Policymakers, attorneys, and scholars will debate and analyze the constitutional and social issues surrounding high-stakes standardized testing at Santa Clara Law Review’s 2010 Symposium, scheduled January 22 at 9:00 a.m., in the Mission Room located in the Benson Center at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara.
The symposium is free for students and faculty, and $50 for everyone else. Attorneys can earn 6 hours of MCLE credit.
Entitled “Bearing Arms: Policy, Policing, and Incorporation after Heller,” the day-long symposium brings together experts from various viewpoints for two panel-discussions followed by a question and answer period.
The symposium comes two years after D.C. v. Heller was handed down by the Supreme Court, holding that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm for private use in federal enclaves. A ruling regarding incorporation for the states has yet to be made. Heller is the first Supreme Court case in United States history to directly address whether the right to keep and bear arms is a right of individuals in addition to a collective right that applies to state-regulated militias.
Our symposium will provide a forum for vigorous analysis of issues that remain after Heller, including incorporation, how “arms” are defined, and the policy perspectives of the urban and rural communities charged with the task of enforcing our nation’s gun laws. We have a distinguished group of scholars attending, spanning various diverse viewpoints. The symposium will explore these issues through vigorous panel discussions, followed by a question and answer period, in what is sure to be an exciting and enlightening event.
For more information, go to http://law.scu.edu/lawreview/symposium-2010.cfm
