2024 Alabama Chapters Conference

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Featuring:

• Hon. Andrew Brasher, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

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Andrew Brasher

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This year Alabama passed legislation regarding DEI offices, training, and programming at public universities and state agencies. Why is DEI controversial? What are its core teachings? Is there evidence that it yields positive outcomes? Does it truly pursue the goals of diversity and inclusion? How does equity differ from equality? This panel will address these questions and more while considering the legal and practical implications of Alabama’s DEI legislation.

Featuring:

• Alica LaCour, Partner, Hilgers Graben PLLC
• Taylor Meehan, Partner, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
• Rep. Ed Oliver, Alabama House of Represententatives, District 81
• Moderator: Dr. Allen Mendenhall, Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor in the Sorrell College of Business, Troy University

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Alice Shih LaCour

Taylor Meehan

Allen P. Mendenhall

Ed Oliver

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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) norms have permeated discussions of proper corporate behavior and led to debate about the costs of an ESG focus. Currently, ESG is both advancing and retreating in its influence. The current administration has attempted to formalize the legal force of ESG goals with efforts such as the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new Climate Rule. However, pushback to this enterprise includes not only direct attack in the courts, but also new statutes enacted by state legislatures to limit unwarranted focus on ESG factors. This panel will discuss developments in the area and the debate surrounding them.

Featuring:

• Justin Danhof, Executive Vice President, Corporate, Governance, Strive
• Casey Mattox, Vice President, Legal Strategy, Stand Together
• Prof. Kenneth Rosen, Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law
• Judd Stone, Founding Partner, Stone Hilton
• Moderator: Annie Donaldson Talley, Partner, Luther Strange & Associates LLC

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Justin Danhof

Casey Mattox

Kenneth M. Rosen

Judd Stone

Annie Donaldson Talley

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Featuring:

• Hon. Janice Rogers Brown, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (Ret.)

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Janice Rogers Brown

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Ever since the Common School Movement in the 19th century, public education has been a cornerstone of American civic life. The past decade, however, has seen a marked movement away from traditional public schools and towards private schools, charter schools, and homeschooling. Partly in response to the coronavirus and partly in response to concerns that the educational establishment is becoming increasingly progressive, many states now offer subsidized alternatives to traditional public schooling. These mechanisms for ensuring "school choice" include educational savings accounts, charter schools, and direct subsidies for home-schooling families. In Alabama, for instance, charter schools and homeschooling are already commonplace. And earlier this year, the Legislature enacted a law that will allow eligible families to access as much as $7,000 in state money for private school tuition, tutoring, or transfer fees to move to another public school. Proponents of Alabama's law and similar school-choice initiatives have argued that school choice empowers parents to select the best educational environment for their children, fostering competition that can lead to innovation, better educational outcomes, and more diverse options for students with special needs. Opponents, however, contend that school choice can undermine public education by diverting funds away from traditional public schools, leading to resource depletion and increased inequality. This panel will provide an overview of both sides of the school-choice debate. Panelists will also discuss the impact of school-choice laws on students, families, local governments, and national civic unity.

Featuring:

• Thomas Fisher, Vice President and Director of Litigation, EdChoice
• Lisa Kelly, Senior Advisor, Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program
• Will Parker, General Counsel, Office of the Governor, State of Alabama
• Moderator: Jenny McCain, Founder, Director, and President (2013-2015) of Scholarships for Kids, Inc., and Shareholder, Maynard Nexsen

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Thomas M. Fisher

Lisa Kelly

Jennifer R. McCain

Will Parker

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