January 30, 2026

Southwestern Law Review to Host Two National Webinars on Immigration, Resistance, and the Law

The Southwestern Law Review will host two national webinars this spring examining how law responds to political upheaval, shifting power, and demands for justice. Held on February 21 and March 27, the events are part of the Law Review’s paper symposia and bring together leading scholars, practitioners, advocates, and jurists from across the country.

Immigration Amid the Upheaval

Saturday February 21, 2026
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
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Presented in conjunction with the Immigration Amid the Upheaval paper symposium, this webinar examines the consequences of a rapidly shifting immigration landscape through brief presentations by contributing scholars and practitioners. Discussion will focus on how recent and anticipated legal developments are shaping immigration policy, advocacy, and client experiences.

The webinar will feature short presentations followed by moderated questions posed by the Southwestern Law Review.

Speakers include:

• Ali Bhagat — Assistant Professor and Director of the Minor in Public Policy, School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
• Andrea Ramos — Professor of Law and Founder and Director, Immigration Law Clinic, Southwestern Law School
• Ann “Annie” Bright — Moody Foundation Visiting Professor and Englehardt Research Fellow, St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Beth Caldwell — Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
• Bill Ong Hing — Professor of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law
• Eunice Lee — Associate Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
• Gabriel “Jack” Chin — Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Legal Education, University of California, Davis School of Law
• Paul Finkelman — Visiting Professor of Law and Legal Historian
• Julia Vázquez — Clinical Professor of Law and Founding Director, Community Lawyering Clinic, Southwestern Law School
• Kathleen Kim — Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
• Michael Kagan — Professor of Law and Director, UNLV Immigration Clinic
• Ragini Shah — Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Immigrant Justice Clinic, Suffolk University Law School
• Tess Feldman — Adjunct Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School; Immigration Attorney

Resistance! Now

March 27, 2026
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
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The Resistance! Now webinar explores the evolution of resistance movements from 2016 to the present, asking what resistance looks like in the current moment. Contributors from academia, advocacy, and the judiciary will assess the movement’s successes, limitations, and future strategies in response to shifting legal and political realities.

Panelists will offer brief presentations followed by moderated discussion examining resistance as a legal, institutional, and grassroots practice.

Speakers include:

• Angela P. Harris — Distinguished Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law
• Susan Serrano — Associate Director, Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law
• Kyle Velte — Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty, University of Kansas School of Law
• Robert S. Chang — Executive Director, Korematsu Center for Law and Equality; Sylvia Mendez Presidential Chair for Civil Rights, University of California, Irvine School of Law
• Regina Hillman — Professor of Law, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
• Emily Houh — Gustavus Henry Wald Professor of the Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law
• Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald — Supreme Court of Hawai‘i
• Melissa Lee — Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice, Seattle University School of Law
• Jessica Levin — Assistant Teaching Professor and Co-Director, Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice, Seattle University School of Law
• Austen Parrish — Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
• Jennifer Moore — Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law
• Athena Mutua — Professor of Law and Floyd H. & Hilda L. Hurst Faculty Scholar, University at Buffalo School of Law
• Jyoti Nanda — Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School
• Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum — Assistant Professor of Law, University of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law

Both webinars are open to the public.