The Bar Association of San Francisco
The Appellate Law Section in conjunction with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society present:
Nearly 75 Years On: How Korematsu Shaped Constitutional Law
November 6, 2017: 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
MCLE Credits - 1 H, in Elimination of Bias Credit.
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Ramifications for constitutional law and American jurisprudence from the Supreme Court’s infamous World War II-era decision upholding “internment” and imprisonment of Japanese-Americans
Speakers:
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished
Professor of Law, Berkeley Law
Lawrence Friedman:
Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law, Stanford Law
Jane Schacter:
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Stanford Law
Moderator:
Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel (Ret.)
U.S. District Judge
Opening Remarks:
Donald Tamaki
Attorney for Fred Korematsu in error coram nobis proceedings
Introductions:
Ben Feuer
Chairman, California Appellate Law Group LLP
Topics:
Renowned constitutional law and legal history scholars will discuss the reasoning in, events surrounding, and possibility for repetition of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Korematsu and the related Japanese curfew cases. The panel will discuss how civil liberties fare in wartime and how Korematsu influences judicial decision making today. The talk will be moderated by U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel (Ret.), who vacated Korematsu’s conviction in 1983.
Location:
BASF Conference Center
301 Battery Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Schedule:
MCLE Registration: 5:45 - 6:15 p.m.
Program: 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.
Cost:
NOTE: Free for Non-Attorneys, Students and Paralegals
Must email to register: cle@sfbar.org
BASF Student Member |
Complimentary |
BASF Member |
$45.00 |
Government |
$45.00 |
Non-Member |
$45.00 |
Nonprofit |
$45.00 |
Note: All prices increase by $10.00 on the day of the program.
Event Code: G175306
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