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Reminder - Friday & Saturday - UT Law Symposium

By Steve Hall

Friday, April 9 and Saturday, April 10 the William Wayne Justice Center and the Capital Punishment Center will host a symposium at the law school, "The American Death Penalty in the 21st Century: The Direction of Legislative Change and the Prospects for Legislative Abolition." The event is open to the public.  All panel discussions will take place in the Eidman Courtroom. Here's the schedule:Friday 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 Law Saturday 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 Law continue to full post

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