The Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review invites the Center for Law and Social Responsibility as well as the Criminal Justice Project to join us in exploring the legal dimensions of the Jena 6 phenomenon with leading legal academics:On December 4, 2006, at a segregated schoolyard in Jena, LA, 3 nooses hung ominously from a "whites only" tree, sending a racially charged message to black students and the community. The ensuing tensions exploded in a fight that resulted in a range of criminal charges for 6 black male students, including attempted murder. The prosecution of the "Jena 6" has raised concerns about the continuing racial disparities pervading the American criminal justice system.
What: CR-CL Jena 6 Symposium Conference
When: March 13 - 14th
Where: Harvard Law School, Ropes Gray Room, Second Floor, Pound Hall
Contact E-mail: crcljena6conference@gmail.com
Panel Schedule
March 13: Crime, History and Governance 10am-12pm; Prosecutorial Ethics, 2pm-4pm.
March 14: Hate Speech, 10am-12pm.
Email to register for meals on a first-come-first-served basis.