Conference Schedule

9:00-9:05am: Conference Convenes at the Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom
The Hon. Loren Smith, Conference Co-Chairman; Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

9:05-9:15am: Opening Remarks
George E. Garvey, JD, Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Studies, The Catholic University of America
Deron Marquez, Conference Co-Chairman; Assoc. Dir., Tribal Admin. Certificate Program, Claremont Graduate University

9:15-10:30am: Morning Panel #1
Are We Changing The Rules?: Reflections on Tribal Sovereignty & The Implications of San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino v. N.L.R.B. (D.C. Cir., 2007)
Moderator:
The Hon..Loren Smith, Conference Co-Chairman; Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Panelists:
Ralph Rossum, Salvatori Professor of American Constitutionalism, Claremont McKenna College
The Hon.Susan A. Ehrlich, Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
Reid Peyton Chambers, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP

10:30-10:45am: Break

10:45am-12:00pm: Morning Panel #2
Sovereignty Precedents in American Jurisprudence
Moderator:
Dr. Alfred Balitzer, Senior Fellow, Claremont Graduate University
Panelists:
The Hon. Rebecca Irving, Chief Judge, Passamaquoddy Tribal CourtThe Hon.
Walter Edmonds, Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals
Christopher Wolfe, Professor of Political Science, Marquette University

12:00-12:15pm: Break for lunch at the Columbus School of Law Atrium

12:15-1:15pm: Luncheon Address
The Hon. Randall R. Rader, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals For The Federal Circuit

1:15-1:30pm: Reconvene at the Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom

1:30-2:45pm: Afternoon Panel
Sovereignty Revisited: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator:
Deron Marquez, Conference Co-Chairman; Assoc. Dir., Tribal Admin. Certificate Program, Claremont Graduate University
Panelists:
David E. Wilkins, Professor of American Indian Studies, Univ. of Minnesota
Kathryn Rand, Co-Director, Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy
Jonathan Taylor, President, Taylor Policy Group, Inc.

2:45-4:45pm: Roundtable Discussion
Moderator:
Michael Uhlmann, Professor of American Government, Claremont Graduate University
Participants:
Ralph Rossum, Salvatori Professor of American Constitutionalism, Claremont McKenna College
The Hon.Susan A. Ehrlich, Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
Christopher Wolfe, Professor of Political Science, Marquette University
The Hon.Rebecca Irving, Chief Judge, Passamaquoddy Tribal Court
The Hon.Walter Edmonds, Judge, Oregon Court of Appeals
David E. Wilkins, Professor of American Indian Studies, Univ. of Minnesota
Kathyrn Rand, Co-Director, Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law and Policy
Reid Peyton Chambers, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Jonathan Taylor, President, Taylor Policy Group, Inc.

4:45-4:55pm: Summary of the Day’s Proceedings
Michael Uhlmann, Professor of American Government, Claremont Graduate University

4:55-5:05pm: Closing Remarks
Deron Marquez, Conference Co-Chairman; Assoc. Dir., Tribal Admin. Certificate Program, Claremont Graduate University