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[PAST EVENT] Justice Along Borders: Social Justice and Its Intersections with Law, Immigration, and Human Rights

February 26, 2021 - February 27, 2021
12pm - 3:30pm
Location
Law School, Zoom
613 S Henry St
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
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Justice Along Borders: Social Justice and Its Intersection With Law, Immigration, and Human Rights. William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice. Symposium. February 26-27, 2021.
Justice Along Borders: Social Justice and Its Intersection With Law, Immigration, and Human Rights. William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice. Symposium. February 26-27, 2021.

Day 1 Introductory Remarks

Friday, February 26 at 1:30-1:35 pm EST

  • Mikaela Phillips, Senior Articles Editor, William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Panel: The Politics of Membership & Belonging

Friday, February 26 at 1:35-2:35 pm EST

  • Prof. Angela M. Banks, Charles J. Merriam Distinguished Professor of Law, ASU Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law
  • Prof. Samuel Martinez, Professor of Anthrolpology and Latin American Studies & Director, El Instituto: Institute for Latina/o, Carribean, and Latin American Studies, University of Connecticut
  • Prof. Natalie Masuoka, Associate Professor of Political Science and Asian American Studies, UCLA
  • Emily Milakovic, 2L Staff Member, William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice (moderator)

Panel: Reflections from Immigration Clinicians in the Trump Era

Friday, February 26 at 2:45-3:45 pm EST

  • Kate Evans, Clinical Professor of Law & Director, Immigrant Rights Clinic, Duke Law School
  • Stacy Kern-Scheerer, Professor of the Practice of Law & Director, Immigration Clinic, William & Mary Law School
  • Sarah Paoletti, Practice Professor of Law & Director, Transnational Legal Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • Mel Dostis, Executive Editor, William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, and Immigration Clinic Student, William & Mary Law School
  • Emi Houghton, 2L, William & Mary Law School (moderator)

Panel: The Human Right to Family Life at the Border

Friday, February 26 at 4:00-5:00 pm EST

  • David C. Baluarte, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Washington & Lee University School of Law
  • Andrea Meza, Director of Family Detention Services, RAICES Texas
  • Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Legal Director, Immigrant Advocacy Program, Legal Aid Justice Center
  •  Nicole Alanko, Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow, William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic (moderator)

Day 2 Introductory Remarks

Saturday, February 27 at 12:30-12:45 pm EST

  • Samy Abdallah, Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Panel: Intersections of Criminal & Immigration Law

Saturday, February 27 at 12:45-1:45 pm EST

  • Jennifer M. Chacón, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
  • Linus Chan, Associate Professor of Clinical Law & Director, Detainee Rights Clinic, University of Minnesota Law School
  • Maureen Sweeney, Director, Immigration Clinic, University of Maryland Carey School of Law
  • Els O'Brien, 3L Staff Member, William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice (moderator)

Panel: Justice Sotomayor: Identity and Immigration Jurisprudence

Saturday, February 27 at 2:00-3:00 pm EST

  • Lázaro Lima, Professor of Latino Studies, Hunter College CUNY
  • Karla McKanders, Clinical Professor of Law & Associate Director, Immigration Practice Clinic, Vanderbilt Law School
  • Evan J. Criddle, Ernest W. Goodrich Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School (moderator)
Contact

Mikaela Phillips; [[e|jrgsj]]