2010 Symposium

 

From the White House to My House:

Changing the Color of Legal Discourse through the

Emergence of the Black Perspective!

 

Introducing the Journal’s Inaugural Symposium

 

 

12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

Baton Rouge Sheraton Convention Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

 

Featuring

Professor Raymond T. Diamond - Keynote Speaker

Jules F. and Frances L. Landry Distinguished Professor of Law, Paul M. Herbert Law Center, Louisiana State University 

Professor Jasmine McNealy, J.D./Ph.D. - Panelist

Assistant Professor, Manship School of Communication, Louisiana State University

 

Mrs. Sharrolyn Jackson Miles, Esq. - Panelist

Associate, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC

Ms. Inemesit U. O'Boyle, Esq.  - Panelist

Associate, Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, LLP

 

Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr. - Panelist

Chancellor & Professor of Law, Southern University Law Center

 

Professor Robert St. Martin Westly, J.D./Ph.D. - Panelist

LOCHEF Professor of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Tulane University Law School

Overview

 

                        During the course of its five-year existence, the SRBLSA Law Journal  has become known for bringing issues pertinent to the African-American community to the forefront; diversifying the legal perspective through its own initiative.  This year’s theme is “From the White House to My House: Changing the Color of Legal Discourse through the Emergence of the Black Perspective”. 

 

            In the wake of the historic 2008 election of President Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, the SRBLSA Law Journal has centered Volume IV around assessing the current state of legal issues in the Black community.  The articles published in this Volume will address not only where we’ve come from, but where we are, and where we yet need to go.

 

            Previously, the Journal  has only expressed its ideas in print, by publishing articles, notes and comments.  However, given this season of change, the 2009-2010 editorial board has decided to create a forum where law students, and professionals, can discuss legal issues of particular concern to the Black community face-to-face, by hosting the Inaugural SRBLSA Law Journal Symposium.

 

Agenda

 

12:00 – 12:05 Welcome………...…......................................................................……...………...…………................……...….Harriet L. Huell

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Editor-in-Chief

                                                                                                                                                                                                             University of North Carolina

 

 

12:05 – 12:50 Presentations………………………..………….....................................................................…….................…..Student Authors

           

            Neubia L. Williams

            Senior Editor

            Wake Forest University

            A Post Racial Era?:  How the election of President Obama & recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence illustrate that the United States is not Beyond  race  

 

            Elizabeth E. Hall

            Article & Note Editor

            Emory University

            Criminalizing Our Youth:  The School-to-Prison Pipeline v. The Constitution.

 

            Travis M. Sumter

            Senior Editor

            Florida Coastal School of Law

            Move Up or Move Out: Gentrification and the Futility of the Intent Doctrine

 

 

12:50 – 12:55 Introduction of Keynote Speaker……….......................................................................……………….....Erika L. Dean

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Symposium Editor

                                                                                                                                                                                                 University of North Carolina

 

 

12:55 – 1:20 Keynote Address……...……......................................................................………...…Professor Raymond T. Diamond

                                                                                                                                           Jules F. and Frances L. Landry Distinguished Professor of Law

                                                                                                                                                   Paul M. Herbert Law Center of Louisiana State University

 

1:20 – 1:30  Break…………...…..................................................................................…………………………….Refreshments Provided

 

 

 

1:30 – 1:40 Introduction of Panelist……….…………...........................................................................…………...Brittani C. Kendrick

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Executive Editor

                                                                                                                                                                                                         University of Mississippi

 

Professor Jasmine McNealy, J.D./Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Manship School of Communication

Louisiana State University

 

Mrs. Sharrolyn Jackson Miles, Esq.

Associate, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC

 

Ms. Inemesit U. O'Boyle, Esq.

Associate, Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, LLP

 

Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr.

Chancellor & Professor of Law

Southern University Law Center

 

Professor Robert St. Martin Westly, J.D./Ph.D.

LOCHEF Professor of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Tulane University Law School

 

 

1:40 – 2:40 Panel Discussion…………………..………………..................................................................................…………...…….Panelist

Legal Issues Affecting African-Americans in the Wake of the Obama Era

Question & Answer Format

 

 

2:40 – 2:50 Presentations to Keynote & Panelist………………….........................................................................Michelle A. Greene

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Exec. Managing Editor

                                                                                                                                                                                                   University of North Carolina

 

 

2:50 – 3:00 Acknowledgements & Concluding Remarks………......................................................................…..…Harriet L. Huell

   

 

            For additional details, please contact Harriet Huell, Editor-in-Chief, at harriet.huell@gmail.com.