In Conversation
A series of roundtable discussions, “In Conversation” brings scholars and experts together to share their analyses of recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions and other important developments in the law with the UConn Law community.
The Role of the States in Preserving Democracy
On Dec. 2, 2024, the fourth roundtable discussion in the In Conversation series continued with an exploration of the present and future role of the states in developing and maintaining democratic values and institutions. The panelists were:
- Tony Derron - Bigelow Fellow, University of Chicago Law School
- Dan Farbman - BC Law School
- Julie Murray - ACLU State Supreme Court Initiative
- Rick Su - UNC Law School
Moderator: Kiel Brennan-Marquez - UConn School of Law
Electoral Anxiety: Courts, Race and Democracy
On April 17, 2024, the third event in the series "In Conversation: The Supreme Court" concerned upcoming cases in the area of election law, exploring issues relating to voter access, minority representation, candidate eligibility, and the role of courts in policing the electoral processes. The panelists were:
- Guy-Uriel Charles - Charles Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, Harvard Law School
- Yasmin Dawood - Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Electoral Law with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law
- Ruth Greenwood - Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School)
Moderator: Douglas Spencer - Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research at the University of Colorado Law School
SFFA v. Harvard
On Nov. 15, 2023, the second roundtable discussion in the series "In Conversation: The Supreme Court" addressed affirmative action and the ramifications of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The panelists were:
- Vinay Harpalani, Professor of Law and Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Endowed Chair in Law, University of New Mexico School of Law
- Stephen M. Rich, Maurice Jones, Jr. – Class of 1925 Professor of Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law School
- Kimberly Robinson, Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Robert Tsai, Professor of Law and Law Alumni Scholar, Boston University School of Law
Moderator: Anne C. Dailey, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Intellectual Life and Ellen Ash Peters Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
On Sept. 13, 2023, the UConn Law community came together for the first in its series "In Conversation: The Supreme Court." The roundtable discussion focused on the conflict between the First Amendment and antidiscrimination law involved in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. The panelists were:
- Dale Carpenter - Judge William Hawley Atwell Chair of Constitutional Law, Altschuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Katherine Franke - James L. Dohr Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
- Craig Konnoth - Martha Lubin Karsh and Bruce A. Karsh Bicentennial Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
- Ria Tabacco Mar - Director of the Women’s Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union
Moderator: Anne C. Dailey, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Intellectual Life and Ellen Ash Peters Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law
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