Race & Law Colloquium Looks at Critical Immigration Theory
Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion Kathleen Kim will join Professor Priscilla Ocen's Race & Law Colloquium series at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3 to discuss the critical intersectional approach to immigration law undertaken in Feminist Judgments: Immigration Law Opinions Rewritten, a forthcoming book to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2022, co-edited with Professors Kevin Lapp of LLS and Jennifer Lee of Temple Law. Kim explains: "The new Biden administration promised humanitarian treatment of immigrants at the border. Yet, contradictory actions show egregious abuses of government power and torture against Haitians seeking refuge in the U.S. recalling the anti-Black racism that informed this country’s first immigration laws. Meanwhile, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers continue to subject Central and Latin American immigrant families to prolonged detention in restrictive and overcrowded settings including military bases and Trump-era tent sites. These examples underscore the fiction that a new presidential administration can 'fix' this country’s immigration system. Federal immigration enforcement, even if inhumane and/or discriminatory, is justified by a canon of immigration jurisprudence that prioritizes the exclusion of noncitizens of color under the pretext of national security." RSVP>>
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Western Conference on Tax Exempt Orgs Hits 25th Year
Loyola Law School will hold the 25th-annual Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) on Dec. 2-3 with a schedule that features panels led by some of the country’s top tax-law experts. The conference allows attendees to choose from more than eight sessions on tax developments of critical importance to charities and other nonprofit organizations, Speakers feature an array of prominent tax-exemption experts, including Professor Ellen Aprill, a WCTEO founder and the John E. Anderson Chair in Tax Law. More>> | | 
Arts Society Organizes Art Fair
Loyola Law School’s student organization The Arts Society is hosting its inaugural Art Fair on Friday, Nov. 5 from 5:30-8 p.m. The Art Fair will display students' and professors' artistic talents in an outdoor showcase for all to enjoy and provide a scene for all to revel in tasty food and good conversation. Come to network, chat and take a break from the law! More>> | |
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Dean's Book Club to Examine Haben Girma's Amazing StoryRemember reading for fun? Step away from the case books over winter break and join Dean Michael Waterstone in reading Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma. Discuss the book with the dean and your fellow book enthusiasts during Diversity Week on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 from 5 -6 p.m. You are also invited to attend Haben Girma's talk on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 5 -6 p.m. Interested students and staff should sign up by Nov. 18. | | 
Faculty Workshop Views Immunity in Immigration
The Faculty Workshop Series continues on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 12 p.m. with a discussion of Qualified Immunity in Immigration by Professor Karla McKanders, Clinical Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School. Professor McKanders is an expert on immigration, race and the administrative state. Her research, scholarship and advocacy has taken her throughout the U.S. and abroad teaching and researching the efficacy of immigration policies, laws and legal institutions charged with processing migrants. More>> | |
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The Buck Compton Veterans Law Association presents a Veterans Day panel discussion of military service and the practice of law, guest-moderated by Dean Michael Waterstone, featuring the following distinguished veteran alumni:
- Hon. Michael K. Wendler '07, San Mateo County Superior Court; Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserves
- James Sargent '10, Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office; United States Air Force Veteran
- Sonia S. Figueroa '07, Attorney, SSFL Law APC LLP; United States Army National Guard Veteran
- Matthew Follet '18, Associate, Fox Rothschild LLP; United States Marine Corps Veteran
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TechTainment 7.0 to Feature Alumnus Harry Sloan '76
The groundbreaking TechTainment™ program returns for a seventh installment on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. This year's conference will feature a keynote chat with alumnus Harry Sloan '76, former chairman of MGM and innovator in the SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) space. The conversation will be conducted by Andrew Wallenstein, President and Chief Media Analyst of Variety Intelligence Platform. Other LLS community members participating include Julie Shapiro, Director, Entertainment and Media Law Institute, who will moderate the session Negotiating Talent Contracts in the Dynamic, Ever-Shifting Entertainment World; and Tracey Freed '05, who will moderate the session That's So Meta. Other panels will cover Hot Button Issues in the Video Gaming Industry and Digital Rights Music Management. There are special rates for members of the LLS community. More>>
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What Not To Do: Attorney Panel to Offer Career Insights
The "Mistakes I Learned the Hard Way" panel to run 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11 will feature law school and career insights from Genie Harrison, Genie Harrison Law Firm; Nadine Khedry, Panish, Shea, Boyle & Ravipudi; Michelle Dordick, Dordick Law Corporation; Stephanie Charlin, Kabateck Law. Lunch & giveaways will be provided after the event! More>>
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Upcoming highlights:
11/2- LLS Campus Mass, 12:05 p.m. (Feast of All Souls will have as its intention all LLS Alumni who have passed away during the past year.)
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