The St. John's Law Review's 2020 Symposium, titled "Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment," was organized by the St. John's Law Review, a student-run organization at St. John's University School of Law. This virtual event took place on October 23, 2020, and brought together legal scholars to explore the past, present, and future of women's rights in the United States.
The symposium featured a keynote address by Taunya Banks, the Jacob A. France Professor of Equality Jurisprudence at the University of Maryland School of Law, titled "Commemorating the Forgotten Intersection of the Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments." Two panel discussions were held: the first included Alissa Gomez, Kit Johnson, and Cassandra Jones Havard, moderated by Rosemary Salomone; the second featured Nora Demleitner, Mikah K. Thompson, and Nicole Ligon, moderated by Catherine Duryea. These sessions examined topics such as the historical and ongoing struggles for women's voting rights, the intersection of race and gender in the suffrage movement, and contemporary challenges to gender equality.
The event provided attendees with opportunities to engage with leading scholars in the field, fostering discussions on the evolution of women's rights over the past century and the path forward. The symposium was made possible by the generous support of David Wollmuth and Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP, and was co-sponsored by various student organizations at St. John's University School of Law.
This symposium was particularly relevant for legal scholars, practitioners, students, and anyone interested in the history and future of women's rights in the United States. It offered a platform to critically assess the progress made since the ratification of the 19th Amendment and to discuss strategies for achieving greater gender equality in the future.
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Speakers(10)
Alissa Gomez
Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Houston Law Center
Prior to joining the Law Center faculty in 2017, Professor Gomez served for six years as the Executive Director of Houston Volunteer Lawyers, the largest pro bono legal aid provider in Texas. Under her leadership, the organization achieved a pro bono case placement rate of 98 percent and launched innovative programming such as the Texas Children's Medical-Legal Partnership.
Cassandra Jones Havard
Professor of Law at University of Baltimore School of Law
Professor Jones Havard is a faculty member at the University of Baltimore School of Law, specializing in financial institutions and banking law. She has published extensively on topics related to banking regulation and financial services.
Catherine Duryea
Assistant Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law
Professor Duryea is an Assistant Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law. Her research focuses on administrative law, international law, and Middle East legal studies.
Cheryl L. Wade
Harold F. McNiece Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law
Professor Wade holds the Harold F. McNiece Professor of Law chair at St. John's University School of Law. Her research focuses on corporate governance, securities regulation, and race and the law.
Kit Johnson
Professor of Law at University of Oklahoma College of Law
Before teaching, Professor Johnson was an attorney with the Los Angeles law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, where she practiced general commercial litigation. She also provided pro bono representation in adoption and guardianship proceedings and served on the Board of Directors of Inner Circle Foster Care and Adoption Services.
Mikah K. Thompson
Associate Professor of Law at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Professor Thompson is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Her research interests include evidence, race and the law, and employment discrimination.
Nicole Ligon
Supervising Attorney and Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School
Professor Ligon serves as a Supervising Attorney and Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School. She focuses on First Amendment law and media law, and she supervises students in the First Amendment Clinic.
Nora Demleitner
Roy L. Steinheimer, Jr. Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law
Professor Demleitner is the Roy L. Steinheimer, Jr. Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Her scholarship centers on criminal law, sentencing, and comparative law.
Rosemary Salomone
Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law
Professor Salomone is the Kenneth Wang Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law. Her scholarship focuses on education law and policy, with an emphasis on language rights and equality.
Taunya Banks
Jacob A. France Professor of Equality Jurisprudence at University of Maryland School of Law
Professor Banks is the Jacob A. France Professor of Equality Jurisprudence at the University of Maryland School of Law. She has written extensively on issues of race, gender, and law, and her work explores the intersection of civil rights and constitutional law.
Event Details
- Date
- February 28, 2020
- Location
- 🇺🇸 New York, United States
- Pricing
- Free
- Audience
- Legal scholars, practitioners, students, and individuals interested in women's rights and gender equality.