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Event 

Title:
The Torture Memos: Lawyers, Ethics, and the Rule of Law,”
When:
11.03.2009 - 11.03.2009 09.30 - 12.15
Where:
Washington College of Law - Washington
Category:
Speaking Engagements

Description

A general overview and framing of the current (and ongoing) legal, ethical, and moral controversy over the role of the Justice Department in the various episodes of torture and other mistreatment of detainees during the Bush Administration. The highlight of the program promises to be a keynote address from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI; a rising player on judiciary issues); but the program also includes a screening of Alliance for Justice’s new short film, Tortured Law, from 10:15 to 10:45; and a panel discussion/debate from 11-12:15 featuring Nan Aron from AFJ, Dan Levin (former Acting Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel from 2004-05), David Luban, and Stuart Taylor (and moderated by Steve Vladeck).

Register at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration/.  General Registration is free.   2 CLE ethics credits will be offered for $35. For further information please contact the Office of Special Events and Continuing Legal Education, Phone 202.274.4075 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Venue

Venue:
Washington College of Law
Street:
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
City:
Washington
State:
DC