Winter Wellness Parents Presentation- Consent

Contact: Melissa Rubin
Consent: Love and Law in the #MeToo era
When: Tuesday, Jan 29, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Where: Dining Hall, Spivey-Schenk Conference Room

This discussion will explore the legal, ethical and practical aspects of consent facilitated by a team of criminal attorneys. In the seminar, you will learn the law of consent and appreciate the complexities of these matters in a variety of situations, including: explicit digital written consent but in-person change of mind, alcohol and controlled substances, sexting and child pornography laws, and ages in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. This session will include a review of real cases from teenagers, hypothetical scenarios, role play as legislators drafting a law broad enough to capture lack of consent but narrow enough to avoid wrongful conviction.

David Gonzalez and Corinne Sumpter have spoken to teenagers about their legal risks and rights for more than 20 years. They began as second-year Stanford Law School students, teaching incarcerated teenage gang members at the California Youth Authority. Sumpter continued in juvenile law while still at Stanford, representing teenagers at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office as an intern; Gonzalez worked in the Stanford Criminal Prosecution Clinic. After law school, Gonzalez moved back to Texas and opened a private practice, while Sumpter earned her L.L.M. as a teaching fellow in the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown Law. In addition to his caseload, Gonzalez teaches at UT Law School as an adjunct professor in the Trial Advocacy Program, and he works as legislative counsel for the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assn. He has served as a special prosecutor for cases involving abuse of power by elected officials and homicide by police officers. He currently serves on the board of disciplinary appeals for the Texas Supreme Court.
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