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The National Equal Justice Library
Presents
April
12, 2002 Sponsored by the National Equal Justice Library (a joint project of the American Bar Association, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, and the American Association of Law Libraries), this day‑long forum will address the topic of equal access to justice from comparative and historical perspectives as well as within the context of recent world events. Panels of distinguished experts along with conference attendees will focus on three timely topics: (1) The Right to Counsel in Civil Cases ‑ Is America Finally Ready for this Step? (2) Administration of the Death Penalty in the Twenty‑First Century, and (3) The Impact of Terrorism on the Balance Between Civil Liberties and National Security. The National Equal Justice Library will also present the Reginald Heber Smith Book Awards and the Edgar and Jean Cahn Article Awards to outstanding publications on the subject of equal access to justice. Additionally, a reception will be held for Forum speakers and attendees during which a presentation will be made commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the founding of the Reginald Heber Smith Community Lawyer Fellowship Program - The “Reggies.” *We thank the Washington College of Law for its generous support.
Program of Events
9:30 ‑ 9:45 Will ‘Gideon’s Trumpet’ Sound Again? The Prospects for a Right To Equal Justice in Civil Cases
·Jonathan
Turley, Professor of Law
specializing in constitutional criminal procedure, environmental law,
litigation, and torts, The George Washington University Law School Stephen Sachs, former U.S. Attorney and Attorney General of Maryland, and currently of Counsel at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
·Justice
Earl Johnson, Jr., Justice,
California Court of Appeal and former Professor of Law at University of
Southern California 11:15‑11:30 Break 11:30‑1:00 Panel Two:
Administration of
the Death Penalty in the USA ·Marshall Hartman, Deputy Defender, Capital Litigation Division of the Illinois State Public Defender Office and Professor (adj.) ITT, Chicago Kent College of Law ·Ronald Tabak, ABA Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section and partner in Skadden, Arps, et al ·Rita Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, IL ·Douglas F. Gansler, State's Attorney, Montgomery County, Maryland 1:00‑2:30 Lunch Keynote Speaker Award presented to Edgar Cahn by Honorable Sargent Shriver, followed by a presentation of Smith Book Awards and Cahn Article Awards to their authors. 2:30‑4:00 Panel Three:
Striking a Balance
Between Civil Liberties and ·Honorable Abner Mikva, former Congressman, U.S. Appellate Court Judge, White House Counsel, and currently of the University of Chicago School of Law ·David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center ·Victoria Toensing, former Justice Department Official, currently in private practice in Washington D.C. ·Scott Wallace, Director, Defender Legal Services, NLADA ·Malea Kiblan, Attorney practicing in immigration law and political asylum cases. 4:30‑6:00 Reception for Forum Speakers and attendees featuring a presentation commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the “Reggie” Program. REGISTRATION You may also register at http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle. If you have additional questions, please contact us at (202) 274-4075 or via e-mail at secle@wcl.american.edu. OR For more information about the forum please contact
Robert Forman
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