The University of Detroit Mercy Law Review held its annual academic Symposium on March 23, 2018, at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. The Symposium contemplated a broad range of issues associated with sanctuary cities–from past and present issues to potential future solutions.
Symposium Schedule
8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks Phyllis L. Crocker Dean of University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
9:30 a.m. | An Introduction to Sanctuary Cities Andrew Moore Assoc. Professor of Law, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
10:00 a.m. | Session 1: Sanctuary Cities, Federalism, and States’ Rights “Anti-Commandeering Resolutions” and Sanctuary Cities Ilaria Di Gioia American Constitutional Law Lecturer, Birmingham City University Honorary Vice-Consul for Italy, Birmingham, UKFugitive Slaves, Sanctuary Cities, and the Illusion of States’ Rights Conservatism Sandra L. Rierson Assoc. Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Moderator: Prof. Cara Cunningham Warren, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
11:00 a.m. |
Session 2: Courts’ Influence on Immigration Kerry E. Doyle Moderator: Prof. Alex Vernon, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
12:00 p.m. | LUNCH – in the Atrium |
1:00 p.m. |
Session 3: Who is a Citizen, Who is Permitted In, and Temporary Protected Status Glenys P. Spence Kristina M. Campbell Moderator: Prof. Andrew Moore, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |
2:15 p.m. | Closing Remarks Cara Cunningham Warren Assoc. Professor of Law, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law |