Brown v. Board at 50 . . . The Jubilee CLE Symposium! Schedule of Events Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:30 - 8:40 a.m. Registration, Coffee and Rolls 8:45 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Thurgood Marshall's Coming! This play focuses on the major issues with which Thurgood Marshall wasinvolved during his working life as a lawyer and his time as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. It will be followed by responses from panelists and audience discussion to explore questions relating to diversity, civil rights, equal justice under the law and how these issues relate to the ethical responsibilities of those in the legal profession. 8:45 - 9:35 a.m. Act I: Civil Rights and the Role of the Lawyer Brown v. The Board of Education 9:35 - 9:45 a.m. Break 9:45 - 10:40 a.m. Act II: Reflections on the Judiciary Personal Fears and Public Triumphs 10:40 - 10:45 a.m. Break to Set up for Panel Discussion 10:45 - 12:00 Noon Panel Presentations and Discussion Moderator: Marie Failinger Panelists: Gary Orfield Judge Wilhelmina Wright 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own) 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. "We, the People: Challenging the Law Head On!" Moderator: Marie Failinger Presenters: Jeanne-Marie Amonor, John Shulman, Tim Thompson Presenters will provide an overview of the legal issues in Brown v. Board of Education as well as various more current desegregation and civil rights cases in Minnesota, including Holman v. Martinez, NAACP v.State of Minnesota and Xiong v. State of Minnesota. 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. "Establishing Justice ... Desegregation Then and Now" Moderator: Dr. Sharon Tolbert Glover Key Note Speaker: Gary Orfield Respondent: Len Biernat Professors Orfield and Biernat will provide views on desegregation and related social and legal policy from the decision in Brown v. Board to the present. Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:30 - 8:40 a.m. Registration, Coffee and Rolls 8:45 a.m. - 12:00 Noon Thurgood Marshall's Coming! (see Wednesday morning schedule) Moderator: Judge Natalie Hudson Panelists: Linda Greene, Fred Grittner 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. "Securing the Blessings of Liberty: The Fight for Civil Rights" Moderator: Carol Chomsky Key Note Speaker: Julius Chambers Respondent: John Stuart Mr. Chambers will review the major civil rights cases which he and his firm have litigated over the past forty years, including Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education, Griggs v. Duke Power Co.and Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody. Mr. Stuart will offer views of civil rights in the arena of public defense. 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. "Thurgood Marshall: Dedicated to the Proposition . . ." Moderator: David Schultz Key Note Speaker: Linda Greene Professor Greene will discuss Thurgood Marshall's life as a lawyer and Supreme Court Justice, the impact he had on the legal and social systems of his time and review the legacy he left for future legal professionals.

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