2025--The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era

2025--The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era

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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

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

Webinar Date

10-10-2025

Keywords

Supreme Court, Immigrants' Rights, Second Trump Era, Trump, Era

Disciplines

Law

2025--The Supreme Court and Immigrants' Rights in a Second Trump Era

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