Free Civil Liberty Symposium coming to Chapman School of Law

There is an interesting learning opportunity coming up at Chapman’s School of Law. Here are the details:

Your “Right to Remain Silent!”January 26, Symposium at Orange County’s Chapman School of Law to address key civil liberty issues, Miranda & the War on Terror and Corporate Crime.

Keynote lunch speech by former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese. FREE to the general public.

Attorneys receive 6 CLE credits for just $125. Government and non-profits only $100! Lunch event $45.

WHEN:Friday, January 26, 9:00am-5:30pm, followed by reception.

PANELS:

Panel 1 (9:00-10:30 am): Miranda and the War on Terror: interrogationtactics employed; the state of civil liberties in warfare, and themultifarious meaning of “warfare.”Stephen F. Rohde; Ronald J. Rychlak; Joan L. Larsen; M. Katherine B. Darmer. Moderator: Marisa S. Cianciarulo.

Panel 2 (10:45-12:15 pm): Miranda, The Media, and Public Access toInformation: mass media’s impact on our understanding of civil liberties;media scrutiny impact on high profile investigations, such the recent Scooter Libby indictment. Jim Fleissner; Sam Kamin; Russell Covey; Jeremy M. Miller. Moderator: Sherri Burr.

Lunch (12:30-1:45 pm), with Keynote Address by Edwin Meese III, FormerU.S. Attorney General “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”: whether the constitution is a foundation or a trampoline, and whether the Supreme Court is taking over war-making powers.

Panel 3 (2:00-3:45 pm): Miranda in Modern Practice: Does it Protect the Innocent or the Guilty?: Miranda is designed to prevent coercedconfessions. After 40 years, does it actually achieve this purpose? Mark A. Godsey; Steven B. Duke; Janine Y. Kim; Paul Shechtman; Lawrence Rosenthal. Moderator: Donald J. Kochan.

Panel 4 (4:00-5:30 pm) – Miranda and Corporate Crime: What is Miranda’s rolefollowing corporate scandals such as Enron? Do new laws governing”corporate insiders” violate civil liberties? Roman E. Darmer; Keith P. Bishop; J. Kelly Strader; Steve Goorvitch;Thomas E. Holliday. Moderator: Henry N. Butler.

TO REGISTER: Please contact Chapman Law Review by January 22, at 714-628-2582, or lawreview@chapman.edu.

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