Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 8:30am to 12:30pm
UCI Law
401 E. Peltason Drive, Suite 1000, Irvine, CA 92697-8000
Schedule of Events
I: Opening Plenary - 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Welcome remarks, Dean Song Richardson, UCI Law
Prof. Rick Hasen, UCI Law, Presentation, ‘Civil Right No. 1:’ Dr. King’s Unfinished Voting Rights Revolution
II. Justice Plenary - Mendez v. Westminster and the 70-year Fight for Educational Justice in Orange County – 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Sergio Contreras, United Way OC
Prof. Jonathan Glater, UCI Law
Jeff Hittenberger, Orange County Department of Education
Kirk Nakamura, Judge, Orange County Superior Court
Sandra Robbie, Mendez Museum without Walls
III. Breakout Session 1 (please select one option) – 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
A. Tackling Homelessness in Orange County
Brooke Weitzman '14, Elder Law and Disability Rights Center
Lili Graham, Community Legal Aid So Cal
B. Immigration: Current Issues in Immigration Detention
Prof. Annie Lai, UCI Law (moderator)
Caitlin Bellis, UCI Law
IV. Breakout Session 2 (please select one option) – 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
A. Beyond the Binary: California’s New Gender Recognition Act
Caspian Nash '19, UCI Law
Douglas Haynes, Vice Provost, UCI
B. Legal Observer Training
Brooke Weitzman '14, National Lawyers Guild – Orange County
Free
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