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• Past Symposia
  • March 1, 2024 – Louisiana’s Constitution at 50: The Past, Present, and Future of Louisiana’s Fundamental Law
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  • February 10, 2023 – Let’s Get Fiscal: Contemporary Considerations in Taxation and the Law
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  • February 11, 2022 – On the Basis of Sex: 50 Years of Title IX
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  • March 5, 2021 – The Impact of the 15th and the 19th Amendments on the 2020 Presidential Election
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  • January 31, 2020 – We The Jury
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  • February 1, 2019 – Criminal Justice Reform
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  • January 26, 2018 – The Fourteenth Amendment: 150 Years Later
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  • January 27, 2017 – Blurring Lines: Emerging Trends and Issues in Sports and Gaming Law
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  • March 18, 2016 – More than a Tradition: The Future of the Civil Law in Louisiana and Abroad
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  • January 22, 2016 – Throw Away the Key: Criminal Sentencing Reform in the 21st Century
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Symposium Objective and Purpose

2019 marks the 10^th Anniversary of the law clinics at Louisiana State University. The clinics have had a substantial impact on the Law Center as well as reform of the legal system in Louisiana. The clinical programs at LSU provide students with a hands on experience that allows them to interact with clients, provide services to those who may not be able to afford it, and most importantly make a positive impact in the community.  The focus of this symposium will address criminal justice reform in general and the influence that legal pedagogy can have on the reform of the criminal justice system.

In this Symposium, the LSU Law Center through the Louisiana Law Review, the LSU Law Clinics, and legal practitioners and scholars from across the country will gather to discuss and analyze these important, complex, controversial, and evolving legal issues. The Symposium features renowned scholars and academics, including Professor Doug Berman, Professor Fiona Doherty, Professor Andrea Armstrong, Professor Robert Mikos, Professor Michael Pinard, Professor Katherine Maris Mattes, Professor Aliza Kaplan, Professor Laura Cohen, Professor Danielle C. Jefferies, Professor Alex Kriet, and others, such as noted author and Professor Ekow Yankah. Professors and scholars from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center will moderate panels of these scholars and writers and assist us in addressing these issues.

Please join us as we explore criminal justice reform, the future of criminal justice reform, and the power clinical education programs can have on the reformation of the criminal justice system that is currently in place.