ABA SCOTUS Indian Law Cases Webinar (August 29, 2023)

Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET

Format: Free non-CLE Webinar

Sponsor: ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice

The United States Supreme Court decided several Indian law cases this term that touch on fundamental concepts at the core of federal Indian law.  This panel, made up, in part, of lawyers who were directly involved in each of these cases on behalf of Indian Tribes, and other lawyers and scholars who will offer a broader perspective, will discuss each of these cases and their impact on broader federal Indian law principles.

Speakers:

  • Erin C. Dougherty Lynch – Senior Staff Attorney and Managing Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
  • Shay Dvoretzky – Partner, Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
  • Matthew L.M. Fletcher – Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
  • Leonard R. Powell – Associate, Jenner & Block
  • Pratik A. Shah – Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Moderator:

  • Patty Ferguson Bohnee – Director, Indian Legal Clinic, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law; Attorney, Sacks Tierney


Register HERE: https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lbFcLRxERZqV6JrqtYYOWw

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