Daily Briefs

Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series to take place Feb. 1


Wayne State University Law School’s Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series will present “Shield or Sword: The Future of Religious Freedom and Church State Separation in America” on Thursday, February 1, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at Wayne Law’s Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer Ave. in Detroit.

This year’s special guest speaker will be Rachel Laser, president and CEO, Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

To register for the program, visit https://law.wayne.edu and scroll down to “events.”

The Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series Endowment was established in 2017 by Bernard Mindell, Wayne State University Law School class of 1964; Barry Waldman, Wayne Law class of 1969; and Bob Garvey, a trial attorney in St. Clair Shores, to commemorate their friend Paul A. Rosen’s passion for constitutional law.  

The series exposes students, staff, and members of the greater university community to dynamic speakers who are experts in the field of constitutional law.

Contributions to the Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series can be mailed to Wayne State University, PO Box 674602, Detroit, MI 48267-4602 or made online at giving.wayne.edu/donate. Donations should be designated for the Rosen Endowment at Law.

FBA Diversity Committee to  present ‘Courageous Conversations’



The Diversity Committee of the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will present “Courageous Conversations, Part 2: Building Bridges of Understanding” Thursday, February 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The presentation will take place online and in person at the offices of Jones Day, 150 W Jefferson Ave., Ste. 2100, in Detroit.

This interactive lunch discussion about race will feature a presentation about the history of oppression by Professor Charles B. Dew, a roundtable of judges and practitioners, and a Q&A.

Dew—the Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Williams College—is a historian and author of “The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family, History, and the Slave Trade.” He is also the speaker for the FBA’s 2024 Wade H. McCree Jr. Luncheon.
The February 8 “Courageous Conversations” is free for FBA members and $20 for non-members. Lunch is include for those attending in person. To register, visit https://fbamich.org and click on “events.”




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