About this Event
Via Zoom and In Person at Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3737 Vartan Way, The Wolfberg Courtroom
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Cost:
$25 Regular (CLE credits)
$20 Alumni, Government Lawyers, and Academics (CLE credits)
Free for Non-CLE Attendees, General Public
Email questions to [email protected].
Attorneys may email [email protected] to request a scholarship for hardship reasons.
3 PA CLE credits available (2 substantive and 1 ethics)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, Distinguished Professor of Law
JOINED BY:
- Panel 1: Amy Gaudion & Noah Chauvin
- Panel 2: Wendy B. Scott, Chad Oldfather, & Karoline Mehalchick
- Panel 3: Michael Dimino, Alan Garfield, & Lauren Gailey
FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2026
9:20 AM - Arrival in Wolfberg Courtroom Introductory
9:30 AM - Remarks, andré douglas pond cummings, Dean & Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School; Kiera Flannery, Editor-in-Chief, Widener Commonwealth Law Review.
Panel 1: “Dissent in the Digital Age”: Moderated by Jill Family, Associate Dean for
Faculty Research and Development & Professor of Law, Widener University
Commonwealth Law School
20 minutes per panelist, followed by Q&A
9:45 AM -10:45 AM - Noah Chauvin, Associate Professor of Law, Oklahoma State University College of Law; Amy Gaudion, Associate Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law School.
10:45 AM -11:00 AM - 15-minute break and Panel 2 Prep
Panel 2: “Dissent in the Courts”: Moderated by Greg Randall Lee, Professor of Law,
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
15-20 minutes per panelist, followed by Q&A
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Wendy B. Scott, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School; Chad Oldfather, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School; Karoline Mehalchick, U.S. District Court Judge & Jurist in Residence, Widener University Commonwealth Law School.
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Lunch and Keynote Prep
Panel 3: “The Evolution of Dissent”: Moderated by Robert Power, Emeritus Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
15-20 minutes per panelist, followed by Q&A
12:45 PM -1:45 PM - Keynote Address: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law & Distinguished Professor of Law.
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM - 15-minute break and Panel 3 Prep
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Michael Dimino, Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School;
Lauren Gailey, Assistant Professor of Law, Duquesne University Kline School of Law;
Alan Garfield, Distinguished Professor of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Via Zoom and at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 25.00
