The virtual live conference features 20 panels over two days, and registered attendees will have access to recordings for 30 days after the conference.
Attendees and panelists include former and active federal judges and officials from government agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, Administrative Conference of the United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, The Federal Reserve, General Services Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Justice, Department of Labor and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Program highlights include:
• “Making FOIA Work” — Since its enactment in 1966, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been celebrated as a pathbreaking open government measure. But disputes about responding to FOIA requests increasingly sap agency, court and requestor resources and contribute to a culture of adversarialism, frustrating FOIA’s transparency goals.
The panel will explore different approaches for addressing the glut of FOIA disputes currently facing agencies and the public.
Thursday, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EST
• “Troubling Issues Raised by the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket” – The Supreme Court has taken 45 major actions over the past five years without providing any reasons for the actions.
Some members of this panel have said they believe that the court’s unprecedented practice of making major decisions without any accompanying opinion is lawless and must stop.
The panel will discuss the court’s new practice and why many believe that it is unacceptable.
Friday, 1-2:30 p.m. EST
A complete agenda can be found online at www.americanbar.org/news.
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