An Invitation to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday: Will Due Process Be at the Party?
The Memphis Law Review seeks article proposals, speakers, and panel participants for a symposium on issues related to the history and evolution of due process, and what the future holds for this cornerstone of the American legal system. The symposium will be held at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, February 27, 2026.
We will accept abstracts until October 15, 2025.
The editors seek articles and speakers that address one or more of the following topics, or other related topics:
- The roots of due process per the 5th and 14th amendments
- Common good constitutionalism
- International Human Rights and U.S. Due Process standards
- Modern due process rights (substantive vs. procedural), and the current Supreme Court’s interpretation of substantive due process rights.
- Recent Supreme Court decisions
- Recent federal and local (Tennessee or surrounding states) laws, as well as recent Trump administration executive orders, that implicate due process rights
- Immigration/deportation proceedings
- The intersection of due process, AI, and other emerging technologies
- Other related issues
In your proposal, please indicate whether you would be interested in (1) publishing your topic, (2) speaking at the symposium, or (3) both. Priority will be given to proposals where the contributor expects to both publish and speak at our in-person event, although we will consider other proposals.
Please send abstracts to the Senior Symposium Editor, Anna Marie DeJarnette, at mdjrntte@memphis.edu.