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Bethany Berger

Posted on November 22, 2022November 22, 2022 by Leblanc, Jeanne
Bethany Berger

Bethany Berger publishes Race to Property: Racial Distortions of Property Law, 1634 to Today (April 12, 2022). Arizona Law Review.

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    CPILJ Symposium: Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children?

    Friday, March 31st, 2023

    08:30 AM - 04:00 PM

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    CPILJ Symposium: Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children?
    Are Parental Rights Always in the Best Interest of Children? Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Conflict over Parental Rights.

    This symposium will explore the complex issues surrounding the role of parental rights in advancing progressive goals while at the same time examine how parental rights are being used to undermine racial, gender, and LGBTQ equality. These conflicts have come to a head recently in the areas of education, gender-affirming care, and family regulation. The discussion will also include how children’s interests can and should be represented, and whether that is best accomplished through their parents. A keynote address will be given following lunch by Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU School of Law.

    The symposium will feature three panels:


    1. Panel #1: Parental Rights and Debates over School Curriculum
    * LaToya Baldwin Clark, Assistant Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law
    * Derek Black, Professor of Law & Ernest F. Hollings Chair in Constitutional Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law
    * Michael Gregory, Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
    * Cailin Millat, Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School


    2. Panel #2: Parental Rights and the Policing of Gender-Affirming Care
    * Alexander Chen, Lecturer of Law and Founding Director of the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic
    * at Harvard Law School
    * Patience "Polly" Crozier, Senior Staff Attorney at GLAD
    * Greta LaFleur, Associate Professor of American Studies and Director of Graduate Studies American Studies at Yale University


    3. Panel #3: Race, Family Regulation and Parental Rights
    * Jessica Dixon Weaver, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law
    * Clare Huntington, Joseph M. McLaughlin Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law
    * Catherine Smith, Professor and Chauncey G. Wilson Memorial Research Chair at Sturm College of Law
    * Shanta Trivedi, Assistant Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts at the University of Baltimore School of Law


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    * Closing Remarks: 3:45-4:00


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    Presented by the Center for Career Development

    Judicial Clerkships: Perspectives from the Bench

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    Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

    05:30 PM - 06:30 PM

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    The Story of a Hiroshima Atom Bomb Survivor
    Toshiko Tanaka was born on October 18, 1938, in Hiroshima City, Japan. On August 6th, 1945 At the age of six, Toshiko was exposed to the atomic bomb while on her way to school, 1.4 miles from the hypocentre in Ushita District, Hiroshima City. Though seriously injured in the blast with severe burns to her arms and neck, Toshiko miraculously survived. Up until one week prior her family had lived in Nakajima district, in direct proximity to the epicenter of the blast. It is thought that all her classmates from the school she attended died in the bombing. Out of a desire that the world should never again experience the destructive power of nuclear weapons, Toshiko first started sharing her personal trauma and testimony at the age of 70.

    A professional Artist, Toshiko devised a new art form of large mural combining enamel with stainless steel. For nearly 50 years her award winning artwork has been exhibited at numerous Japanese and international exhibitions. Through her art, Toshiko has been actively involved in peace activities, education, and exhibitions around the world. Examples of Toshiko’s peace work include her visits to 80 countries with Peace Boat (a Japan-based international NGO) and her visits to high schools in New York City between 2009 – 2015 with Hibakusha Stories (a U.S. based NGO).

    In 2015, Toshiko’s work was recognized with the 12th Donne Per La Solidarieta (Women of International Contribution) Award from the City of Pisa, Italy. In 2022, Toshiko was involved in the Gardens for Peace project in which 17 gardens across the U.S. participated. As part of the project, her work, ‘pattern for peace’ was raked on a Japanese rock garden commemorating the United Nations International Day of Peace.

    Reiko grew up watching her mother’s devotion for peace through art. In 1983 while studying in the U.S. as an exchange student, she was shocked to find out that the consequences of the atomic bomb were not taught in schools. She was determined to pass on the survivors’ voices as a second generation hibakusha.

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    UConn Law Prof. Schmeiser will share recent changes in the U.S. since Dobbs. LLM Alum Prof. 'Arafa will present Islamic law perspectives and UConn Law Martin Flynn Global Faculty Prof. Bottini will present French constitutional changes since the Dobbs decision.

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