Regent University Law Review’s 2019 Symposium is designed to discuss contemporary free speech issues within the law.
The Symposium will begin with a lively panel discussion concerning Hate Speech, Campus Free Speech and President Trump’s recent Executive Order. After a brief intermission, our second panel will focus on Religious Free Speech, Compelled Speech, and other First Amendment topics. Finally, our Keynote Address will discuss the current status of the law regarding Free Speech.
Regent University Law Review Annual Symposium
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Robertson Hall Moot Court Room & Robertson Hall Atrium
Contemporary Free Speech in the Law
Event Schedule:
8:15-9:00: Registration & Continental Breakfast………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….RH Atrium
9:00-9:05: Introduction & Welcome……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Moot Court Room
Chief Justice Mark D. Martin, Dean & Professor, Regent University School of Law
9:05-10:40: Don’t Censor Me: Campus Free Speech & Hate Speech………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Moot Court Room
Noah Chauvin, Law Clerk, Court of Federal Claims
Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, Executive Director, ACLU of Virginia
Joseph J. Martins, Professor, Liberty University School of Law
10:40-10:50: BREAK……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………RH Atrium
10:50-12:25: Free Speech and the First Amendment………………...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..............Moot Court Room
Richard Duncan, Professor, University of Nebraska College of Law
Bradley Jacob, Professor, Regent University School of Law
Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Supreme Court of North Carolina (ret.)
12:30-2:00: Banquet Lunch & Keynote Speech………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….RH Atrium/Moot Court Room
Jeremy Tedesco, Senior Counsel and Vice President of U.S. Advocacy and Administration for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)