Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference

The Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference on Constitutional Law is an annual Byron R. White Center event that brings scholars, lawyers, and leaders from across the nation to the University of Colorado Law School to discuss current Constitutional law issue. Topics have included the future of national injunctions, listeners’ First Amendment rights and litigation strategies that promote Constitutional change.

2025ÌýRothgerber Conference

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Immigration & National Borders

The 33rdÌýAnnual Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference is on Friday, April 18, 2025Ìýfrom 11:00 a.m. to 5:00Ìýp.m. MT

Join the Byron White Center for the 33rd annual Ira C. Rothgerber Conference. This year's theme is "Immigration & National Borders" and will kick off with a keynote by Professor Hiroshi Motomura of UCLA Law. He will be discussing themes from his most recent book, Borders & Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy.

The conference will have three different panels, featuring the following renowned experts on immigration and border policy:

  • T. Alex Aleinikoff (The New School)
  • Paulina Arnold (Michigan)
  • Ayelet Shachar (Berkeley)
  • James Hathaway (Berkeley)
  • Juliet Stumpf (Lewis & Clark)
  • Stephen Lee (Irvine)
  • Cesar Cuautemoc Garcia Hernandez (Ohio State)
  • Violeta Chapin (Colorado)
  • Lisa Martinez (Denver)
  • Dan Tichenor (Oregon)
  • Ahilan Arulanantham (UCLAÌý

Please register at this . Lunch will be provided at 12pm and a short reception will follow the conference.Ìý

If you have any dietary allergies or requests (vegan, gluten free, nuts, etc), please email lindley.bell@colorado.edu.Ìý

SESSIONS TBD

Past conferences

The 32nd Annual Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference: AI and the Constitution, took place on Friday, April 19, 2024 in partnership with Silicon Flatirons Center. The conference mergedÌýthe SiliconÌýFlatirons annual Artificial Intelligence Conference with the White Center’s annual Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Conference on Constitutional Law. This joint conference examined emerging Constitutional issues implicated by the rapid advances in artificial intelligence.Ìý

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Schedule of Events

9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks

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9: 15 a.m. | Keynote

10: 15 a.m. | Panel 1: AI and Privacy

  • Ìý— ÌýUniversity of Colorado Law School
  • - Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
  • - Georgetown University Law Center
  • - George Washington University Law School
  • - University of Colorado Law School

11:45 a.m. | Lunch

A catered lunch was provided.Ìý

1:00 p.m. | Panel 2: AI and the Interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and Other Legal Documents

  • Ìý- ÌýUniversity of Colorado Law School
  • - University of Alabama Law
  • - University of Arizona
  • - ÌýUniversity of Colorado Law School
  • - Stanford Law SchoolÌý

2:35 p.m. | Panel 3: AI Speech and T