2024 Missouri Chapters Conference

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Breakfast will be held in Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office, Room 210.

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This distinguished panel of leading jurists — who serve on the bench at various state and federal levels—will discuss the importance of judicial independence through the lens of recent attacks on the judiciary.  Topics we will explore include (1) an uptick in security concerns and threats to judges and court personnel; (2) increasingly personal attacks on judges—rather than judicial decisions—in the media; (3) incidents of hostility to judges on law school campuses and in other public settings; (4) the response (or lack of response) from traditional defenders of the courts.  

Featuring:

• Hon. Duane Benton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• Hon. Stephen Clark, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
• Hon. Steven Grasz, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
• Hon. Cris M. Stevens, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District
• Moderator: Barbara Smith Tyson, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP and President, St. Louis Lawyers Chapter

Speakers

Duane Benton

Stephen R. Clark

Steven Grasz

Barbara A. Smith

Cristian M. Stevens

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This panel is closed to media.

Panelists will discuss the law of war with particular attention on the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza. The speakers will consider ethics and the rule of law in armed conflict, including preventing and countering threats to civilian society, violations of human rights and the rule of law, and prosecuting war crimes. They will consider the plight of civilians, following orders, the ethics of armed conflict, and the role cultural differences play in interpreting the laws of war.

Featuring:

• Prof. William G. Eckhardt, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and Colonel (Retired), Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp
• Prof. Jamil Jaffer, Founder & Executive Director, National Security Institute and Assistant Professor of Law & Director, National Security Law & Policy Program, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
• Monsignor Stuart Swetland, President, Donnelly College
• Moderator: Karen Donnelly, Partner, Copilevitz Lam & Raney and President, Kansas City Lawyers 

Speakers

Karen M. Donnelly

William G. Eckhardt

Jamil N. Jaffer

Stuart Swetland

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How do we safeguard and restore the rule of law? What is the Prosecutor’s role in establishing the Rule of Law? Do Prosecutors need more legislation to fulfill this role? Should they be innovative in their use of prosecutorial discretion? How can they maintain and/or restore public confidence in the criminal justice system? Is ‘truth in sentencing’ legislation part of the solution? Our panelists will offer varied perspectives. 

Featuring:

• Kurt Altman, Prosecutorial Innovation Director for Right On Crime
• Zack Smith, Legal Fellow and Manager, Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program, The Heritage Foundation, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
• Roger Johnson, Prosecuting Attorney, Boone County, Missouri
• Moderator: Jennifer K. Bukowsky, Executive Director of Show-Me Defenders and President, Jefferson City Lawyers Chapter

Speakers

Kurt Altman

Jennifer K. Bukowsky

Roger Johnson

Zack Smith

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Featuring:

• Prof. Thomas Bennett, Associate Professor of Law and Wall Family Fellow, University of Missouri School of Law
• Ari Cohn, Free Speech Counsel, TechFreedom
• Josh Divine, Solicitor General, Missouri
• Moderator: Edward D. Greim, Partner, Graves Garrett LLC

Speakers

Thomas M. Bennett

Ari Cohn

Josh Divine

Edward D. Greim

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