NACDL's Presidential Summit & Seminar: "Race Matters: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice"
September 14-15, 2017 | Detroit, Michigan
Race Matters in our criminal justice system. It affects what happens from initial contact with police on the street, to the end of the case and everything in between. As part of being effective advocates for our clients, criminal defense lawyers face the challenge of confronting the difficult issues presented by race in America.
Thursday, September 14, 2017 |
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Welcoming Remarks
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NACDL President (2017-2018) Rick Jones, Executive Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem & Program Chairs |
History of Race in America
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Jeffery Robinson, Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality, American Civil Liberties Union |
The Myth of Colorblind Justice
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L. Song Richardson, Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine |
Arrest
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Alexander Shalom, Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey |
Presentation of NACDL's Champion of Justice Award |
NACDL President Rick Jones honors Program Co-Chair Cynthia Roseberry and presents her with this year's award in recognition of her contributions to Clemency Project 2014 |
Charging Decisions: Policy
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Angela J. Davis, Professor of Law, American University College of Law |
Voir Dire
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MartÃn Sabelli, Law Offices of Martin A. Sabelli, San Francisco, CA & Kyana Givens, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Public Defender Western District of Washington (Seattle) |
Keynote Address
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Roy Austin, Jr., Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, and Former Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs and Opportunity |
Friday, September 15, 2017 |
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Bond: Policy
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Brandon Buskey, Deputy Director for Smart Justice Litigation, Criminal Law Reform Project, American Civil Liberties Union |
Bond: Practice
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Colette Tvedt, The Law Firm of Colette Tvedt LLC, Denver, CO |
Race Data Matters: Using Expert Testimony and Social Science Data About Discriminatory Policing to Win Pretrial Motions
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Rahsaan D. Hall, Director, Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts & Alison Siegler, Clinical Law Professor, University of Chicago Law School |
Sentencing: Policy
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Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The Sentencing Project |
Sentencing: Practice
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Nancy L. McGunn, Deputy Federal Defender, Federal Public Defender Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit) |
The Intersection of Race & Poverty: Challenging Debtors' Prisons
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Nusrat Choudhury, Deputy Director, Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) |
Collateral Consequences: Policy
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David Singleton, Executive Director, Ohio Justice & Policy Center |
Collateral Consequences: Practice
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Amanda David, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Public Defender of Eastern District New York |
Voices of Clients |
Moderator: Cynthia Roseberry, Executive Director, Council for Court Excellence |
Race Matters IV (2021), V (2022), VI (2023), and VII (2024) are available for purchase.
