January 15: Cleveland - Police Brutality, Race and the Law

Description:
Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice. The deaths of young black men at the hands of white police officers continue at an alarming and disproportionate rate. The U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights investigation’s conclusion that Cleveland police have engaged in a pattern or practice of unreasonable and unnecessary use of force make plain that there are significant problems with police accountability, training, and trust here in the Cleveland community. In the wake of these tragic deaths and failures to indict police, questions abound over racial bias, use of force, the fairness of grand juries, and how to create productive relationships between minority communities and the police. This panel discussion will analyze the legal, political, and cultural dimensions of police excessive force and race in both our local community and nationwide.
This lecture will be of interest to any Ohio attorney who practices in the areas of civil rights litigation, criminal defense, and/or government prosecutions.
Title:
Police Brutality, Race and the Law
When/Where:
January 15, 2015
4:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Moot Courtroom (A59)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11075 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-7148
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Speakers:

• Michael BenzaMichael Benza, Senior Instructor in Law
• Avidan Y. CoverAvidan Y. Cover, Assistant Professor of Law
• Ayesha Bell HardawayAyesha Bell Hardaway, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
• Lewis R. KatzLewis R. Katz, John C. Hutchins Professor; Director, Foreign Graduate Studies
• Rhonda WilliamsRhonda Williams, Associate Professor of History, Founder and Director of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies at Case Western Reserve, and Director of the Social Justice Institute

By:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Credit:
1 hour of in-person CLE credit available, pending approval
Cost:
Free and open to the public. Pre-registration required.
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