Past Symposia
During the fall semester Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review sponsors a symposium and invites nationally recognized scholars and practitioners to speak on a topic of current interest in political or civil rights. Previous topics have included an examination of U.S. drug policies, changes in the Americans With Disabilities Act, and new perspectives in defining violence against women, and Lawyering for the Mentally Ill. Our Fall 2003 Symposium examined the history and current application of the Fourteenth Amendment and featured such notable scholars as Erwin Chemerinsky, Akhil Amar, Sylvia Law, and Theodore Shaw. Our Fall 2004 Symposium explored the balance of liberty and security in post-9/11 United States, including presentations by international legal scholars, law enforcement, and practitioners such as Professor David Cole and Frank Dunham. Our Fall 2005 symposium discussed the legal and ethical
ramifications of one's right to end life-sustaining treatment and featured such notable legal
scholars as Sylvia Law and the Honorable Anne E. Lazarus. In Fall 2006,
our symposium discussed immigration reform and featured Doris Meissner as the keynote speaker.
Our most recent symposium, in Fall 2007, discussed constitutional
issues raised by state action addressing social issues. Our
keynote speaker was James Pfander, Professor at Northwestern
University Law School. Panel topics included same-sex marriage,
global warming, federalism, and health care.
