The fall 2020 line-up of the annual Access to Justice: Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series has featured four wonderful events so far with several more to follow.
Upcoming dates and events include:
October 26th at 5pm CT
“Accountability and Justice: The Death of Breonna Taylor”
Presenters:
- Kim Gardner, Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis;
- Daniel Harawa, Assistant Professor of Practice and Director, Appellate Clinic, WashULaw;
- Peter Joy, Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law and Director, Criminal Justice Clinic, WashULaw;
- Hedwig Lee, Professor of Sociology and Associate Director, Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Equity, Washington University; and
- Peggie Smith, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Nagel Professor of Employment and Labor Law,WashULaw
November 2nd at 1pm CT
“Using Law to Enhance Innovation and Global Access to Medicines, Vaccines, and Health Technologies”
Presenters:
- Judit Rius Sanjuan, Policy Specialist, U.N. Development Program; and
- Leila Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law and Director, Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, WashULaw
Thus far the speaker series has held four events. All of the video recordings are available on the WashULaw website and include:
- “Constitution Day: Supreme Court Review/Preview”
- “Race, Sex, and Voting Rights: Past, Present, and Future”
- “Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court”
- “Policing the Womb: The Law and Politics of Abortion and Reproductive Justice”