Cleveland State Law Review Symposium: Learning and Living Law and Justice
Special Event! This year's Cleveland State Law Review Symposium gives personal voices to the CSU|LAW mission, Learn Law Live Justice through an exchange of experiences at the lifelong intersection of law and justice.
The Symposium will feature panels discussing the meaning of “Justice” within four different areas of law.: Educational Justice, Criminal Justice, Administrative Justice, and Democratic Justice.
Registration
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PROGRAM AGENDA
9:00 - 9:40 a.m. Welcome & Keynote Speaker
9:40 – 10:45 a.m. Lessons in Justice: How Education Shapes and Advances Justice in All Its Forms
In terms of educational justice, several questions remain unanswered. For example, what is the intersection between equal educational opportunity and affirmative action? Is there one? Do the opportunities that come along with education further the formation of different relationships in one’s life path? Perhaps, unsurprisingly, different educational opportunities form different relationships. This panel intends to explore landmark Supreme Court cases that relate to educational justice, as well as other concepts inherent in education, such as “academic freedom.”
- Professor Reginald Oh | Cleveland State University College of Law
- Kira Krivosh | Magistrate for the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division
- Marcena Day | Lawyer and Legal Anthropologist
- Professor Tiffani Darden | Boston University School of Law
10:55 – 12:00 p.m. Justice for Whom? Exploring the Widespread Reach of the Criminal Justice System
In the second panel, we will examine the criminal justice system and its role in our democracy. The criminal justice system affects those outside of incarceration facilities. In fact, the system extends beyond those labeled as “criminals.” The system affects lawyers, judges, scholars, authors, and others who have not had direct experiences with the criminal justice system. This panel will delve into various aspects of the criminal justice system, exploring its far-reaching effects and implications beyond the courtroom. Discussions will include the experiences of professionals within the system, and the role of policy and advocacy in shaping its future.
- Professor Robert J. Triozzi | Cleveland State University College of Law
- Professor G. Ben Cohen | Akron University School of Law
- Jeffrey Lazarus | Assistant Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Ohio
- Sarah Gatti | Assistant Public Defender | Cuyahoga County
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Divvying Up Justice: How the Separation of Powers Shapes Administrative Law
The relationship between administrative justice and judicial deference certainly invites more significant conversations and points of clarification as well. How does judicial deference or non- deference further or frustrate the administration of justice by federal agencies? Does one or the other undermine the task of various agencies to further justice? What are the repercussions of the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron doctrine this past year? To answer these questions, it might be worthwhile to revisit one of the most fundamental concepts outlined in our Constitution: the separation of powers.
- Professor Laura Hoffman | Cleveland State University College of Law
- Cara Santosuosso | Law Offices of Cara L. Santosuosso, LLC
- Nathan Johnson | Senior Attorney, Land & Water at Ohio Environmental Council
- Professor Miranda Leppla | Case Western Reserve University School of Law
2:05 – 3:05 p.m. We the People: Justice Served—Our Duty to Cover All Legal Bases
Finally, as the nation approaches the 2024 Presidential Election, the exploration of democratic justice is more timely than ever. While justice seeks to be the final destination, this does not mean that justice is easily and universally obtained. Justice is not a fixed notion; it is constantly being remade and redefined in everyday life and every field of law. Educational justice might look different than criminal justice. And, administrative justice might look different than democratic justice. Despite these differences, we, the people, have a duty to assess what justice means in the promotion and security of our democracy.
- Judge J. Philip Calabrese | United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- Professor Maureen Edobor | Washington and Lee University School of Law
- Professor David Forte, Cleveland State University College of Law
- Chris Tavenor, General Counsel Ohio Environmental Council
3:10 - 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Q&A