- Posted January 14, 2015
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Implications of Ferguson, New York cases focus of panel discussion, Jan. 21
Experts will discuss the legal, social, moral and practical implications of events in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City during a presentation Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Wayne State University Law School.
Wayne Law's Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will present "After Ferguson: A Panel Discussion" from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2242 of the Keith Center at the law school, 471 W. Palmer St.
The panel will be moderated by Stephen Henderson, managing director/opinion and community engagement for the Detroit Free Press.
Panelists will include:
- Blanche Cook, a Wayne Law assistant professor and a former assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Saul Green, chair of Detroit's Youth Violence Prevention Initiative.
- Nicholas Klaus, a third-year Wayne Law student who twice has served as an observer in Ferguson for the National Lawyers Guild.
- Portia Roberson, Wayne Law class of 1993, director of the city of Detroit's Civil Rights and Justice Division.
- Steven Winter, Wayne Law's Walter S. Gibbs Professor of Constitutional Law.
Admission is free and lunch will be provided. Register at law.wayne.edu/ferguson or 313-577-6530. Parking will be available for $7 (credit or debit cards only) in Parking Structure No. 1 across West Palmer Street from the law school.
Published: Wed, Jan 14, 2015
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