. Gary Green, University of Wisconsin |
| 9:15-9:30 | Break |
| 9:30-10:20 | Land Use and Sustainability (PDF) Rural communities face many tough challenges when attempting to balance land use with sustainable development. As an expert in the field of land use and sustainable development law, Dr. Nolon will address the current legal challenges rural communities face when balancing economic development with environmental sustainability law and discuss potential solutions. Professor John Nolon, Pace Law |
| 10:20-10:35 | Break |
| 10:35-12:15 | Panel Discussion: Issues Rural Communities Face When Attempting to Maximize Land Usage In rural communities, as land owners attempt to maximize land usage to increase profit, unique challenges have arisen. This panel will discuss the challenges in attempting to maximize land usage from the perspectives of wind energy, oil and gas, and agriculture. The panel will take an in-depth look at the legal challenges and issues when wind and mineral rights are severed from each other and the land, as well as the agricultural issues that arise as land owners attempt to maximize land use for multiple functions. Professor K.K. DuVivier, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (PDF) Professor David Pierce, Washburn University School of Law (PDF) Wes Jackson, The Land Institute (PDF) |
| 12:15-1:15 | Break for Lunch |
| 1:15-2:05 | Legal Institutions for Rural Economic Development (PDF) Professor Stephen Miller will discuss the application of urban economic and environmentally sustainable development models to the rural community. As an expert in the field, Professor Miller will speak to how land use law, administrative law, state and local government law, and environmental law all impact the application of the urban economic development model to the rural community. Professor Stephen Miller, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Economic Development Clinic, University of Idaho College of Law-Boise |
| 2:05-2:25 | Break |
| 2:25-4:05 | Panel Discussion: Governmental Needs and Challenges Faced by the Rural Community This panel will address how the different governmental needs and challenges in the areas of health care, business development and Education intersect and conflict with each other. The speakers will discuss current programs available to help rural areas as well as address current needs and potential solutions. Panelist will discuss how the legal field can impact these various needs and challenges. Sara Roberts, Director of Rural Healthcare in Kansas (PDF) Patty Clark, Kansas Director of USDA Rural Development (PDF) Donna Whiteman, Kansas Association of School Boards (PDF) Andrew Kovar, Partner, Triplett, Woolf & Garretson (PDF) |
The symposium is funded by the Judge Nelson Timothy Stephens Lectureship Fund. Scholarship from the symposium will be published in a 2014 issue of the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy.
Program Accessibility
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please submit your request no later than February 7 to cmai@ku.edu or 785-864-9208 TTY: 711.
Questions?
Contact symposium editor Amanda Marshall at kjlppsymposium@gmail.com.
2013 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Who is 'We the People?' Perspectives on Immigration Policy and Reform
February 22, 2013 | 9:15 am - 3:30 pm | Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Lecture Hall | 104 Green Hall
The Constitution declares at its opening with words written to dwarf all others in the document, “We the people.” A persistent question remains, though. Who is “We the people?” On behalf of the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, we would like to invite you to the 2013 symposium, “Who is ‘We the People’? Perspectives on Immigration Policy and Reform” at the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas. The symposium is scheduled for Friday, February 22, 2013. We will have speakers from across the country grappling with concepts of national identity, race, and the intersection of public policy and our conception of what it means to be an American. We hope that you will join us for what promises to be an exciting and engaging program.
CLE Credit
4.5 hours of CLE credit for Kansas and Missouri attorneys will be offered. CLE materials will be available electronically on the symposium page for review and printing. Materials will not be available the day of the program in a paper version. All materials must be accessed electronically.
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin 8:30 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available for $1.50 an hour in the Visitor Parking Garage, just south of Green Hall. Visitors who park in the surface lot east of the law school will be ticketed.
Questions?
Contact symposium editors David Austin and Julie Parisi at kjlppsymposium@gmail.com.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:15 | Check-in and Breakfast |
| 9:15-9:25 | Welcome & Overview of the Symposium Schedule Dean Stephen Mazza, University of Kansas School of Law Henry Thomas, editor-in-chief, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy David Austin, co-symposium editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Julie Parisi, co-symposium editor, Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy |
| 9:25-10:15 | The Right Against Removal: Harm Avoidance in Immigration Practice Barbara Buckinx, political philosopher, junior fellow at University of California, San Diego Alexandra Filindra, immigration scholar, political scientist, and assistant professor, University of Illinois at Chicago Download CLE materials (PDF) |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:20 | Questions to Ask Before Creating Policy Jan Ting, professor of immigration law, Temple University Beasley School of Law, and former assistant commissioner at the Immigration & Naturalization Service of the U.S. Department of Justice Download CLE materials (PDF) |
| 11:20-1:00 | Break for lunch |
| 1:00-1:50 | The Architect and Architecture of Arizona's SB 1070 Margaret Hu, visiting assistant professor, Duke University School of Law Download CLE materials (PDF) |
| 1:50-2:15 | Break |
| 2:15-3:30 | Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Meaningful Immigration Reform Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City Michael Sharma-Crawford, immigration law practitioner Mike O'Neal, president, Kansas Chamber of Commerce Leon Versfeld, immigration practitioner with Versfeld & Hugo LLC |
The symposium is funded by the Judge Nelson Timothy Stephens Lectureship Fund.
2012 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium
Corporate Tax Reform: Making America Competitive
Feb. 10, 2012 | 10 am - 4:30 pm | 106/107 Green Hall
We hope you will join us for the 2012 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium, “Corporate Tax Reform: Making America Competitive.” The symposium will address the country's current tax crisis and how changes to the corporate tax code will offer relief for all Americans and alleviate the strain on domestic corporations. Free CLE credit will be offered for the event, which will be held at the University of Kansas School of Law.
The symposium will begin with a presentation by Joseph J. Thorndike offering a historical overview of corporate tax reform efforts, followed by a presentation from David Cay Johnston, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling taxation author. The event will continue in the afternoon with presentations by nationally recognized business professors George Plesko (University of Connecticut), Rosanne Altshuler (Rutgers University), and Raquel Meyer Alexander (University of Kansas).
CLE Credit
Two hours of CLE credit for Kansas and Missouri attorneys will be offered during the morning session. There is no charge. If you wish to receive CLE credit, please RSVP to kjlppsymposium@gmail.com. Materials will be emailed electronically or may be obtained the day of the event.
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will begin 9 a.m. on the day of the symposium. A light breakfast will be served.
Parking
Parking is available for $1.25 an hour in the Visitor Parking Garage, just south of Green Hall. Visitors who park in the surface lot east of the law school will be ticketed.
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Check-in and Breakfast |
| Morning Session (2 Hours CLE Credit) in Room 106 | |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Welcome & Introductions Stephen W. Mazza Dean and Professor, University of Kansas, School of Law |
| 10:10 - 11:00 | The Durability of a Dysfunctional Tax: The Persistence of High Corporate Tax Rates in the United States Joseph J. Thorndike Director of the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts and contributing editor for Tax Notes magazine |
| 11:10 - 12:00 |
Faux Reform and For Reform |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | LUNCH |
| Afternoon Session in Room 107 | |
| 1:30 - 2:20 | Devilish Details of Corporate Tax Reform George Plesko Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Business |
| 2:30 - 3:20 | Options for International Tax Reform Rosanne Altshuler Professor of Economics, Rutgers University |
| 3:30 - 4:20 | How Can a VAT Contribute to Corporate Tax Reforms? Raquel Meyer Alexander Assistant Professor, University of Kansas School of Business LeAnn Luna, Associate Professor of Accounting and Research Professor, Center for Business and Economics Research, University of Tennessee |
