An Unfinished Journey: Civil Rights for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Role of the Federal Courts
Tue, Mar 19
|Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse
A free half-day CLE, followed by public reception with educational exhibit and a juried art show of works created by artists with developmental disabilities. Application will be made for 3 hours of CLE credit, including ethics and elimination of bias.
Time & Location
Mar 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Diana E. Murphy U.S. Courthouse, 300 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
About the event
CLE Registration:  1 – 1:15 pm
Rebeccah_Parks@mnd.uscourts.gov
CLE Session 1: Â Legal Foundations
1:15 – 1:45 pm
This panel will provide an overview of the history of the struggle to secure civil rights for people with disabilities, with particular attention to the role of the federal courts and the State of Minnesota in this struggle.
Panelists:  Professor Elizabeth Schiltz, University of St. Thomas School of Law, and Bahram Samie, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota