Each year, APABA-DC invites a cast of federal, state, and local judges to participate in a reenactment of cases of particular significance to the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The case this year is Chy Lung v. Freeman, an 1875 Supreme Court case about 22 Chinese women who sailed to San Francisco from China. They were detained by Californian immigration authorities as “lewd women”, because they had traveled without their husbands. We picked this case because of the familiar issues of immigration and federalism still relevant today.
Both the reenactment and the reception afterwards will be at the D.C. Court of Appeals Historic Courthouse. Please plan to arrive at the Courthouse no later than 5:45 pm to enter the building. The door to the ceremonial courtroom will open shortly after 6 pm.
APABA-DC
P.O. Box 27223
Washington, DC 20038
