The impact of the two new justices on the U.S. Supreme Court; securing the right to vote and recent gerrymandering cases; and the implications of social media on First Amendment concerns are chief among legal issues that will be explored at the 2019 American Bar Association Annual Meeting Aug. 8-13 in San Francisco.
High-profile speakers at the meeting include U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (Aug. 10, 8 p.m.) on U.S. civil rights; general counsels for Lyft, Microsoft, 23andme, and Oracle (Aug. 9, 10 a.m.) on legal challenges posed by emerging technologies; State Supreme Court justices from California, Washington, Kansas, and Ohio (Aug. 9, 3:30 p.m.) on attacks on judicial independence and freedom of speech; Miguel Estrada, former assistant to U.S. solicitor general, and Pamela Karlan, professor of law at Stanford, (Aug. 9, 2 p.m.) on the U.S. Supreme Court's new era; and Republican National Committee member Hermeet Dhillon in debate with President Sherrilyn Ifill, NAACP Legal Defense Fund (Aug. 9, 2 p.m.) on voting rights. Additionally, 2019 ABA Medal recipient Dale Minami (Aug. 8, 2 p.m. and Aug. 10, 4:30 p.m.) will reflect on his landmark case against convictions related to World War II Japanese American internment and its relevance to the Muslim "travel ban."
In addition to the nearly 650 events at this premier gathering of legal professionals, the ABA House of Delegates - the association's policymaking body - will meet at 9 a.m. on Aug. 12 and 8 a.m. on Aug. 13 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis' Yerba Buena Ballroom (Lower B2 Level).
To register or for additional information, visit www.americanbar.org and click on "events."
Published: Thu, Jul 25, 2019
