Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
Conference Underway!
Our 2023 Arkansas Chapters Conference will be on October 20, 2023 at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas. Join us for panel discussions, keynote remarks, and dinner.
Featuring Keynote Remarks by:
Hon. James C. Ho
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
2.5 Hours of General CLE will be available.
The deadline to cancel and receive a refund is Wednesday, October 18th at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
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1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Registration
2023 Arkansas Chapters Conference
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel 1: What Does the Text Mean? A Discussion of Corpus Linguistics
2023 Arkansas Chapters Conference
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
Description
Corpus linguistics has emerged as a method for addressing problems in the legal/textualist interpretation. Corpus linguistics draws on evidence of language use from large, coded, electronic collections of natural language, that can be designed to sample the linguistic conventions of a wide variety of speech communities, industries, or linguistic contexts. And corpora (plural of corpus) have begun to see increasing use by judges, scholars, and advocates, including in the U.S. Supreme Court. The panel will first provide an overview for those unfamiliar with corpus linguistics, and then address advantages and limitations of using language evidence from linguistic corpora in legal interpretation, such as when interpreting contracts, statutes, or constitutions, as well as highlight the use of corpus linguistics in recent cases.
Featuring:
- Hon. Lee Rudofsky, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
- James Heilpern, Schaerr Jaffe
- Moderator: Robbi Riggs, Deputy General Counsel, Office of Arkansas Attorney General
Speakers
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Are Courts Too Political?
2023 Arkansas Chapters Conference
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
Description
In recent years, courts have come under attack from the left and the right, as decisions disagreed with are characterized as “partisan.” Critics contend that these attacks undermine the legitimacy of the courts, while supporters characterize them as accurate descriptions of judges that have abdicated the judicial function. This panel will explore whether and how political interests have impacted the courts, whether attacks on the courts have undermined judicial legitimacy, and what, if anything, should be done about it.
Featuring:
- David Couch, Local Attorney
- Ben Flowers, Solicitor General, Ohio
- Allyson Ho, Partner and Co-Chair, Constitutional and Appellate Law Practice Group, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Moderator: Noah Watson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Arkansas Attorney General
Speakers
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception
2023 Arkansas Chapters Conference
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner and Keynote: The Future of the Legal Profession
2023 Arkansas Chapters Conference
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
Description
As law schools move away from their traditional roles as bastions of free speech, how does this affect the future of the legal profession? In this chat, Judge Ho and David Lat discuss these changes and what can be done to ensure the profession stays true to its highest ideals.
Featuring:
- Hon. James C. Ho, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- David Lat, Founder, Original Jurisdiction
