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Alberto Gonzalez to Speak at Penn
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Philly NLG | 04.04.2008
A student group at Upenn law is having Gonzalez as their speaker at the law school, tomorrow evening (7:30). While local activists are scrambling to get demos etc together, the law students decided to do something different. They will have a simultaneous event. The law students decided to do something different. They are going to have a simultaneous event. A panel on a range of issues related to his tenure as Attorney General.
Mary Catherine Roper of the (ACLU) will serve as moderator and will speak on the seven deadliest sins of the Bush Justice Department. Peter Ryan of Dechert, LLP, counsel for several detainees at Guantanamo, bio at http://www.dechert.com/lawyers Judith Chomsky, Human Rights Advocate and Center for Constitutional Rights Cooperating Attorney, speaking about her litigation on behalf of Abu Ghraib detainees and also the US's violation of the UN Convention Against Torture. Ryan Hancock, Assistant Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, speaking about the "Torture memos" and US policy. An Option Besides Alberto Gonzales Saturday, April 5, 2008 Open to the Public |
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more info about the event
Submitted by Aaron Couch on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 4:04pmhere is more info about the event gonzales is speaking at:
Penn LALSA is hosting its annual Conference and La Gran Fiesta on Saturday, April 5, 2008. The theme for the conference is "Logrando el Sueño: Latino Success Across Legal Careers." Those interested in attending should contact Lizy Velez at lizyvelez@gmail.com using the subject line: "LGF Tickets." Below is a schedule for the evening:
4:00 - 4:45pm Cocktail Reception (S-240)
5:00 - 6:15pm Panel Discussion (S-240)
Topic: "Definition of Success: Varied Legal Perspectives"
Panelists:-U.S. Magistrate Judge Fernando Olguin, Central District of California -Ramona Romero, Corporate Counsel with DuPont and National President of the Hispanic National Bar Association -Stephen Zack, Administrative Partner at the Miami office of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.
6:30 - 7:30pm Banquet Dinner (Levy)
7:30 - 8:30pm Keynote Address and Q&A (Levy)
Speaker: Hon. Alberto R. Gonzales, 80th Attorney General of the United States
9:30 - 1:00am La Gran Fiesta (Great Hall, Silverman)
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