Understanding the Complicated Landscape of Civil War Monuments
- Faculty: Jessica Owley, Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law; Jess R. Phelps, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew and Adam Swensek, Special Counsel to the Chief Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court
- Moderator: Tanya Marsh (Wake Forest)
This program examines the recent controversies around efforts to remove or reevaluate confederate monuments. Specifically, the role that property law plays in either facilitating or hindering removal and related efforts. Using examples from several states, the speakers will discuss land use, environmental, state "statue" laws, historic preservation, and intellectual property laws.