Race & The Death Penalty:
Twenty Years After McCleskey
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Monday, March 19, 2007, Room 352
On Monday March 19, 2007, the University of Miami School of Law will hold a symposium on the twentieth anniversary of McCleskey v. Kemp, where a panel of distinguished legal scholars, including Professor David Baldus, will explore the legacy of the McCleskey decision and whether it ultimately created an impenetrable barrier to the use of statistics in the context of the death penalty. The symposium will also discuss the social, historical and statistical connection between race and the death penalty; the problem of unconscious racism will also be a central focus.
Featuring:
Professor David C Baldus
Author of the Baldus study presented to the Supreme Court in McCleskey v. Kemp
Professor Stephen B. Bright
Former Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights
Christina Swarns
Director of the Criminal Justice Project of the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.
Moderator
Professor Donald M. Jones
A Professor at the University of Miami School of Law and a Leading Legal Scholar in the Area of Civil Rights
Discussant
Professor Kenneth Williams
A Visiting Professor at the University of Miami School of Law and a National Authority on Capital PunishmentSCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
11:00: Welcome and IntroductionProfessor Donald M. Jones
11:05: Introduction of the Panelists
Peter M. Yoxall
11:10: Panel Discussion: Race & the Death Penalty, Twenty Years After McCleskeyProfessor David C. BaldusProfessor Stephen B. BrightCristina Swarns
12:10: Questions and CommentsDirected by Professor Kenneth Williams
12:50: Final Comment and ThanksProfessor Donald M. Jones
1:00: Faculty Luncheon
