The will host outstanding legal scholars during the 2017 January-Term, January 9–13. Classes on Friday, January 13, will be free and open to the public.
Included in the line-up is professor?Barry Scheck, co-founder of the that has been responsible for exonerating more than 300 innocent prisoners nationwide since its launch 25 years ago. Scheck is a professor of law at the in New York City. Ira Rosen, a producer of CBS News’ 60 Minutes, will join him as they?share insights about investigative journalism and its legal implications. Scheck and Rosen present on January 13, 1:30–3:45 p.m.
Additional speakers
Friday, January 13, 9–11:15 a.m.
- Kristen Stilt, the Frank Boas Visiting Professor and expert on Islamic Law, will explore the range of laws that affect animals, including companion animals, farm animals and animals used in experimentation.
- Robin West, the Frederick Haas professor of law and philosophy at , will examine the treatment of political and legal outsiders in law and literature.
Friday, January 13, 5:30–7:45 p.m.
- Carol Sanger, the Barbara Aronstein Black professor of law at , will teach?abortion regulation, including the idea that abortion law cannot be understood without grasping various non-legal sources of support and opposition.
- Jeremy Waldron, a university professor at , will explore the concept of “human dignity” in modern constitutional and human rights law.
Parking is available for $5 before 4 p.m. and $6 after 4 p.m. in the parking structure.
Hawaii Innocence Project Fundraiser
Tickets are still available for the Hawaiʻi Innocence Project Fundraiser at Café Julia, located at the downtown YWCA at 1040 Richards Street, from 5:30 t0 8:30 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Hawaiʻi State Bar Foundations. Proceeds from the event will help cover the extensive costs associated with representing the wrongfully convicted in Hawaiʻi, proving their innocence, and gaining their freedom.
For fundraiser tickets that include pupus and entertainment, please visit . Tickets are $150.
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—By Beverly Creamer