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UT Law School Symposium Apr 9-10: The Direction of Legislative Change and the Prospects for Legislative Abolition of the Death Penalty

By "Persian Cowboy"

From the Courthouse to the StatehouseDate:    Friday, April 9, 2010 & Saturday, April 10, 2010Location:        Eidman Courtroom @ UT LawDescription:     From the Courthouse to the Statehouse: Politics Reshapes Capital PunishmentAudience:        Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students, Prospective students, PublicSponsor:         William Wayne Justice CenterThe American Death Penalty in the 21st Century:The Direction of Legislative Change and the Prospects for Legislative AbolitionEIDMAN COURTROOMUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAWApril 9-10, 2010Friday April 9th10:15 ? 10:30 Welcoming Remarks        Dean Larry Sager, UT School of Law        Jordan Steiker, Professor, UT School of Law10:30 ? 12:00: National Perspective on Recent Developments        Shari Silberstein, Executive Director, Equal Justice USA        Dick Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center        Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty        Moderator: Maurie Levin, UT School of Law12:00 ? 1:30: Lunch1:30 ? 3:00: Abolition Achieved : The Experiences in New Mexico, New Jersey, & New York        Shari Silberstein, Executive Director, Equal Justice USA        Viki Elkey, Director, New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty        Jonathan Gradess , Executive Director, New York State Defender's Association        Moderator: Jordan Steiker, UT School of Law3:15 ? 4:30: Study and Reform of the Death Penalty: Maryland & California        Dick Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center        Amy Fusting ? Program Director, Maryland Citizens Against State Executions        Gerald Uelman, Dean, Santa Clara School of Law        Moderator: Jim Marcus, UT School of LawSaturday April 10th8:30 ? 9:45: Reintroduction, Expansion and Administration of the Death Penalty: Georgia, Virginia & Massachusetts        Chris Adams, Law Office of Chris Adams, Atlanta, Georgia        Beth Panilaitis, Executive Director, Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty        Renny Cushing, New Hampshire House of Representatives; Executive Director, Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights        Moderator: Rob Owen, UT School of Law9:45 ? 11:00 Abolition Contested: The Experiences in Colorado, Kansas & New Hampshire        Michael Radelet, Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder        Donna Schneweis, State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator, Amnesty International        Renny Cushing, New Hampshire House of Representatives; Executive Director, Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights        Moderator: Jordan Steiker, UT School of Law11:00 ? 12:15: Reform to Redress Race Discrimination: The experience in North Carolina        Rob Owen, Professor, UT School of Law        Ken Rose, Senior Attorney, Center for Death Penalty Litigation        Larry Womble, State Representative, North Carolina              Moderator:       Maurie Levin, UT School of Lawcontinue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on March 30, 2010 (boomark / email).