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Government Law
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SAVE THE DATE!
Annual Mid-Year CLE
Sponsored by the OSB Government Law Section
Friday, February 20, 2009
10:00 am to 4:30 pm (Executive Meeting immediately following)
Inn at Spanish Head Resort Hotel (Lincoln City, OR)
Salem, Oregon
TOPICS (tentative): Social justice issues of interest for government lawyers
Featured Luncheon Speaker is Professor Stephen Bender, University of Oregon School of Law. Professor Bender's book, One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity (Paradigm Publishers 2008) won a 2008 Oregon Book Award. Professor Bender's book "chronicles the warm, and unlikely, friendship between Robert Kennedy and Cesar Chavez and embraces their bold political vision for making the American dream a reality for all." He will talk about the book and immigration issues in Oregon and beyond.
