Co-Sponsored Programs
Friday, August 8
How Judges Think
8:30–10:00am
Capitalizing on Jerome Groopman’s best-seller, “How Doctors Think”, this inter-disciplinary panel will explore the impact on judicial decision-making of a wide range of cognitive phenomena, which may taint even the most rigorous legal analysis. Although judges may aspire to “the rule of law,” logical fallacies and biases may result in “the rule of man.”
Primary Sponsor: ABA Judicial Division
What the Presidential Candidates Should be Saying about Judicial Selection
8:30–10:00 am
This program will feature New York Times Senior Correspondent Linda Greenhouse as moderator for a panel discussion about the criteria that Presidents should use to select federal judges. The program is designed to appeal to a wide audience of lawyers and judges, and is certain to raise thought-provoking issues close in time to the 2008 Presidential election.
Primary Sponsor: ABA Judicial Division
Sunday, August 10
ABA Children’s Law Breakfast
7:30–9:00am
This breakfast brings together all of the ABA entities working on children’s legal issues and provides an opportunity to hear about each group’s work. This is a unique chance to hear about the ABA’s exciting and varied work for children. ABA President William H. Neukom will speak as well.
Location: Intercontinental Hotel–The Barclay, Manhattan Room, Lobby Level
Primary Sponsor : ABA Center on Children and the Law
Claim Trends after the Subprime Meltdown
8:30–10:00 am
As foreclosure activity increases, so do title policy claims. This program will examine claims occurring now and compare them with experiences during the economic downturn of the 1980s. It will present the latest statistical data and practical experience of the mortgage meltdown and its impact on the title industry.
Primary Sponsor: ABA Tort Trial and Practice Section
Presidential Showcase Program: The Immigration Crisis, the Courts, and the Rule of Law
10:30 am–Noon
Adjudication of immigration cases at both the administrative and federal judicial levels has reached crisis proportions in recent years. This program will present the facts about the adjudication crisis from the perspectives of judges, immigration advocates and leading experts in the field.
Primary Sponsor: ABA Commission on Immigration
Presidential Showcase Program: Climate Change—The Growing Legal Storm
10:30 am–Noon
This “don’t miss” panel will explore how climate regulation has already affected law practice in Europe, the likely shape of climate regulation in the US, including securities disclosures, greenhouse gas inventories, and preparing for anticipated sea level rise; and the forecast for climate litigation in the absence of federal climate legislation.
Primary Sponsor: ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
