Events

A Conversation on Protecting Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Times of Political Crisis ♥ ★ ✚

Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering 100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA, United States

Please join us for an evening of thoughtful engagement about today's pressing issues from current Supreme Court cases to the Justice Department, examining immigration, reproductive rights, the Muslim Ban and more.  Professor Goodwin will speak about her newly released book, Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood, which expands the reproductive health and…

Combating Child Marriage in the United States ♥ ✚

UCI University Club 801 E Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA, United States

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 11:30AM – 1:00PM UCI UNIVERSITY CLUB 801 E. PELTASON DRIVE, IRVINE, CA 92697 Map & Directions   RSVP HERE   Lunch will be provided. Suggested donation of $25. Students admitted for free. Student Code: STUDENTSFREE     Did you know there is no minimum age requirement to get married in California? Hear powerful first-hand accounts from…

The Cult of the Constitution: Our Deadly Devotion to Guns and Free Speech ♥

UCI School of Law, EDU 1111

    The Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy presents   The Cult of the Constitution: Our Deadly Devotion to Guns and Free Speech   Book Talk with Professor Mary Anne Franks & Chancellor's Professor Michele Goodwin       Join Chancellor's Professor Michele Goodwin and Professor Mary Anne Franks in conversation about The…

CERLP 2020 Summer Workshop Series: Nina Varsava ♥★

CERLP 2020 Summer Workshop Series: Nina Varsava  Friday, August 21 at 12:00pm to 1:15pm  Virtual Event Nina Varsava, Assistant Professor of Law at University of Wisconsin, Madison, will present her paper, "What Judicial Opinions Can Tell Us About the Gender Roles and Biases of Judges on the Federal Courts of Appeals." Abstract This paper presents results from…

Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America: Michael Olivas, Perchance to DREAM: A Legal and Political History of the DREAM Act and DACA ♥

Zoom

Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America: Michael Olivas, Perchance to DREAM: A Legal and Political History of the DREAM Act and DACA Thursday, January 28 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm  Virtual Event The first comprehensive history of the DREAM Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) In 1982, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in…

Status Pending Film Screening and Panel Discussion ♥

Zoom

Status Pending Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Immigration Law under attack, Status Pending follows five Mexican-American Immigration lawyers who form a support group as they strive to help their clients obtain safety and status in the United States.   We hope you will join us for the film and panel discussion and Q&A with…

Disrupting Africa: Technology, Law, and Development by Olufunmilayo B. Arewa “Elites, Ornamentation, and Future Visions” ★

Zoom

Disrupting Africa: Technology, Law, and Development by Olufunmilayo B. Arewa "Elites, Ornamentation, and Future Visions" with Divine Fuh, HUMA Director Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, Temple University Beasley School of Law Bill Maurer, UC Irvine, IMTFI Director Rogers Orock, University of Witwatersrand Monday, April 19, 2021 9:00-10:00 a.m. PST RSVP In the digital era, many African countries…

Global Elections I: Israel, The Netherlands & Uganda ♥

Zoom

Global Elections I: Israel, The Netherlands & Uganda Wednesday, September 1, 2021 12:15–1:15 p.m. PDT RSVP This is a virtual event. Zoom information will be sent to those who register. Threats to the fairness of elections, and the open debate that democracies require, have not been limited to the United States. Already in 2021, several…

Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America | Richard Alba, The Great Demographic Illusion ♥

Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America | Richard Alba, The Great Demographic Illusion Thu, Sep 16, 2021 12 PM – 1 PM PDT (GMT-7)  Private Location (rsvp to display) REGISTRATION The Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America Book Talk Series hosts Professor Richard Alba (CUNY) to discuss his book, The Great Demographic Illusion: Majority, Minority, and…