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LAW REVIEW ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

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The Ripple Effect: Examining the Supreme Court's Impact on the Public's Confidence in the Judicial Branch
FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The University of Memphis Law Review will explore and address issues that affect the public’s trust in the courts in its 2025 symposium. The symposium conversation will revolve around judicial transparency, specifically evaluating the purpose and future of legal precedent, court decisions impacting religious liberties, and challenges practitioners face in adhering to changes in common law doctrine. 

CLE credit has been requested. 

Check this page often for updates or contact Senior Symposium Editor, Megan Stillwell at mnstllwl@memphis.edu for more information.

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The University of Memphis Law Review hosts its annual symposium every spring at the Law School. For more information about the most recent past topics and speakers, please visit the links below.

2024: The Path of Least Resistance: How Marginalized Communities Are Targeted By Harmful Infrastructure and Land Uses

2023: (How Much) Should We Pay Them? The Shifting Legal Landscape of Collegiate Competition

2022: Competition in the 21st Century: Can Existing Antitrust Laws Govern a 21st Century Digital Economy?

2021: Diagnosing America's Healthcare System: Addressing Costs and Access Now

2019: Barriers at the Ballot Box: Protecting or Limiting the Core of the American Identity?

2018: The American Addiction: Pathways to Address the Opioid Crisis

2017 - The Fragile Fortress: Judicial Independence in the 21st Century

2016 - Urban Revitalization: The Legal Implications of Remaking a City

2015 - In re Valor: Policy and Action in Veterans Legal Aid

2014 - Juvenile Courts in Transition

2013 - Breaking the Silence: Legal Voices in the Fight Against Human Trafficking 

2012 - Cultural Competency and the Death Penalty