Mid-Year Meeting 2004

From Brown to Grutter: Methods to Achieve Non Discrimination and Comparable Racial Equality

Why, Who, When

Schedule

Fees

Sunday, June 13, 2004

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Registration

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Reception

Monday, June 14, 2004

8:45–9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Gerald Torres, The University of Texas and AALS President

Introduction
Leonard M. Baynes, St. John’s University, and Chair, Planning Committee for 2004 AALS Workshop on Racial Justice in a New Millennium

9:00–10:30 a.m.
What is Race?

Susan Musarrat Akram, Boston University
Ian F. Haney Lopez, University of California at Berkeley
Melissa Nobles, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Frank H. Wu, Howard University

Moderator: Leonard M. Baynes, St. John’s University

10:30–10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m.–12:00 noon
The Role of Race in Inequality: Class, Gender, National Origin and Sexuality

Pamela D. Bridgewater, American University
Berta E. Hernandez-Truyol, University of Florida
Deborah Malamud, New York University
Juan F. Perea, University of Florida

Moderator: Beverly I. Moran, Vanderbilt University

12:00 noon–1:45 p.m.
AALS Luncheon

Introduction: Reynaldo Valencia, St. Mary's University of San Antonio
Speaker: The Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Texas State Senator (D), District 26, San Antonio, Texas

Senator Van de Putte represents a primarily Hispanic district in the heart of San Antonio. She has a distinguished record of speaking out for the disenfranchised and underserved. She is currently the Chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus, a member of the Senate Education Committee and the Business & Commerce Committee, and the Chair of the Veterans Affairs & Military Installations Committee. Nationally, Senator Van de Putte is the President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators and a Executive Committee member of the National Conference of State Legislators. A local pharmacist for more than 20 years, Senator Van de Putte currently lives in San Antonio with her husband of 26 years, Pete, and has six beautiful children.

2:00–3:30 p.m.
What is Equality?

Cheryl Harris, University of California at Los Angeles
Keith Norman Hylton, Boston University
Theodore M. Shaw, Associate Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., New York, New York
Gerald Torres, The University of Texas
Gloria M. Valencia-Weber, University of New Mexico

Moderator: Leonard M. Baynes, St. John’s University

3:30–3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:45–5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions on Race and Equality Across the Curriculum

First Year Curriculum
John O. Calmore, University of North Carolina (Torts)

Robin K. Magee, Hamline University (Criminal Law)

Martha Mahoney, University of Miami (Property)

Deborah Waire Post, Touro College (Contracts)

Upper Level: Business Curriculum

Alfred Dennis Mathewson, University of New Mexico (Antitrust Law, Business Associations and Federal Income Tax)

Steven A. Ramirez, Washburn University (Law and Economics)

Cheryl Lyn Wade, St. John’s University (Corporate Law)

Upper Level: Traditional Race Curriculum

Norma Cantu, Professor of Education and Law, University of Texas, Austin, Texas (Education and Disability in Education)

Eileen P. Gauna, Southwestern University (Environmental)

Lenese Corine Herbert, Albany Law School (Criminal Justice)

Vernellia R. Randall, University of Dayton (Health Care)

Tuesday, June 15, 2004
9:00–10:30 a.m.
Evaluating Old Methods for Remedying Inequality: Affirmative Action, Discrimination Litigation, Boycotts, Community Action

Linda Hamilton Krieger, University of California at Berkeley
David B. Oppenheimer, Golden Gate University
Floyd D. Weatherspoon, Capital University Law School

Moderator: Beverly I. Moran, Vanderbilt University

10:30–10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m.–12:00 noon
Exploring New Methods for Remedying Inequality: Reparations

Roy Lavon Brooks, University of San Diego
Adrienne D. Davis, University of North Carolina
Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School
Eric Ken Yamamoto, University of Hawaii

Moderator: Alfred L. Brophy, The University of Alabama

12:00 noon–1:45 p.m.
AALS Luncheon

2:00–4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions

Business
David Alexander Brennen, Mercer University
Thomas Wuil Joo, University of California at Davis
Mercedes Madeleine Plasencia, The University of Tulsa

Affirmative Action
Gabriel Jackson Chin, University of Cincinnati
Stephen Michael Durden, Florida Coastal School of Law
Jose Roberto Juarez, Jr., St. Mary’s University of San Antonio
Reginald C.W. Oh, Appalachian School of Law
Kathryn R.L. Rand, University of North Dakota

Economic Development
Susan D. Bennett, American University
Steven H. Hobbs, The University of Alabama
Susan R. Jones, The George Washington University
Bernard R. Trujillo, University of Wisconsin

Labor & Union
Ruben J. Garcia, California Western School of Law
Michael Green, Texas Wesleyan University
Shirley Lung, City University of New York at Queens College
Leticia Saucedo, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

Planning Committee for AALS Workshop on Racial Justice: From Brown to Grutter: Methods to Achieve Non Discrimination and Comparable Racial Equality
Leonard M. Baynes, St. John’s University, Chair
Alfred L. Brophy, The University of Alabama
Donna Hae Kyun Lee, Brooklyn Law School
Beverly I. Moran, Vanderbilt University
Reynaldo Valencia, St. Mary’s University of San Antonio