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Defending Dissent: From The Career Of Allan Brotsky To Black Lives Matter, Marvin Stender, Walter Riley, Michael Flynn, Gabriela Lopez

The Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series

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Justice Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture With John Burris, John Burris

The Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series

John Burris (BS 67)
Renowned Civil Rights Attorney

John Burris (BS 67) has a tremendous record as a plaintiff's civil rights attorney. Among his most high profile cases were the Oakland Riders class action and Rodney King civil suit against the City of Los Angeles. His primary areas of focus for his practice include cases involving police misconduct, employment discrimination and criminal defense. He is the author of Blue vs. Black: Let's End the Conflict between Police and Minorities.

Burris has represented Barry Bonds, Tupac Shakur, Delrov Lindo, Dwayne Wiggins, Keyshawn Johnson, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Latrell Sprewell, sports …

Wwii Japanese Internments: Can It Happen Again?, Karen Korematsu, Robert Leon Rusky, Nasrina Bargzie

The Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series

In 1942 at the age of 23, Fred Korematsu intentionally defied Executive Order 9066 and refused to go to the government’s incarceration camps for American citizens of Japanese ancestry. After he was arrested and convicted of defying the government’s curfew law, he appealed his case all the way to the United States Supreme Court. In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled against him, ruling that the incarceration was justified due to military necessity. It was not until 1983 that a team of lawyers helped overturn Korematsu’s conviction in the United States District Court, Northern District of California.

On September 23, 2010, …

Lifting As We Climb: Black History Diversity Month Symposium, Deborah Broyles

The Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series

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What’S Past Is Prologue, Cruz Reynoso, Joseph Grodin, James Brosnahan, Jose Padilla

The Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series

Under the auspices of the 2010 Justice Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Program, and cosponsored by the American Constitution Society and The Bay Area Forum, GGU Law’s “What’s Past is Prologue,” held on campus April 1, drew more than 200 students, lawyers, judges, nonprofit legal advocates, and other legal leaders. The event included a screening of Abby Ginzberg’s new documentary Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice and a very lively panel discussion.

Judicial Independence: A Cornerstone Of Liberty, Michael Traynor

The Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series

Michael Traynor, president of the American Law Institute and senior counsel at Cooley Godward LLP, spoke as part of the Jesse Carter Distinguished Lecture Series.