I went to this lecture today...

It was about as you might expect. I was disappointed, but not surprised. They couldn't come up with a single panelist who supported closed borders and enforcing immigration law?
What happened to the idea of the rule of law?
Heck, what happened to at least hearing both sides of an issue?

In case you're wondering why most judges are leftists, it's because that's the only point of view in the law schools.

The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era

Featuring Keynote Speaker Kevin Johnson



Kevin Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law and former dean, University of California Davis School of Law

The 2025 Childress Lecture will explore immigration and the U.S. Supreme Court in the early days of the second Trump administration. The 2025 lecture will feature a presentation by keynote speaker Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Distinguished Professor of Law and former Dean of University of California, Davis School of Law, as well as several presentations by other renowned immigration legal scholars and practitioners.

The second Trump administration is attempting to reshape immigration in the U.S. and test the limits of executive power. While the Supreme Court has historically had less control over immigration law than many other areas, it has already been asked to wade into immigration repeatedly in 2025. Its actions have been wide-ranging, addressing issues such as birthright citizenship, deportation procedures, temporary protected status, and even invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport noncitizens. Speakers at this year’s Childress Lecture will examine and debate the administration’s immigration policies and the Supreme Court’s recent involvement in shaping immigration law.

Schedule and Panelists

8 - 9 a.m.: Registration
9 - 9:15 a.m.: Welcome
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.: Keynote by Professor Kevin Johnson
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.: Break
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Panel 1
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Panel 2
12:30 -1 p.m.: Lunch
1 - 2 p.m.: Panel 3

Panel 1

David Rubenstein, professor, James R. Ahrens Chair in Constitutional Law, director, Robert J. Dole Center for Law and Government, Washburn University School of Law
Nicole Hallett, clinical professor of law, director, Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, University of Chicago Law School
Cindy Buys, professor, Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School
Sheldon Evans, professor, Washington University St. Louis School of Law

Panel 2

Richard Middleton, adjunct professor, Saint Louis University School of Law
Jessica Mayo, attorney, co-director, Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project
Sury Sanchez, staff attorney, St. Francis Community Services Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry

Panel 3

Sabrina Balgamwalla, associate professor, director, Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic, and Edward J. Littlejohn Research Scholar, Wayne State University Law School
Matthew Boaz, assistant professor, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
Stella Elias, professor, Bouma Family Fellow, University of Iowa College of Law
Christopher Kozoll, assistant professor, director, Immigration Clinic, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
Amelia McGowan, assistant professor, director, Immigration Clinic, University of Arkansas School of Law

https://www.slu.edu/law/law-jo...hildress-lecture.php

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Speakers at this year’s Childress Lecture will examine and debate

Wondering, as a high-school debater, how one does debate without

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a single panelist who supported closed borders and enforcing immigration law

I think the better term for that kind of 'debate' is a 'circle jerk.'