8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Author Meets Readers: Luca Scholtz, Borders and Freedom of Movement in the Holy Roman Empire (Melpomene) Chair: Sarah Ludin, University at Buffalo ([email protected]), Commentators: Albrecht … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Author Meets Readers: Luca Scholtz, Borders and Freedom of Movement in the Holy Roman Empire,” November 5, 2021 @ 8:30 – 10:00 am

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Roundtable: Ideas That Mattered on the Road to Practical Abolition of the Death Penalty (Acadian) Chair: Brandon Garrett, Duke University Law School ([email protected]) Discussants: Carol … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Roundtable: Ideas That Mattered on the Road to Practical Abolition of the Death Penalty,” November 5, 2021 @ 8:30 – 10:00 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Beyond Backlash: Opposition to Gay and Lesbian Rights (Frenchman 2) Chair: Deborah Dinner, Emory University School of Law ([email protected]), Commentator: Deborah Dinner, Emory University School … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Beyond Backlash: Opposition to Gay and Lesbian Rights,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Colonial Era Shari’a: The Making and Remaking of Islamic Legal Authority (Poydras) Chair: Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto - Faculty of Law ([email protected]), Commentator: Mohammad … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Colonial Era Shari’a: The Making and Remaking of Islamic Legal Authority,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Gender, Family, and Legal Practice in the Medieval Mediterranean (Pelican 1) Chair: Sara McDougall, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and CUNY Graduate Center ([email protected]). … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Gender, Family, and Legal Practice in the Medieval Mediterranean,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Law on the U.S.-Mexico Borderland: Critical Approaches in Legal History (Acadian) Chair: Deborah Kang, California State University San Marcos ([email protected]), Commentator: Deborah Kang, California State … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Law on the U.S.-Mexico Borderland: Critical Approaches in Legal History,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Author Meets Readers: Thomas J. McSweeney, Priests of the Law: Roman Law and the Making of the Common Law’s First Professionals (Melpomene) Chair: Elizabeth Kamali, … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “Author Meets Readers: Thomas J. McSweeney, Priests of the Law: Roman Law and the Making of the Common Law’s First Professionals,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM The Katherine T. Preyer Award Panel (Frenchman 1) Commentators: Karen Tani, University of Pennsylvania ([email protected]) and Joanna Grisinger, Northwestern University ([email protected]), Chair: Elizabeth Katz, Washington … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “The Katherine T. Preyer Award Panel,” November 5, 2021 @ 10:15 – 11:45 am

1:15 PM – 2:40 PM A Divided Nation: Federalism in the Early National Period (Frenchman 2) Chair: Gautham Rao, American University ([email protected]), Commentator: Gautham Rao, American University ([email protected]) Kevin Arlyck, … Continue reading American Society for Legal History Conference Session: “A Divided Nation: Federalism in the Early National Period,” November 5, 2021 @ 1:15 – 2:40 pm