The Federal Practice Section will sponsor the 13th biennial Bench-Bar Conference at Saint Clements Castle. All members of the bar are invited.
Agenda
8:15 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Kara Moreau and Erick Sandler, Federal Practice Section Co-Chairs
9:05 a.m. State of the District
The Honorable Michael P. Shea, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, District of Connecticut
9:15 a.m. Panel: The Rules of War
Panelists from academia and the private bar will discuss the legal and military doctrines governing the war in Iran. The discussion will explore topics such as the law of armed conflict, the ethical obligations of legal counsel advising military commanders on high-risk operations, and international treaty obligations.
Moderator
Phil Kaplan, Executive Director, Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment
Speakers
Margaret Donovan, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
Eugene Fidell, Feldesman LLP
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. State of the Circuit
The Honorable Maria A. Kahn, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
11:00 a.m. America at 250
David Blight, Sterling Professor of American History at Yale University, will present on America’s 250th Birthday. He will discuss the history of our nation and what it is, was, and was meant to be. He will reflect on the role of historical memory, how previous generations commemorated major national milestones, and what this semiquincentennial moment demands of the public today as the nation wrestles with its past and future.
Speaker
David Blight, Sterling Professor of American History, Yale University
12:00 p.m. Lunch and Award Presentations
1:30 p.m. Federal Rules of Evidence & AI-Generated Materials
If a human expert witness takes the stand to testify, that expert can be questioned about their training, their methodology, and their error rate. Rule 702, the long-standing test for the reliability of expert testimony, determines whether a jury ever hears that testimony. But when an AI system spits out the same conclusion, Rule 702’s requirements do not apply. The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules has proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the problem of AI-generated evidence. The Honorable Jesse M. Furman, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules for the Judicial Conference of the United States, will answer questions about the Committee’s efforts to evaluate and draft rules concerning machine-generated evidence, deepfakes, and the reliability of AI outputs in federal court.
Speakers
The Honorable Jesse M. Furman, United States District Court, Southern District of New York
Erick Sandler, Day Pitney LLP
3:00 p.m. Reception (light appetizers and cash bar)
CLE Credit
4.25 CT Credit (General)
Cost
Private Sector - $165
Public Sector - $75
Judges and Law Clerks - No Charge
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