Law in the CommunityLecture Series

In addition to teaching introductorylaw classesaspart of the Judiciary Summer Pre-Law Program,Interim Dean Rose Cuison-Villazor of Rutgers Law School and Associate Professor Eun Hee Han of Georgetown Law School,who were both raised in the CNMI,also conducted two public presentationseach in the Law in the CommunityLecture Series.The lectureswere about topical legal issuesand the professorsalso took questionsfrom the audience.

In preparation for the lecture series,ARPAadministration provided sanitation supplieswhile ISOpersonnel,also funded under ARPA,spent approximatelythree hoursto ensure a smooth and successful lecture series. These effortsincluded setting up equipment purchased under ARPAsuch as television monitors,camera,carts,and laptopsfor use bythe lecturers.Other ARPApersonnel provided administrative support to the lecture series. The Law in the Community Lecture Serieswasfree and livestreamed on the Judiciary?sFacebook page,and wasmade possible in part bya major grant from the Northern MarianasHumanitiesCouncil and National Endowment for the Humanities.Anyviews,findings,conclusions,or recommendations expressed in the lecturesdo not necessarilyrepresent those of the Northern MarianasHumanitiesCouncil,National Endowment for the Humanities,NMI Judiciary,or JudiciaryHistorical Society.

The lecturestook place asfollows: a. Lecturer/Presenter: Dean Rose Cuison-Villazor b. Tuesday,June 28,2022,at 12:00 p.m.at the Guma?Hustisia AssemblyHall in Susupe. a. Lecturer/Presenter: Associate Professor Eun Hee Han b. Thursday,June 30,2022,at 6:00 p.m.at the American Memorial Park Auditorium. a. Lecturer/Presenter: Dean Rose Cuison-Villazor b. Tuesday,July5,2022,at 6:00 p.m.at the American Memorial Park Auditorium. a. Lecturer/Presenter: Associate Professor Eun Hee Han b. ThursdayJuly 7,2022,at 12:00 p.m.at the Guma?Hustisia AssemblyHall in Susupe.

1. ?Critical Race Theory,PacificIslands,and Cultural Rights"- The lecture outlined critical race theoryand examined how it appliesto lawssuch asthe CNMI?sArticle XII,which restrictsownership of land to indigenouspeople.

2. ?Critical Race Stories?- The lecture discussed a groundbreaking article byscholar Mari J.Matsuda which analyzesdiscrimination against people because of their accents.

3. ?The Insular Casesand Citizenship?- The Insular Casesare U.S.Supreme Court decisionsfrom over 100 yearsago which discussthe statusof U.S.territories.The lecture discussed those casesand more recent casesinvolving American Samoa in which the Insular Casesplayed a major role.

4. ?Cross-Cultural Competency and Law?- The lecture discussed a new standard of the American Bar Association that requireslaw schoolsto educate their studentson cross-cultural competency,bias, and racism.