Key Supreme Court Cases of the Last Term and New Term

Monday, October 6, 2008 - 5:30 pm
Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street

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Sponsored by Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section, Criminal Law Section and New Lawyers Section

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term, our distinguished panelists will share their analysis of key decisions affecting civil rights, civil liberties, and criminal justice from the last term.  Such decisions concern:

• The rights of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq,
• Voting rights,
• Peremptory striking of jurors,
• Rights of mentally ill defendants,
• Unlawful speech on the Internet, and
• The Second Amendment.

Also hear a preview of issues to be addressed in the new term.

Panelists

Thomas J. Carey, Jr.
Dwyer & Collora, LLP
Boston College Law School

Victor M. Hansen
New England School of Law

Donna L. Palermino
Northeastern University School of Law
Suffolk University Law School

Robert H. Smith
Suffolk University Law School

Moderator

Laurie C. Carafone
Dwyer & Collora, LLP

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