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2015
Thursday, October 1st
8:30 AM

Registration

Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Charles A. Sullivan, Associate Dean for Finance and Faculty and Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
Valerie Weiss, Symposium Editor, Seton Hall Law Review

9:00 AM

9:05 AM

Closing the Divide? Understanding the Relationship Between the Policy and the Communities They Protect

Baher Azmy, Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights
Eric S. Pennington, Partner, Eric S. Pennington, P.C.
Jocelyn Simonson, Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
Mark C. Alexander, Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law

Seton Hall Law School

9:05 AM - 10:20 AM

10:20 AM

Remarks from the United States Attorney's Office

SPEAKER: The Honorable Paul Fishman, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM

Coffee Break

Seton Hall Law Review

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

What is the Proper Use of Force?: A Discussion on Constitutional Policing

Ekow Yankah, Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law
Chester Keller, First Assistant Professor of Lawyering, New York University School of Law
Katherine A. Levine, Acting Assistant Professor of lawyering, New York University School of Law
Alice Ristroph, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law

Seton Hall Law School

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

12:30 PM

Lunch and Keynote Address, The Newark Club

REMARKS: The Honorable Michael Murphy, New Jersey Waterfront Commissioner, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Christina Swarns, Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defence Fund

Seton Hall Law School

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:15 PM

How Can We Do Better? The Future of Police Accountability

Udi Ofer, Executive Director, ACLU-NJ
Mina Malik, Executive Director, New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board
Brandon Del Pozo, Chief of Police of Burlington Police Department, and former NYPD Officer, New York Police Department
Cynthia Conti-Cook, Staff Attorney, Special Litigation Unit at the Legal Aid Society
Margaret K. Lewis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law. *Panel will include a question and answer period.

Seton Hall Law School

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Concluding Remarks

Laura Cicirelli, Editor-in-Chief, Seton Hall Law Review

Seton Hall Law School

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM