Chapman Law Review sent this along to me and I’m passing it along to our readers. Since my degree is in Criminal Justice, this looks like a very interesting symposium.
- Mike R.

Your “Right to Remain Silent!”
January 26, Symposium at Orange County’s Chapman
School of Law to address key civil liberty issues.
http://www.chapman.edu/LawReview/symposium2007.asp

WHAT:

Miranda & the War on Terror and Corporate Crime. Keynote lunch speech by
former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese. FREE to the general public.
Attorneys receive 6 CLE credits for just $125. Government and non-profits
only $100! Lunch event $45.

WHEN:

Friday, January 26, 9:00am-5:30pm, followed by reception.

PANELS:

9:00-10:30 am – Panel 1: Miranda and the War on Terror: interrogation
tactics employed; the state of civil liberties in warfare, and the
multifarious meaning of “warfare.”
Stephen F. Rohde; Ronald J. Rychlak; Joan L. Larsen; M. Katherine B. Darmer
Moderator: Marisa S. Cianciarulo

10:45-12:15 pm – Panel 2: Miranda, The Media, and Public Access to
Information: mass media’s impact on our understanding of civil liberties;
media scrutiny impact on high profile investigations, such the recent
Scooter Libby indictment.
Jim Fleissner; Sam Kamin; Russell Covey; Jeremy M. Miller
Moderator: Sherri Burr

12:30-1:45 pm – Lunch, with Keynote Address by Edwin Meese III, Former
U.S. Attorney General “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”: whether the
constitution is a foundation or a trampoline, and whether the Supreme
Court is taking over war-making powers.

2:00-3:45 pm – Panel 3: Miranda in Modern Practice: Does it Protect the
Innocent or the Guilty?: Miranda is designed to prevent coerced
confessions. After 40 years, does it actually achieve this purpose?
Mark A. Godsey; Steven B. Duke; Janine Y. Kim; Paul Shechtman; Lawrence
Rosenthal
Moderator: Donald J. Kochan

4:00-5:30 pm – Panel 4 – Miranda and Corporate Crime: What is Miranda’s role
following corporate scandals such as Enron? Do new laws governing
“corporate insiders” violate civil liberties?
Roman E. Darmer; Keith P. Bishop; J. Kelly Strader; Steve Goorvitch;
Thomas E. Holliday
Moderator: Henry N. Butler

TO REGISTER: Please contact Chapman Law Review by January 22.
714-628-2582, or lawreview@chapman.edu.