Law Day for Students
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May 13, 2022
Toward a More Perfect Union: Growing Civic Community
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Presentations will be available to begin at 7:30am until 4:00pm and should be about 30-35 minutes with a 10-15 minute Q&A for high school and middle school students.
Select a speaker below and visit their SignUp Genius page.
IMPORTANT: During sign-up, be sure to select FOUR consecutive 15-minute slots. This will allow for a 45-minute session for a presentation and Q&A time.
Justice Thomas Balmer
Associate Justice
Oregon Supreme Court
Individual Rights in a Democracy
How do we balance our cherished freedoms and liberties with the idea of majority rule?
In a pandemic, for example, are there or should there be limits on what the government can do?
And what about limits on what non-government entities do — like businesses, churches, private schools?
What legal and political processes do we have to sort out these disputes?
How can we talk about these issues with people we disagree with?
Johanna Costa
Civil Rights Hotline Coordinator
Oregon Department of Justice
Oregon as a Safe Place for Everyone: Our Community and Legal Obligations Responding to Bias Crimes, Bias Incidents, and Sanctuary Promise Law Violations in Oregon
Oregon as a Safe Place for Everyone: Our Community and Legal Obligations Responding to Bias Crimes, Bias Incidents, and Sanctuary Promise Law Violations in Oregon
Everyone should have the right to live, work, and learn in environments free from discrimination and free from the fear of detainment or deportation around every corner. This presentation will review Oregon's updated bias crime, bias incident, and sanctuary promise laws that promote community response and mandate legal protections for communities targeted with hate, bias or sanctuary law violations.
Everyone should have the right to live, work, and learn in environments free from discrimination and free from the fear of detainment or deportation around every corner. This presentation will review Oregon's updated bias crime, bias incident, and sanctuary promise laws that promote community response and mandate legal protections for communities targeted with hate, bias or sanctuary law violations.
Chris Gardner
Founding Member
KIDS Center
Protecting Children in the Legal System
Protecting Children in the Legal System
I prosecuted child abuse cases and came to realize the victims of these crimes had many unmet needs. Since abused children are statically over represented as dysfunctional adults, it became apparent that helping these children heal from their trauma was beneficial at every level. So I helped develop a state wide and local system of coordinated interventions which limited these children's trauma and began their healing at the earliest opportunity. This is a story of how to make a difference.
I prosecuted child abuse cases and came to realize the victims of these crimes had many unmet needs. Since abused children are statically over represented as dysfunctional adults, it became apparent that helping these children heal from their trauma was beneficial at every level. So I helped develop a state wide and local system of coordinated interventions which limited these children's trauma and began their healing at the earliest opportunity. This is a story of how to make a difference.
Judge Jay McAlpin
Presiding Judge
Lane County Circuit Court
Civic Participation and Role of Courts
Two Options Available:
1. “The Greatest Menace to Freedom is an Inert People”: Justice Louis D. Brandeis on Civic Community
We regularly see nominees to the Supreme Court questioned in public hearings, but this wasn’t always the case. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson’s nomination of progressive attorney Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court was so controversial that, for the first time, the Senate Judiciary Committee held public hearings. Justice Brandeis went on to serve on the Supreme Court for 23 years, he not only ruled on legal issues but also articulated a theory of robust civic engagement that is relevant to contemporary debates like voting rights, big business versus the individual and the common good.
2.“The House of Justice”: The Function & Role of Courts in Civil Life
2.“The House of Justice”: The Function & Role of Courts in Civil Life
We all see courts and judges, real and fictional, on TV. But what do judges do? What is the function and role of the courts? Courts are both familiar and a mystery. In this session, we’ll explore the different types of courts, how they fit into our government and the function and role they play in our civic lives.
We all see courts and judges, real and fictional, on TV. But what do judges do? What is the function and role of the courts? Courts are both familiar and a mystery. In this session, we’ll explore the different types of courts, how they fit into our government and the function and role they play in our civic lives.
Josh Newton
Partner
Best, Best, & Krieger
Overview of Native American Law
Native American tribes are indigenous political communities that possess ancient sovereignty predating the founding of the United States. They are diverse, each possessing a unique history and culture. This presentation aims to provide a general overview of Native American history and law, focusing on key periods of time since the American revolution.
Overview of Native American Law
Native American tribes are indigenous political communities that possess ancient sovereignty predating the founding of the United States. They are diverse, each possessing a unique history and culture. This presentation aims to provide a general overview of Native American history and law, focusing on key periods of time since the American revolution.
Tighe O'Meara
Chief of Police
City of Ashland
Striking a Balance: Policing in One Oregon Community
Striking a Balance: Policing in One Oregon Community
What are the benefits and challenges of policing in a city like Ashland, Oregon? Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara will discuss some of the most rewarding (and complicated) aspects of leading a police department, including what a police chief’s day-to-day work looks like and how to establish a culture of trust between a police department and a community.
What are the benefits and challenges of policing in a city like Ashland, Oregon? Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara will discuss some of the most rewarding (and complicated) aspects of leading a police department, including what a police chief’s day-to-day work looks like and how to establish a culture of trust between a police department and a community.
Eleazar Olayo
Policy Associate
Oregon Student Association
First-Generation DACAmented Student in Oregon Politics
This presentation will be based on the experience I had as a legislative policy intern for the Oregon Student association. How I helped pass 6 bills into law working alongside State Senators and House Representatives. Furthermore, the skills of what it takes to write a testimony in support or opposition to a bill. As well as how to format a formal email to legislators.
First-Generation DACAmented Student in Oregon Politics
This presentation will be based on the experience I had as a legislative policy intern for the Oregon Student association. How I helped pass 6 bills into law working alongside State Senators and House Representatives. Furthermore, the skills of what it takes to write a testimony in support or opposition to a bill. As well as how to format a formal email to legislators.
Kasia Rutledge
Co-Founder & Trainer
Engage to Change
Know Your Rights
This workshop is an interactive, practical, and intersectional way to look at the rights of students around police and other law enforcement interactions, as students on campus, and as advocates/activists. Using stories, practice, and real life-situations, we will learn together how, based on your positionally and access to systems of power, to protect your rights, your loved one's rights and your community in law enforcement encounters.
SAGE & OPB
Joint Presentation
Got Real News?
Join us for a conversation on real and fake news and the role we each can play in building understanding across political and other differences.
Got Real News?
Join us for a conversation on real and fake news and the role we each can play in building understanding across political and other differences.
This is a presentation and conversation on how the media influences our political views and the role we play to consume and share real news that builds understanding across political and other differences. Together, we’ll learn how the media can bridge informational gaps, and how difficult it is to distinguish between “fake” and “real” news. You will also engage in small group conversations to share what media you rely on, why you trust it, and how you can use media to bridge gaps in understanding.
This is a presentation and conversation on how the media influences our political views and the role we play to consume and share real news that builds understanding across political and other differences. Together, we’ll learn how the media can bridge informational gaps, and how difficult it is to distinguish between “fake” and “real” news. You will also engage in small group conversations to share what media you rely on, why you trust it, and how you can use media to bridge gaps in understanding.
Jon Siebert
Volunteer Manager
Blanchet House of Hospitality
Community and Homelessness
Homelessness is not a new issue in Portland, or any large city across the United States. But vulnerable citizens are now facing more challenges as the crisis worsens. To address the underlying causes of homelessness, and to alleviate suffering, we need to address the many ways individuals are affected by income, environmental, health, and social inequities. Building community is central to tackling these issues.
Judge Michael Simon
U.S. District Court
Free Speech
& Federal Courts
Two Options Available:
1. Free Speech and Democracy (Why is it important to protect all speech, and how can we more effectively speak with people with whom we disagree?)
Free Speech
& Federal Courts
Two Options Available:
1. Free Speech and Democracy (Why is it important to protect all speech, and how can we more effectively speak with people with whom we disagree?)
2. The Role of Federal Courts and Federal Judges (Why do we have federal courts? Is judicial review undemocratic? What is the meaning of “judicial impartiality”?)
2. The Role of Federal Courts and Federal Judges (Why do we have federal courts? Is judicial review undemocratic? What is the meaning of “judicial impartiality”?)
Kathy Wai
Legislative and Policy Advisor, Oregon Secretary of State
Protecting Our Democracy
We are living through a coordinated, sustained attack on our most basic political right — the right to vote. While other states have unfortunately passed laws that make it harder for voters to vote, Oregon continues to be a leader in advancing voting rights. Learn about the Secretary's Protect Our Democracy Agenda from the 2022 Legislative Session and current civic engagement projects.
Protecting Our Democracy
We are living through a coordinated, sustained attack on our most basic political right — the right to vote. While other states have unfortunately passed laws that make it harder for voters to vote, Oregon continues to be a leader in advancing voting rights. Learn about the Secretary's Protect Our Democracy Agenda from the 2022 Legislative Session and current civic engagement projects.
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