Bellwood Lecture Schedule
September 13 & 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - Moscow, Idaho
University of Idaho College of Law Courtroom
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
“The Great American Experiment: Limited Government and Enumerated Rights” (video)
UI Law Professor Shaakirrah Sanders
Frank LoMonte, Student Law Press Center
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dialogue with Law Students
“Facing the Future: Challenges, Opportunities, and Careers in a Changing Legal Profession” (video)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
“Does the Bill of Rights Protect States, Too? The Nullification Controversy and the Ninth and Tenth Amendments” (video)
UI Law Professor Richard Seamon
UI Professor of Political Science and Law David Adler (Director, McClure Center for Public Policy Research)
Wayne Hoffman, Idaho Freedom Foundation
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture:
"The American Judiciary: Underfunded, Misunderstood, and More Important than Ever" (video)
ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III
University of Idaho Administration Building
Open to the Public
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - Boise, Idaho
Boise Centre
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Plenary Session: “Media Liberties and Media Responsibilities Under the First Amendment” (video)
Hon. Candy Wagahoff Dale, United States Magistrate Judge, District of Idaho
Betsy Russell, Reporter and Columnist, The Spokesman-Review
Jay Shelledy, retired journalist (Lewiston Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune) and professional-in-residence, Louisiana State University
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
“When Wrongs Overtake Rights: Lessons from History” (video)
UI Law Professor Shaakirrah Sanders
Hon. Wallace Tashima, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Hon. Mikel H. Williams, United States Magistrate Judge (Recall Status), District of Idaho
Hon. Ronald E. Bush, United States Magistrate Judge, District of Idaho
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
“The Bill of Rights and the Rule of Law: America’s Greatest Export?” (video)
Hon. Lawrence Wasden, Attorney General of Idaho
Professor Jonathan Miller, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles
Hon. Larry Boyle, United States Magistrate Judge (Recall Status), District of Idaho
John J. ("Jack") McMahon, retired Chief Deputy Attorney General of Idaho and former Director, UI College of Law Pro Bono Service Program
12:15 p.m.
Hosted Luncheon Keynote Remarks (video)
by ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III
(Introduction by C. Timothy Hopkins, Esq., Idaho Falls
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
“Limited Government, An Unlimited Opportunity” (video)
Introduction by Hon. Sergio Gutierrez, Judge, Idaho Court of Appeals
Hon. Stephen Trott, Judge (Senior Status), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
“Due Process, the Eighth Amendment, and the Accuracy of Judgments in Capital Cases” (video)
UI Law Professor Alan F. Williams
Professor Greg Hampikian, Boise State University, The Innocence Project
Professor James Burnett, Sociology and Criminology, Idaho State University
Fred Hoopes, Esq., Idaho Falls, with exonerated client Charles Fain, Boise
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Concluding Plenary Session: “Completing Philosophies on Judicial Interpretation of the Bill of Rights – Reflections” (video)
UI Law Professor and Dean Don Burnett
Hon. Daniel T. Eismann, Justice, Idaho Supreme Court
Hon. B. Lynn Winmill, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho