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T.J.C.L.C.R. Symposium: "Civil Rights on the Border"
- Date:
- March 1, 2011
- Start:
- 9:00am
- End:
- 2:30pm
- Save to your calendar:
- iCalendar (.ics)
- Location:
- CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
- Event type:
- Symposium
- On the web:
- http://www.utexas.edu/law/journals/tjclcr/
Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, with the Immigration and Nationality Section of the State Bar, presents its annual symposium: "Civil Rights on the Border." The keynote speaker will be James Ho, former Texas Solicitor General. Mr. Ho will speak on birthright citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment. Additional panels will include discussions of litigation surrounding Immigration Detention Centers, the Dream Act, and Operation Streamline.
Symposium Agenda:
1) Coffee and Registration 9:00 - 9:30AM
2) Barbara Hines, Lisa Graybill (Detention centers and Hutto Litigation) 9:30 - 11:00, Presentation and Q&A
3) Jose Torres (Dream Act student) 11:00 - 11:20
4) Horatio Aldredge (Operation streamline) 11:20 - 11:40
5) Q&A for Jose and Horatio 11:40 - 11:50
6) Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
7) Keynote Speaker James Ho (Birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment) 12:00 - 12:30, during lunch
8) Birthright Citizenship Panel Dr. Ronald Trowbridge (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Dr. Gary Endelman (Attorney at BP, Houston), and Dan Kowalski (The Fowler Law Firm, Immigration Litigation) 1:00 - 2:30PM
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Prospective students
- Texas Law alumni
- Faculty
- Staff
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.