The Legacy of Clay v. United States, Cosponsored with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum- April 27 & 28, 2021 - Up to 6.6 hours elimination of bias or ethics
April marks the 50th Anniversary of "Cassius Clay v. The United States" Supreme Court Case opening arguments. Muhammad Ali (a.ka. Cassius Clay), sacrificed his championship boxing career by objecting military service during the Vietnam War. He fought his restrictions all the way to the Supreme Court, leaving an important social and legal legacy.
CLE credit: Missouri 6.6 hours elimination of bias & cultural competency credit / Kansas 6.5 hours
*Other jurisdictions upon request.
Contact UMKC CLE at UMKCCLE@UMKC.EDU or call 816-235-1648
Cost: CLE registrants $150
NLBM members and students FREE
Schedule (all times Central Standard Time)
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
8:00 am Webcast Access
8:30 am Welcome and Introductions
Raymond Doswell & Bob Kendrick, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
9:00 a.m. The Ali Legacy
Thomas Hauser, (attorney, author, and primary Ali biographer)
Prof. Kenneth D. Ferguson, Professor of Law, UMKC School of Law
10:15 am Break
10:30 a.m. The Conscientious Objector Law -History and Significance
Moderator: Dr. Brent Filbert, University of Missouri Law School
Colonel John Rothwell, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army
12 noon Adjourn
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
8:30 a.m. Webcast Access
9:00 a.m. Civil Rights, War, and Resistance
Moderator: Dr. Rebecca Davis, UMKC History
Dr. Malachi Crawford (author, Black Muslims and the Law: Civil Liberties from Elijah Muhammad to Muhammad Ali)
Dr. Daniel Lucks (author: Selma to Saigon: The Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War)
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Clay v. United States-Case and History
Moderator Shari Crittendon, Chief General Counsel, Kansas State University
Leigh Montville (author, STING LIKE A BEE: MUHAMMAD ALI VS. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1966-1971)
Thomas Krattenmaker (Clerk to Justice Harlan)
Jonathan Shapiro (attorney for Ali during the Supreme Court Case)
12 noon Adjourn
United States
Full Seminar: Attorneys for CLE credit | $150.00 |
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | $75.00 |
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | $75.00 |
Non-attorneys, NLBM members and students | $0.00 |