The Constitutionality of Immigration Legislation:
The State of State Laws
The American Constitution Society, with support from the Ford Foundation, hosted a Southeast regional symposium on state immigration laws:
Opening Remarks:
Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
- 10:00 a.m. Welcome by Judge U.W. Clemon, former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- 10:15-11:45 a.m. National experts discuss the legal landscape with regard to the constitutionality of state immigration laws and upcoming Supreme Court review of Arizona SB 1070
- Moderator, Neil Kinkopf, Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law
- Gabriel "Jack" Chin, Professor of Law, University of California, Davis, School of Law
- Pratheepan Gulasekaram, Assistant Professor, Santa Clara Law
- Jonathan R. Siegel, Kahan Family Research Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
- Cecillia Wang, Director of the Immigrants' Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch and keynote speaker Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice
- 1:00-2:30 p.m. National and regional advocates connect legal developments to local action
- Moderator, Angela Maria Kelley Vice President for Immigration Policy and Advocacy, Center for American Progress
- Representative Stacey Y. Abrams, House Minority Leader, Georgia General Assembly
- Tammy Besherse, Staff Attorney, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
- Kristi Graunke, Senior Staff Attorney, Southern Poverty Law Center
- Marielena Hincapié, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center
- Charles H. Kuck, Managing Partner, Kuck Immigration Partners LLC
- 2:30-3:30 p.m. Networking session for all attendees
This event was approved by the Georgia State Bar for 3.0 hours of CLE credit and available at the rate of $15 total.