Symposia – Page 10 – Turtle Talk

UDub Indian Law Symposium — Friday, Dec. 9, 2022

November 28, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

UW Law will host the 35^th annual Indian Law Symposium on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, featuring a full set of topics from panelists across the country. Programming includes updates on litigation and federal legislation, an ethics session about cultural considerations for competent tribal legal representation, and sessions on tribes, mining and opportunities for reform; the Indian Child Welfare Act; and the Supreme Court.

The program will be held in a virtual format on Zoom. It is co-sponsored by the Washington Law Review and Native American Law Center.

Panel on Integrating Indian Law into the Curriculum Today @ 3PM Eastern

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Comic book here.

Fletcher’s paper here:

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Updated PLSI Judicial Clerkships Panel Discussion Info

October 18, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

*One of the many amazing and excellent things about this panel is that, when I first started practicing, Indian country was pitching a bunch of bros to be federal judges.* *This lineup feels right.*

Boston College Conference on Structural Racism in the United States

October 7, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Conference details here.

Conference keynote speaker Natsu Taylor Saito and Fletcher

Strong Oak Lebebvre, Kyle Mays, and Nell Newton

American Constitution Society 2022 Supreme Court Preview [featuring Singel]

September 14, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Description:

Join ACS for our Annual Supreme Court Preview, part of our observation of this year’s Constitution Day. After the seismic decisions handed down last Term, all eyes will be on the Court this fall to see what may come next. The Preview will feature a diverse group of constitutional and legal experts offering their insights into the upcoming Supreme Court Term that begins on October 3rd.

Welcome Remarks

Russ Feingold, ACS President

Speakers

Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Correspondent, The New York Times (moderator)

Deborah Archer, President, ACLU; Professor of Clinical Law and Co-Faculty Director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, NYU School of Law

Jonathan Diaz, Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center

Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School

Wenona Singel, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar; and Clinical Professor of Law, Penn State Law

American Constitution Society 2022 Supreme Court Preview — Thursday, 9/15 @ 12:30 EST [featuring Singel]

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Description:

Join ACS for our Annual Supreme Court Preview, part of our observation of this year’s Constitution Day. After the seismic decisions handed down last Term, all eyes will be on the Court this fall to see what may come next. The Preview will feature a diverse group of constitutional and legal experts offering their insights into the upcoming Supreme Court Term that begins on October 3rd.

Welcome Remarks

Russ Feingold, ACS President

Speakers

Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Correspondent, The New York Times (moderator)

Deborah Archer, President, ACLU; Professor of Clinical Law and Co-Faculty Director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, NYU School of Law

Jonathan Diaz, Senior Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center

Kent Greenfield, Professor and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School

Wenona Singel, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar; and Clinical Professor of Law, Penn State Law

Law & Society Panel on Securing Indigenous Futures

July 19, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Featuring amazing scholars — Neoshia Roemer, Heather Tanana, Lauren Van Schilfgaarde, and Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner.

Critical Race Theory Summer School — Indigenous Peoples Issues

July 17, 2022Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Kim Crenshaw’s African American Policy Forum is hosting it’s third Critical Race Theory Summer School and this year for the first time will have a full week of classes focused on indigenous peoples’ issues and the intersections with Critical Race Theory and Practice.