Fall ’24 Event Preview at University of Arizona Law
This fall’s University of Arizona Law events showcase the variety of scholarship at the college, on subjects including immigration, criminal justice and mining law. In addition, fall events feature signature lectures and the traditional Homecoming Red & Blue BBQ.
Check out a snapshot of upcoming events and be sure to visit the events calendar and news page for updates and announcements on forthcoming events:
Event: Arizona Law’s Red & Blue BBQ
When: Saturday, Oct.19, 2024, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. (BBQ time may change depending on football game kickoff)
Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., Snell & Wilmer Courtyard
All are invited to this family-friendly annual homecoming tradition before Arizona Football takes on Colorado. During the BBQ, we are excited to give tours of the new practice courtrooms and other spaces as part of “A New Day In Court.”
Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Speaker Series
Event: Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Speaker Series – “Exposing and Combating Enforced Disappearances in the Context of U.S. Immigration Law Enforcement”
When: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, 12–1:15 p.m.
Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd.
The Bacon Immigration Lawn and Policy Speaker Series for October will feature Dr. Diego Leal and Natalie Cadwalader speaking on the topic of “Exposing and Combating Enforced Disappearances in the Context of U.S. Immigration Law Enforcement.”
Leal is an Associate Professor in the School of Sociology and a faculty affiliate of the Binational Migration Institute at the University of Arizona. His research and teaching interests include social networks, international migration and the social determinants of health. Recently, Leal has been conducting research on the enforced disappearance of migrants in U.S. soil.
Cadwalader is the Manager Attorney of the Family Reunification Project at Al Otro Lado in Southern California. She has worked for the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project in Arizona, the American Bar Association's South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) as a removal defense attorney for detained individuals, and for the United Nations Refugee Agency. Her research on enforced disappearances has been featured in advocacy with the U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, amicus briefing with the Mexican Supreme Court, and the Santa Clara Law Review (forthcoming, Sept. 2024).
Moderated by Associate Professor Eunice Lee, the speakers will discuss enforced disappearances in U.S. immigration enforcement through in-custody deaths, Border Patrol and ICE detention, family separation and more. They will share recent research results on enforced disappearances of families in Border Patrol custody. They will also describe ongoing advocacy efforts to document and eliminate enforced disappearances of international migrants and asylum seekers in the U.S. Finally, the presenters will offer practical tools for immigration lawyers searching for clients held incommunicado.
This event may qualify for up to 1.0 hour toward the annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
Event: Ninth Annual Mining Law Summit, The Mining-Water Interface: The Role of Good Neighbor or Impact-Benefit Agreements When: Thursday, Nov.7, 2024
Where: via Zoom
The prospect of mineral development and the potential impact on water availability for neighboring uses can be a divisive issue. The social license for mining operations has, indeed, generated significant attention in the past decade. The 2024 Mining Law Summit looks at these concerns and the use, and limits, of voluntary company/community agreements. This year’s Summit aims to situate integrated perspectives on notions of (good) neighborliness in the context of water and mining for an improved, comprehensive risk assessment and concomitant of stakeholder engagement. Further, when “best laid plans” come to naught, what practical guidance can be brought to bear in the vein of responsible and sustainable mining.
This free virtual conference will combine recorded presentations from internationally recognized authorities with live participation in answering questions and providing commentary.
Darrow K. Soll Memorial Criminal Law and Justice Lecture
Event: Darrow K. Soll Memorial Criminal Law and Justice Lecture featuring Sarah Gersten
When: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., Room 164
Sarah Gersten is the executive director and general counsel of the Last Prisoner Project (LPP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to reforming the criminal justice system through progressive drug policy. During her time at LPP, Sarah has built and led advocacy campaigns aimed at ending criminal penalties for cannabis, releasing those incarcerated for cannabis, and clearing cannabis criminal convictions.
The annual Darrow K. Soll Memorial Criminal Law and Justice Lecture is made possible through the generosity of alumna Jennifer Woods (’99).
Jenckes Closing Argument Competition
Event: Jenckes Closing Argument Competition
When: Friday, Nov. 22, 2024
Where: Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
The annual Joseph Jenckes Competition is a closing arguments competition between students of the University of Arizona College of Law and the Arizona State University College of Law.
Sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers, the competition alternates location each year between the two colleges. Each college selects two students for the final competition, which is judged by Arizona members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honorary society of trial lawyers whose membership is limited to 1 percent of the practicing bar. The competition is named after Joseph S. Jenckes, a University of Arizona Law graduate and alumnus of the American College of Trial Lawyers.