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Contested Boundaries: The Past, Present, and Future of US Citizenship

Contested Boundaries: The Past, Present, and Future of US Citizenship

Thursday, September 30 – Friday, October 1, 2021
The Road to 51: The Past, Present, and Future of the Struggle for DC Statehood

The Road to 51: The Past, Present, and Future of the Struggle for DC Statehood

Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST | Online via Zoom

The DC statehood movement has never been closer to achieving its goal. Please join us for a discussion of the past, present, and future of the movement for DC statehood.

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10th Anniversary of Communications and Video Accessibility Act

10th Anniversary of Communications and Video Accessibility Act

November 9, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Online via Zoom

A fireside chat with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Karen Strauss, Disability Rights Advocate

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ADA30: Looking Back, Moving Forward

ADA30: Looking Back, Moving Forward

October 27, 2020 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online via Zoom

Please join the Program on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law and event sponsor Verizon for a discussion looking back on what the ADA and its champions achieved, and forward to the challenges ahead. Registration Information Coming Soon!

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Oversight and Accountability Symposium

Oversight and Accountability Symposium

Friday, November 6, 2020 | 9:30 am- 3:00 pm | Online via Zoom

Join the Program on Law and Government and the American University Law Review for a symposium on federal government oversight and accountability.

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Law and Gov Society Welcome Event 

September 1, 2020 | 

Event Link: https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/e796bfd00c064d85857af51985e4d9ff1d

COVID19 and the Law

September 8, 2020 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Event  Link: https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/f46124be1346427ba3a242162815fcb91d

Constitution Day: Free Speech & Protest

September 17, 2020

Event Link: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/events_cle/recent/constitution-day/

Justice Ginsburg and the Supreme Court

September 24, 2020

Event Link: https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/687d7840c95f4a7da13a96da31fc57851d

Supreme Court Preview w ABA

October 1, 2020

Event Link:https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/9f90fa23bc9646d59dd9b433ee4ce0781d

Government Contracts Drafting Workshop

October 3, 2020

Event Link:https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/968a8279ba284dcdb31d7e40682097721d

19th Amendment 100th Panel

October 6, 2020

Event Link:https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/288a40b326594bbe8c39c0296c8c87521d

ADA 30th Anniversary Panel & Keynote from Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)

Event  Link:https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/69d719c30c5f408e848c272a6de537d51d

Money In Politics

October 29, 2020

Event Link: https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/67cfd9bfcecf42a9823710306ba9cbed1d

Oversight & Accountability Conference Keynote by Glenn Fine,former DOD (acting) and DOJ IG

November 6, 2020

Event Link: https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/3558ca0e34774bd4ac306a8d57d9d9601d

CVAA 10th Anniversary Panel & Keynote

November 9, 2020

Event Link: https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/edfd050422434e1db3c7651b4d5eda621d