The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is hosting a day-long symposium on Breonna Taylor on October 23, 2020. Please join us for five panel discussions of lawyers, law professors, activists, practitioners, politicians, and students. The panels will probe the legal issues surrounding the criminal charges and defenses, search warrant inconsistencies, damages awarded to the family, the federal investigation, and the impact of race on policing. Panelists include attorneys for Breonna Taylor's family, Kentucky State Representative Attica Scott, and nationally recognized experts in both criminal law and procedure. We hope you can join us.
Speaker Bios and photos
Symposium Recordings
Panel One and Opening Remarks - Zoom
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks: Mary Davis, Dean, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
8:35 Moment of Silence: Recognizing the Humanity of Breonna Taylor, Ashlei McPherson, Student
8:36 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PANEL ONE: THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
Moderator: Chabre Woods, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Sam Aguiar, Attorney for Breonna Taylor’s Family
Michael Mannheimer, Professor, Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law
Samuel A. Marcosson, Professor, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Leslie Scott, Assistant Professor, Detroit Mercy School of Law
Mitchell F. Crusto, Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Professor, Loyola New Orleans College of Law
10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. PANEL TWO: PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS
Moderator: Kirstin Handshoe, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Cortney E. Lollar, James & Mary Lassiter Associate Professor, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
Njeri Mathis Rutledge, Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law Houston
Leslie W. Abramson, Frost Brown Todd Professor of Law, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Jonathan P. Witmer-Rich, Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment, Cleveland Marshall College of Law
Raleigh Dixon, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
11:45 to 12:00 p.m. Lunch/Break
12:00 Lunch Speaker Introduction, Dwight Haggard III, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Lunch Speaker: Attica Scott, State Representative, Kentucky
12:30 p.m. to 1:45 pm PANEL THREE: DAMAGES
Moderator: Erik McCarley, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Sam Aguiar, Attorney for Breonna Taylor’s Family
Ramsi Woodcock, Associate Professor, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Daniel J. Canon, Visiting Professor, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Jon Fleischaker, Attorney
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 PANEL FOUR: THE FEDS
Miranda B. Roberts, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Harold McDonough, former AUSA, Middle District of TN
Roy L. Austin, Partner, Harris, Wiltshire and Grannis LLP
Benjamin C. Glassman, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Former U.S. Attorney, S.D. Ohio
Cynthia M. Deitle, Director, Civil Rights Reform, Matthew Shepard Foundation
Patrick Molloy, former US Attorney ED of KY
3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. PANEL FIVE: RACE, RACE AND POLICE SHOOTINGS
Moderator: Maya S. Marshall, Student, UKY Rosenberg College of Law
Lonita Baker, Attorney for Breonna Taylor's family
Jeannine Bell, Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law, Indiana University Bloomington, Maurer School of Law
Jalila Jefferson-Bullock, Associate Professor, Duquesne University
Jelani Jefferson Exum, Professor, University Detroit Mercy