Fed Event: Panel Discussion: Fisher v. University of Texas | October 24th | 6:30-8:00pm | Light Fare Provided

Panel Discussion: Fisher V. University of Texas October 24

Moderator
Mark Feldstein, Richard Eaton Chair of Broadcast Journalism, Merrill College of Journalism, UMD
Mark Feldstein spent twenty years as an award-winning on-air investigative correspondent at CNN, ABC News, and various local television stations. He has been beaten up in the U.S., detained and censored by government authorities in Egypt, and escorted out of the country under armed guard in Haiti. His exposés led to resignations, firings, multi-million dollar fines, and prison terms. Feldstein has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals; his recent book Poisoning The Press has received widespread critical acclaim and earned top academic awards for research. He is regularly quoted as a media analyst by leading outlets in the US and abroad and has testified as an expert witness in court and before Congress on First Amendment issues.

Panelists
David H. Gans of the Constitutional Accountability Center, Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program
David joined CAC after serving as Program Director of Cardozo Law School's Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, and as an attorney with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, where he worked with Bert Neuborne on appellate briefs in constitutional cases involving the First Amendment and voting rights. He co-authored an amicus brief in Fisher on behalf of constitutional law scholars (available here).

Joshua Civin, NAACP Legal Defense Team, Counsel to the Director of Litigation
Joshua Civin rejoined LDF as an Assistant Counsel in 2009, after serving as an Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellow in 2004-2005 and as an intern during law school. Mr. Civin actively participates in LDF's appellate and Supreme Court practice, while maintaining a trial-level litigation docket in matters involving educational equity and economic justice. He worked with the NAACP LDF on its Fisher efforts (amicus brief).

Brigida Benitez, Partner, Steptoe.
Professionally, she focuses on global dispute resolution, internal investigations, and compliance matters. She advises clients on US and international anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and regulations of Multilateral Development Banks. She also represents clients in connection with corporate and related conduct in complex US and international legal settings. Benitez worked with Dr. Robert Putnam on his Fisher efforts (amicus brief), and also was involved in the Grutter litigation.

Carolyn Skolnik, Esq., University Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, UMD
Ms. Skolnik has represented institutions of higher education for more than twenty-two years. She began her career as an attorney in the General Counsel’s Office of the Johns Hopkins University and later worked for several years as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
In 1993, she was appointed Assistant Attorney General in the Educational Affairs Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, later serving as Senior Counsel for Litigation and Acting Deputy for Litigation. While an Assistant Attorney General, she was counsel to Towson University, Bowie State University, and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute.

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Sponsored by
American Constitution Society, Maryland Chapter; School of Public Policy; Philip Merrill College of Journalism; Office of Diversity & Inclusion; Office of Legal Affairs

For more information, contact
Lara Brown de Fuenmayor
301.405.6429
larafuen@umd.edu

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