What are the underlying race dynamics that affect criminal law? In what ways do media present issues of race and law - appropriately, and inappropriately? How can lawyers and courts ensure that their work does not promote racial inequality? How can lawyers work to counter media influences?
Wednesday, April 18th, 10:00am-11:00am
Mondale Hall Room 25
229 19th Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Our forum discussing the issues surrounding Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman case in the media will touch on these questions and more. We gather not to debate the merits of this particular case, but the learn about and troubleshoot the social and legal issues that influence this and many other cases.
Email us at mnjusticeleague@gmail.com to submit your questions to the panel!
About our speakers:
Judge Pamela Alexander; grew up in South Minneapolis and graduated from the UMN Law School. She has served as a criminal defense attorney, a prosecutor, and a District Court Judge, and is currently the President of the Council on Crime and Justice. She will speak on race & the criminal justice system and initiatives on eliminating race bias in the criminal justice system in Minneapolis.
Prof. Michele Goodwin is the Everett Fraser Professor in Law at UMN and has written extensively on the cognitive bias surrounding the images of persons of color. She will speak on the development of cognitive bias connecting criminality with communities of color, and their fallout effects on youth of color.
Jon Hopeman is is a trial and appellate attorney in state and federal courts and teaches at UMN. He has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney. He will speak on the practical aspects of implementing bias-elimination practices as a practitioner, both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney, and the influence of media on attorneys’ decision making
Prof. Perry Moriearty teaches at UMN and co-directs the Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic at UMN. She has written on the the interaction of media, bias, color, and juvenile juvenile justice.
Professor Carl Warren teaches in UMN's Civil Practice Clinic. He managed the Human Rights Division of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office for two years, and is a UMN Law School graduate. He will speak on the historical foundations of current patterns of race in the criminal justice system and their influence on ongoing civil rights concerns.
Shy Cunningham is a second year law student at the University of Minnesota currently conducting research on the Trayvon Martin situation and its broader implications. She is a NAACP LDF Warren Scholar, Fredrikson & Byron Minority Scholar, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers McGee Scholar.
Prof. Michele Goodwin is the Everett Fraser Professor in Law at UMN and has written extensively on the cognitive bias surrounding the images of persons of color. She will speak on the development of cognitive bias connecting criminality with communities of color, and their fallout effects on youth of color.
Jon Hopeman is is a trial and appellate attorney in state and federal courts and teaches at UMN. He has also served as an Assistant United States Attorney. He will speak on the practical aspects of implementing bias-elimination practices as a practitioner, both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney, and the influence of media on attorneys’ decision making
Prof. Perry Moriearty teaches at UMN and co-directs the Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic at UMN. She has written on the the interaction of media, bias, color, and juvenile juvenile justice.
Professor Carl Warren teaches in UMN's Civil Practice Clinic. He managed the Human Rights Division of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office for two years, and is a UMN Law School graduate. He will speak on the historical foundations of current patterns of race in the criminal justice system and their influence on ongoing civil rights concerns.
Shy Cunningham is a second year law student at the University of Minnesota currently conducting research on the Trayvon Martin situation and its broader implications. She is a NAACP LDF Warren Scholar, Fredrikson & Byron Minority Scholar, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers McGee Scholar.
No comments:
Post a Comment