Criminal Law Initiative

The Criminal Law and Policy Initiative hosts many events throughout the year. Check back frequently for new events.

 

The Maryland Office of the Public Defender Virtual Open House
Monday, September 27, 2021
5:15 pm
 

CLPI Defender Picnic
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
5 pm
Stockton Patio

Progressive Prosecution: A Discussion with the Key Players of a National Criminal Reform Movement
November 20

 

 

 

How to Get a PD Job: Public Defender Career Advice Panel
November 12

 

 

 

Breonna's Life Mattered: A Discussion of the Grand Jury Investigation into the Killing of Breonna Taylor
October 2

 

 

 

Change Agents: The Role of Public Defenders and Prosecutors in Criminal Justice Reform
September 9

 

 

 

Race in America Lecture Series
February 24

So, You Want to Be a Public Defender?
November 13 -  Noon

Pushed Out of School and Into Court: The Criminalization of Youth of Color
November 4 -  12:15 pm

Criminal Law 101
October 30 -  Noon

Prosecuting and Defending High-Profile White-Collar Criminal Cases
October 30 -  5 pm

So, You Want to Be a Prosecutor?
October 23 -  Noon

Spring 2020 Course Advising Session
October 16, 2019 - Noon
The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room

Due Process in the Face of Death
October 8, 2019 -  12:15 pm
The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room

Five Years After Ferguson: What Does Police Reform Look like Today?
October 1, 2019 -  12:15 pm
The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room

The Emerging Nexus Between Sport, Race, and Social Justice Activism
April 10, 2019 -  Noon
The Tasher Great Room

The Criminal Law Initiative held a panel discussion on the wave of social justice activism among professional and amateur athletes.

Race, Officer-Involved Shootings, and the Law on Police Use of Deadly Force
March 20, 2019 -  4 pm
The Tasher Great Room

The SBA Affairs Branch Diversity Speaker Series hosted Professor Cynthia Lee who discussed model legislation she has proposed on police use of deadly force, currently under consideration in Maryland.

Public Defender as Civil Rights Lawyer
March 20, 2019 -  12-1:30 pm
The Tasher Great Room

The Criminal Law Initiative, the Career Center, and the Criminal Law Society hosted Jon Rapping, JD '95, Founder and President of Gideon's Promise. 

Careers in Domestic Anti-Corruption
March 19, 2019 -  6:15-7:15 pm
The Michael K. Young Faculty Conference Center

The Criminal Law Initiative and the Anti-Corruption and Compliance Association held a panel discussion on various careers in the anti-corruption field.

Fall 2019 Course Advising Session
March 14, 2019 -  3-4 pm
Jacob Burns Moot Courtroom

The Criminal Law Initiative held a Fall 2019 course advising session with Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Roger A. Fairfax, Jr.

Policing Through Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Litigation and Reform
March 13, 2019 - 12:15 - 1:30 pm
Lerner 302

Police Killings of African Americans Town Hall Discussion
Monday, February 25, 2019 - 5 - 7 pm
Faculty Conference Center

The Criminal Law Initiative and the GW Black Law Students Association hosted a discussion on the killing of African Americans by police in recent years.