Symposium on Threats to the Rule of Law and National Security

Schedule

Fri Apr 11 2025 at 02:00 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Union League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA

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A series of four expert panels featuring members of CERL’s Executive Board, Affiliated Faculty, and Advisory Council
About this Event

This program is open to the public and in-person only. Please register in advance.

This program has been approved for a total of 4.0 Ethics CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit can make a payment via cash or check made payable to ”The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” on the day of the event in the amount of $160.00 ($80.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed.

Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.


Agenda

🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
🕑: 02:10 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel I: Threats to the Rule of Law: Partisan Attacks on the Legal Profession

Info: Threats to the Rule of Law: Partisan Attacks on the Legal
Profession | Speakers: Mr. Gary Deutsch, Mr. Stuart Gerson, Mr. Mark Zaid | Moderator: Prof. Mitchell Berman


🕑: 03:10 PM - 04:10 PM
Panel II: Presidential Authority, Emergency Powers, and Military Operations

Info: Presidential Authority, Emergency Powers, and Military
Operations in a Changing Political Landscape: From Foreign Wars
to the Southern Border| Speakers: Dr. Morton H. Halperin, Dean Kevin Govern, Mr. Alberto Mora, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD | Moderator: Prof. Claire Finkelstein


🕑: 04:20 PM - 05:20 PM
Panel III: National Security and Advanced Technologies

Info: National Security and Advanced Technologies: AI,
Robotics, and the Security of our Nuclear Arsenals | Speakers: Gen. (ret.) James Cartwright, Mr. Benjamin Farley, Mr. Paul Welsh, Mr. Jules Zacher | Moderator: Prof. Daniel Koditschek


🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Panel IV: Countering Malign Foreign Interference in U.S. Democracy

Info: Countering Malign Foreign Interference in U.S.
Democracy: U.S. Intelligence Operations Past, Present, and Future | Speakers: Mr. Sean Carter, Mr. George Croner, Mr. Robert Kelner, Mr. Harvey Rishikof | Moderator: Ms. Jennifer Arbittier Williams


🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Reception
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Where is it happening?

The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania

Host or Publisher Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania

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