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IU McKinney Event to Examine Indiana's Vice Presidents
03/14/2018
The 2018 Indiana Law Review Symposium will consider "Indiana's Vice Presidents: Significant Developments in History and the Law." The event will take place on March 29 at the Indiana Statehouse.
Vice presidents who hail from Indiana are:
- Schuyler Colfax: 1869-1873
- Thomas Hendricks: 1885
- Charles Fairbanks: 1905-1909
- Thomas Marshall: 1913-1921
- Dan Quayle, '74: 1988-1992
- Mike Pence, '86: 2016
Professor Chris Bryant of the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and Professor Margo Lambert, a history professor at the University of Cincinnati, will discuss "Vice Presidents Historical Context." Professor John Feerick of Fordham University School of Law will talk about "Presidential Succession." IU McKinney Professor Cynthia Baker will talk about "Indiana Government Structure: Township Governments." Professor Gloria Browne-Marshall of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and IU Maurer Professor Steve Sanders will discuss "Cultural Politics." The event will conclude with a talk from Ryan Schwier, '16, who works as a law clerk in the Indiana Supreme Court. He will discuss "Indiana Constitutional Development: The Marshall Constitution."
The event carries with it 5.25 hours of continuing legal education credit (pending approval), with a free registration. To learn more, visit the IU McKinney website.
