Stress Fractures in Democracy and The People’s Response

Name: Stress Fractures in Democracy and The People’s Response
Start: 2025-10-24T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-24T17:00:00-04:00
Location: CSU College of Law

Schedule

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

CSU College of Law | Cleveland, OH

Join us as we dive deep into the cracks of democracy and explore how attorneys & the public are stepping up to heal the fractures.
Agenda

🕑: 08:15 AM - 05:00 PM
Sign-in Begins
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
The Independence of the Judiciary
Host: Maureen O'Connor, Chief Justice, Ohio Supreme Ct. (Ret.)
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning Keynote: Immigration Court Reform
Host: Jennifer Peyton, Kriezelman Burton & Associates
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Advocating for Communities Under Stress
Host: Alana Jochum, Advocates for Trans Equality
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Constitutional Grounds of the Administrative State
Host: Dr. Michael Spicer, CSU Levin College of Urban Affairs
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:45 PM
Afternoon Keynote: The Increasing Gap Between Rights and Remedies
Host: Joseph Mead, Institute fro Constitutional Advocacy
🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Making the Difference Through Impact Litigation
Host: Elizabeth Bonham, Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
The Voice of The People
Host: Chris Tavenor, Ohio Environmental Council
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Citizens v. Oligarchs
Host: Joseph Geevarghese, Our Revolution