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Lecture: Professor Paul D. Butler

January 24, 2005

The Black Law Students Association, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the American Constitution Society present:

Professor Paul D. Butler

Please join us!

Date: Monday January 31, 2005
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Room 330

The topic for Professor Butler’s lecture will be:

"Much Respect: Toward a Hip-Hop Theory of Punishment."

Professor Butler is a law professor at George Washington University, where he joined the faculty in 1993. He is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, and is a member of the bars of New York and the District of Columbia.

A native of Chicago, Professor Butler has served as a federal prosecutor and also as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice.

Professor Butler is nationally known for his controversial theory on “Jury Nullification.” Jury nullification is a legal doctrine that only refers to acquittal; jurors acquitting without regard to the evidence, or acquitting despite the evidence.

Although his background is prosecution, many see him presenting a strong defense perspective such as for the rights of the criminally accused and against racial bias in the judicial system.

Refreshments will be served.

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