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Politicians, Choose Your Voters: Legislative Redistricting After Rucho v. Common Cause
Law and Linguistics
Legacy of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Military & Civilian Justice Procedures
Unsettling Settled Law?: The Doctrine of Stare Decisis After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Small Changes, Big Impact – Why Leadership Matters. Doing Our Part to Create a 21st Century DEI Culture!
Judicial Writing: Striving for Clarity
Public Confidence and the Courts: Pillars of the Rule of Law
1984/Big Brother/Facial Recognition
Supreme Court Update - Civil Cases
Supreme Court Update - Criminal Cases
The Reign of Three Sovereigns: Jurisdictional Puzzles in Indian Country
Pro Bono Appellate Court Programs: The Ethics of Doing Good and Doing Well for Clients, Counsel, and the Courts
Dissent/Concurrence
Qualified Immunity: A “Clearly Established” Controversy
Safe and Secure: Are You Sure?
Em😊jis and the Law: The New Digital Language, Coming to a Courtroom Near You
Amicus Filings: With Friends Like These, . . . What Judges and Lawyers Need to Know About Amici Curiae
Bias, Discrimination, and Harassment: Rules for Lawyers and Judges
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November 10 – 13, 2022, Scottsdale, AZ
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Paradise Valley
The Summit will commence at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 10. It will conclude at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 13.
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
TIME | SESSION NAME | SPEAKER(S) |
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Check-in and registration | |
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Welcome and Presentation of the Colors | Hon. Christopher M. Goff |
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM | Honoring Our Veterans | Mr. George Ong, American Legion Thomas Tang Post 50 |
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Welcoming Remarks | Hon. Robert J. Brutinel Hon. David D. Ortega (Mayor of Scottsdale, AZ) Hon. Christopher M. Goff |
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Keynote | Hon. J. Michelle Childs |
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | BREAK | |
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM | Supreme Court Preview | Deepak Gupta Prof. Steve Vladeck Jason Steed* |
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | BREAK | |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Politicians, Choose Your Voters: Legislative Redistricting After Rucho v. Common Cause | Hon. Melody J. Stewart Prof. Nathaniel Persily Katherine L. McKnight Gretchen Harris Sperry* |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Law and Linguistics | Prof. Jill C. Anderson Assoc. Prof. Kevin Tobia Hon. Thomas R. Lee Karl S. Myers * |
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | RECEPTION AT THE HEARD MUSEUM Buses depart from lobby beginning at 5:30 PM |
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TIME | SESSION | SPEAKER(S) |
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | BREAKFAST | |
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Safe and Secure? Are You Sure? | Hon. Esther Salas Mark Lanterman Hon. Robert J. Torres, Jr. (co-Moderator) Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen (co-Moderator) |
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM | BREAK | |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Em😊jis and the Law: The New Digital Language, Coming to a Courtroom Near You | Prof. Eric Goldman Hon. Stephanie Domitrovich Hon. Robert J. Torres, Jr. (co-Moderator) Hon. Colleen O’Toole (co-Moderator) |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Amicus Filings: With Friends Like These, . . . What Judges and Lawyers Need to Know About Amici Curiae | Michael A. Scodro Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen Hon. David K. Thomson |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | BREAK | |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Bias, Discrimination, and Harassment: Rules for Lawyers and Judges | Prof. Keith R. Fisher |
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | Conclusion and Preview of 2023 Summit |