American Justice: A discussion about race and bias in the legal system

When
October 11, 2018, 12:15 to 1:15 pm
Where
Walter F. Mondale Hall
Room 25

University of Minnesota Law School
229 19th Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

This panel discussion will bring Judge Nancy Gertner and Lecia Brooks into a conversation with Law School Dean Garry Jenkins on issues of race and justice in America.

The discussion will examine the roles of the justice system and systemic bias, including issues such as the long-term impact 1960s Civil Rights legislation, racial bias in legal representation, arrests, mandatory sentencing, incarceration, and its impact on individuals and communities.

The audience will be invited to participate in the conversation with these two distinguished speakers, to address the fraught topic of race, justice, and legal bias in America.

CLE Credits
1 Elimination of Bias CLE credit has been approved; Event Code #262842
Reception

Lunch will be provided by the Law School's Diversity Committee. 

Parking Information
Who
Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.)

Lecturer on Law

Harvard Law School
Lecia Brooks

Outreach Director

Southern Poverty Law Center
Garry Jenkins

Dean 

University of Minnesota Law School
Sponsored by

This talk, cosponsored by the Law School, is part of the Institute for Advanced Study's yearlong 1968-1969 presentation and discussion series, copresented by Northrop and the University Honors Program. Cosponsored by the Imagine Fund, the College of Liberal Arts, the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the Givens Collection, Umbra Search African American History, the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Departments of History, Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, and Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. 

Contact
Laura Walton
How
Cost
Free and open to the public. Registration is not required.