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Religion and law Under Reagan - Leo Pfeffer
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Leo Pfeffer is at present a professor of Constitutional Law at Long Island University and a special counsel to the American Jewish Congress. As an accomplished practitioner of law, professor Pfeffer has lost only one of the twelve cases he has argued before the Supreme Court. As an expert in the area of religious civil rights, Dr. Pfeffer has published widely. He is also a highly acclaimed lecturer, whose list of university lectures stretches from Amherst to Yeshiva. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?

Role of State Appellate Courts in the Burger Court Era - Raymond Dall'Osto
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Raymond Dall' Osto is a practicing attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. he was chief counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin from early 1978 until late 1980 and was actively engaged in the litigation of civil rights cases. The second edition of Mr. Dall' Osto's book, Practical Guide to Civil Rights Litigation in Federal and Wisconsin Courts, will be published in Spring 1981. He has spoken extensively and written numerous articles on civil rights law. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?

The Future of Freedom: An Explanation of Future Threats to Freedom in America - Ramsey Clark
8:00 PM – Fisher Theater - Ramsey Clark is renowned as a legal expert and a civil rights crusader. he served as Attorney General of the United States for two years under Lyndon Johnson after holding several other positions in the Justice Department. He has worked on projects ranging from desegregation and housing discrimination to death penalty abolishment proposals and prosecution of police brutality cases. He co-authored the book Crime in America: The Role of the Supreme Court. Currently, he works as a teacher and private law practitioner. Ramsey Clark made headlines on June 2, 1980 when he traveled to Tehran, Iran against the wishes of the U.S. government, in order to examine the hostage crisis and talk with Iranian officials about human rights considerations. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?

Film: Anatomy of a Murder
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - In this brilliant 1959 courtroom drama, lawyer James Stewart seeks acquital on a technicality for Ben Gazzara who is accused of murdering the man who raped his wife. Lee Remick and George C. Scott are also featured. joseph Welch, who gained fame for standing up to Joseph McCarthy, plays the judge. Otto Preminger directed. Part of the National Affairs Series

The First Amendment: An Endangered Species Under the Burger Court - Nat Hentoff
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Nathan Hentoff, staff writer for The New Yorker and columnist for The Village Voice, is a member of the steering committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Hentoff graduated with honors from Northeastern University, did post-graduate work at Harvard university, and served as a Fulbright Fellow in Paris. He serves on the faculty at the new School of social Research as Adjutant Associate Professor at New York University. The author of sixteen books and co-author of State Secrets: Police Surveillance in America. Hentoff is also a contributing editor to The Nation, Playboy, Inquiry and Cosmopolitan. Part of the National Affairs Series: Freedom of Speech.

The Media, The Law, The Courts - Joseph C. Keefe
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Judge Keefe tried the first televised trial in Iowa, the Moses murder trial, in Waterloo in the Spring of 1980. He graduated from the University of Iowa Law School in 1952, and was appointed district court judge in 1965. He is past president, Iowa Judges Association: past editor, Iowa Bench News; and past member of the national Faculty of American Academy of Judicial Education, Washington, DC, and is chairman of the Iowa Supreme Court Benchbook Committee. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?

The Rights of the Accused - Roxanne Conlin
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Roxanne Conlin is currently the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. Previous to this, she was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Iowa. Ms. Conlin is a graduate of the Drake University College of Law, and is a member of the ACLU, NAACP, and Common Cause. She has been a guest lecturer at Washington University, University of Wisconsin, and many other colleges and universities. She has recently written several articles dealing with women and the law. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?

Film: Law and Order
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Highly acclaimed documentary by Frederick Wiseman which captures the activities and attitudes of the Kansas City, Missouri police department when it was administered by Clarence Kelly, later head of the FBI. The film raises questions about the process and criminals' rights. Part of the National Affairs Series

Performance with Dick Gregory
8:00 PM – Sun Room/ South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Dick Gregory is a comedian, human rights activist, philosopher, political analyst, social activist, and author. During the 1960's he used his fame as one of the nation's leading comedians to aid the Civil Rights Movement. He gave many benefits for human rights groups and actively participated in human rights demonstrations. He has also written nine books, including his autobiography, Nigger, No More Lies: The Myth and Reality of American History, Dick Gregory's Political Primer, and Up From Nigger. His comedy record albums are numerous and he lectures at more than 260 colleges each year. Gregory has received the degree of Doctor of Human Letters from Malcolm X University (Chicago) and Rust College (MIssissippi) and the Degree of Doctor of Laws from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). Part of the National Affairs Series

The First Amendment and Civil Liberties in the 1980's - Erwin Knoll
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Erwin Knoll edits The Progressive, a national magazine of political analysis and commentary published in madison, Wisconsin. A journalist with over 25 years experience, he has co-authored two books. Since March, 1979, when the government obtained an unprecedented court order barring The Progressive from printing a story on H-bomb secrecy on "National Security" grounds Knoll has spoken on the case before journalism groups, at ACLU meetings, and on college campuses across the nation. Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?