Wednesday, April 08, 2015
A Big Friday in MN!
Boy, am I looking forward to Friday! The UST Law Review is hosting its annual symposium, and the topic is clemency. Speakers include Pardon Power blogger P.S. Ruckman, picture above, who was the basis for the character of "Good Cop" in the Lego Movie:
We will also be hearing from Congressman Keith Ellison, Prof. Steve Chanenson, Appellate legend Amy Baron-Evans, our own Nekima Levy-Pounds, and Prof. Adam Stevenson from UW-Madison.
Then, at lunch, I will be debating former US Pardon Attorney Margaret Colgate Love. To borrow from the sponsoring Murphy Institute's description, we will argue the proposition "Should Executive Clemency Play a Regular Operational Role in the Criminal Justice System?" Adopting the arguments of Cesare Beccaria, Ms. Love will argue the negative. Relying on the words of Beccaria's contemporary, Alexander Hamilton, I will be arguing in favor of a broader us of clemency.
It is still undecided whether or not we will wear wigs.
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