9-10:30 a.m.
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Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Committee Business Meeting
Discussion and renewal of several policies.
Presiding:
- Senator W. Briggs Hopson, Mississippi
- Senator Delores Kelley, Maryland
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The committee business meetings are paperless this year. Policy directives and resolutions are accessible in electronic format on the NCSL app and on the agenda and resources page on the Summit website. All meeting rooms have wireless internet access. (Link to LCJPS Committee Member List.)
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10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
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Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
(Joint with the Legal Services Staff Section, Legislative Research Librarians and Research and Committee Staff Section)
“Supreme Court Roundup” (CLE)
Many cases with implications for states came before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, including immigration, redistricting, affirmative action, abortion and the death penalty. Learn about these cases and how the Court’s ruling will impact your state.
Moderator:
- Senator W. Briggs Hopson, Mississippi
Speaker:
- Lisa Soronen, Chief Counsel and Executive Director, State & Local Legal Center, Washington, D.C.
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12:15-1:30 p.m.
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Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Sponsored Luncheon: Safety and Justice Challenge, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, Ill.
The Safety and Justice Challenge is an initiative to address the way America uses local jails, and to demonstrate in selected jurisdictions approaches to make more effective, fair use of jail, the front door of incarceration.
Moderator:
- Senator Delores Kelley, Maryland
Speaker:
- Julia Stasch, President, John D. Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Illinois
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1:45-3 p.m.
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Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
(Joint with the Legal Services Staff Section and Research and Committee Staff Section)
“What Does the Supreme Court Vacancy Mean to State and Local Governments?” (CLE)
The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia faces intense scrutiny, especially in an election year. Examine what the President’s nominee will mean for the Court’s direction and for state and local governments.
Moderator:
- Senator W. Briggs Hopson, Mississippi
Speakers:
- Carolyn Shapiro, Esq., Solicitor General for the State of Illinois, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Illinois
- Lisa Soronen, Chief Counsel and Executive Director, State & Local Legal Center, Washington, D.C.
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3:30-5 p.m.
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Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
“Second Chances: Public and Private Approaches to Offender Reentry” (CLE)
Nearly 11.5 million people cycle in and out of prison and jail each year. Explore steps lawmakers, executive agencies and the business community are taking to overcome the barriers to employment offenders’ face, and to expand second-chance opportunities.
Moderator:
- J.J. Gentry, Staff Attorney, South Carolina General Assembly
Speakers:
- Daryl V. Atkinson, Second Chance Fellow, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Washington, D.C.
- Jenny Kim, Deputy General Counsel, Political Law and Public Policy, Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC, Washington, D.C.
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, Maryland
- Senator Craig Tieszen, South Dakota
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5:15-6:30 p.m.
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Steering Committee (Standing Committee Chairs) |