Maintaining the Rule of Law - Our Most Important Border

Maintaining the Rule of Law - Our Most Important Border - Video Replay Colorado Springs

May 2017

Maintaining the Rule of Law - Our Most Important Border

TOPICS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE INCLUDE:

First Amendment Challenges by Kristin Bronson, Esq., & Steven Zansberg, Esq.

Travel Bans, Muslims and Internment by Kenzo Kawanabe, Esq., & Robin Yasui, M.D.

The Shifting Landscape of Employment Law in the First Months of the Trump Administration by Sarah Parady, Esq., & Bill Berger, Esq., and Moderated by Jon Olafson, Esq.

Trust and Confidence / the Judiciary / the Courts / and the Rule of Law by Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis

Immigration Issues by Mekela Goehring, Esq.

Criminal Law Issues by Michael Theis, Esq., and John Walsh, Esq., and Moderated by Charley Garcia, Esq

US Laws on Relations Between Nations and International Trade by Professor Ved Nanda and Hunter Boone, Esq.

University Concerns After President Trump's Executive Orders, Including Sanctuary Campuses, Faculty/Student Visas, by Paul Chan, Esq.

It does not matter on which side of the political aisle you sit ... THIS PROGRAM IS A MUST-ATTEND!

AGENDA

8:00 – 8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:40am

Welcome and Introduction

Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq., Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC, Denver, CO, Program Chair

8:40 – 9:30am

Immigration Issues

- Local law enforcement versus federal immigration enforcement - will/are local governments

cooperating? What is the impact of blurring the lines between local law enforcement and federal immigration enforcement?

- President Trump’s Executive Actions on border security and immigration enforcement and the effect on due process and procedural protections

- Going outside of the court system: the growth of expedited removal in the interior of the United States

- The expansion of immigration detention and its impact on asylum-seekers and other vulnerable populations

Presented by Mekela Goehring, Esq., Executive Director, RMIAN, Westminster, CO, and Vanessa Wilson, Division Chief, Aurora Police Department, Aurora, CO

9:30 – 10:20am

Criminal Law Issues

Sentencing reform and use of mandatory minimums; the "Smart on Crime" policy; marijuana enforcement issues; enforcement of immigration crimes; violent crime enforcement; prescription drug and opioid enforcement; national security and terrorism, and efforts to combat violent extremism; white collar crime and the "Yates" memo; implicit bias, excessive force and civil rights enforcement; and environmental matters

Presented by Michael C. Theis, Esq., Hogan Lovells US LLP, Denver, CO, and John Walsh, Esq., Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Denver, CO

Moderator: Charley Garcia, Esq., Former President, Colorado Bar Association, Denver, CO

10:20 – 10:30am

Networking Break

10:30 - 11:20am

US Laws on Relations Between Nations and International Trade

- Constitutional Powers and Relations Between Nations

- Origination Clause, Article I, Section 7, Clause 2 (Revenue, including tariffs)

- Treaty Clause, Article II, Section 2, Clause 2

- Treaties and Executive Agreements

- Treaties – https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/267489.pdf

- Congressional Advice and Consent

- North American Treaty Organization (“NATO”)

- Multilateral and Bilateral Trade Agreements

- Trade Promotion Authority – Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015

- Import Laws

- The Customs Modernization Act (Title VI of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [P.L. 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057])

- Trade Agreements Act of 1979 – 19 U.S.C. §§ 2501-2581

- National Security, Foreign Policy and Short-Supply Controls

- Trading with the Enemy Act (“TWEA”) and country sanctions

- International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)

- Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)

- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”)

Presented by Professor Ved Nanda, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver, Denver, CO, and Hunter Boone, Esq., Schuchat International Law Firm, LLC, Denver, CO

11:30am - 1:00pm

Attendees are encouraged to register for and attend the luncheon and keynote portion of the Colorado Lawyers Committee Luncheon being held in this same location (The Marriott City Center Hotel, Colorado Ballroom) from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM. This year's luncheon features keynote speaker Ken Armstrong, a Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative reporter whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Paris Review, Mother Jones, and This American Life. Mr. Armstrong's topic will be "The Trials of Dick Cunningham: An Extraordinary Lawyer's Life and Death." (Dick Cunningham was a criminal defense attorney who helped release 13 men on Illinois' Death Row and persuaded the Illinois Governor to suspend the death penalty.) For more information, and to sign up, please go to: http://www.coloradolawyerscommittee.org/2017-annual-luncheon.

Lunch on Your Own

Maintaining the Rule of Law" will resume at 1:00 PM

1:00 - 1:30pm

Travel Bans, Muslims and Internment

Presented by Kenzo Kawanabe, Esq., Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver, CO, and Robin K. Yasui, M.D., Denver Health, Denver, CO

1:30 – 2:20pm

First Amendment Challenges

The Right to Protest; Free Speech; Conflicts of Interest, Challenging Rules, Regulations and Congressional Acts; Sanctuary Cities

Presented by Kristin Bronson, Esq., Denver City Attorney, Denver City Attorney’s Office, Denver, CO, and Steven D. Zansberg, Esq., Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP, Denver, CO

2:20 - 3:10pm

The Shifting Landscape of Employment Law in the First Months of the Trump Administration

Mr. Olafson will moderate this presentation, which will cover as much ground as possible regarding actual and potential administrative, regulatory, and caselaw changes likely to affect employment relationships in a Trump administration. The presenters will address possible areas of change at the EEOC, DOL, NLRB and OSHA; the approach Neil Gorsuch might take to employment cases if appointed to the Supreme Court; employment issues arising from increased immigration enforcement, and more.

What Advice Should Employers’ and Employees’ Counsel Give Their Clients Under the New Administration?

Presented by Sarah J. Parady, Esq., Lowrey Parady, LLC, Denver, CO, and Bill C. Berger, Esq., Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Denver, CO

Moderator: Jon Olafson, Esq., Polsinelli, LLP, Denver, CO

3:10 – 3:20pm

Networking Break

3:20 – 4:10pm

University Concerns After President Trump’s Executive Orders, Including Sanctuary Campuses, Faculty/Student Visas, and Civil Rights Protections

Presented by Paul H. Chan, Esq., Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel, University of Denver, Denver, CO

4:10 - 5:00pm

Trust and Confidence / the Judiciary / the Courts / and the Rule of Law

Presented by Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), Denver, CO

5:00 - 5:20pm

How Can Attorneys Help

A panel of legal services organizations in the trenches discuss important ways attorneys can help.

Presented by representatives of Colorado Legal Services, RMAIN, Metro Volunteer Lawyers, and the ACLU

5:20 - 6:00pm

Join us for a reception to discuss these important issues facing our community!

Location Information

Law Office of Michael D Holder
405 S. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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Registration Fees

Non Member	$369.00
CBA Member	$339.00
CBA Section Member	$309.00
Paralegal/Legal Support Staff	$269.00
New Lawyer Edge Partner	$169.50
CLEACCESSBASIC - BASIC Pass Holder	$0.00
CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder	$0.00

General Credits: 7.00
Ethics Credits: 0.00
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Start Date - End Date

May 25, 2017

Start Time - End Time

8:30 AM - 5:20 PM

Event Location

Law Office of Michael D Holder

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