UDC Law Review Symposia

University of the District of Columbia Law Review

Katrina's Wake Symposium

On February 29, 2008, the District of Columbia Law Review hosted a day-long symposium, entitled Katrina's Wake: Emergency Preparedness and Response from the Bayou to the Beltway. The Symposium featured leading scholars, advocates, and public officials who examined the parallel racial and economic disparities in New Orleans and the District of Columbia. Topic areas included the administration of justice, long term and foster care, and accountability in disaster planning and relief spending. View a list of panel topics and speakers.

District of Columbia Courts Symposium

On April 20, 2007, the District of Columbia Law Review and the Council for Court Excellence co-hosted a day-long symposium, entitled Law, Justice, Democracy and the District of Columbia Courts. Speakers and panelists focused on the legal and constitutional history of courts in the District of Columbia; the appointment process for judges; control over court organization and funding; and prosecution of crimes under the D.C. Code. D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton delivered the keynote address. View the event program.

Strategies for Addressing Poverty and Inequality Symposium

Letter of Congratulations
and Support from District
of Columbia Mayor
Anthony Williams

August 8, 2005 marked a major milestone for the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law: the award of full American Bar Association accreditation. To celebrate this achievement, the Law Review, joining with the School of Law, hosted a symposium entitled Strategies for Addressing Poverty and Inequality, on April 7-9, 2006. Speakers and panelists focused on issues of racial fairness, the access to justice movement and the role of the legal profession and clinical legal education in addressing poverty and inequality. Substantive issues included affordable housing, economic justice, and making public systems work for children. These were examined with the goal of developing activist agendas for legislative, litigation and organizing strategies. The symposium was held in conjunction with the 14th annual Rauh Lecture on Friday, April 7, which featured keynote speaker Theodore M. Shaw, Director-Counsel and President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and an alumni reunion on Saturday, April 8. View a complete list of panel topics and speakers

Election Reform Symposium

On Friday, September 30, 2005, the University of the District of Columbia Law Review presented its annual fall symposium at the School of Law. The day-long symposium, Election Reform: Voting Rights for the New Millennium, featured panels on the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Help America Vote Act, the Mechanisms of Voting, Federal Election Reform, and more. The Luncheon Address featured members of Congress Tom Davis (R-VA) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) discussing recent bills proposed in the House of Representatives to provide District of Columbia residents with voting representation in Congress. The Capstone Address featured Spencer Overton, George Washington School of Law Professor and member of the Carter Baker Commission on Election Reform. View a complete list of panel topics and speakers.