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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

ACS Presents: Justice Abandoned with Professor Rachel Barkow

1:10–2:25 p.m.
Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 206
40 Washington Square South New York, NY ,10012 ()
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Join ÈâÂþÎÝ's American Constitution Society for lunch and a dynamic conversation with Professor Rachel Barkow discussing her new book, Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration. Rachel Barkow is the Charles Seligson Professor of Law and the Faculty Director of the Peter L. Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at ÈâÂþÎÝ Law.

In the book, Professor Barkow discusses six Supreme Court cases that she argues were wrongly decided. The cases are:

  •  (1987) discussing pretrial detention
  •  (1978) discussing plea bargaining
  •  (1991) discussing cruel and unusual punishment
  •  (1981) discussing prison conditions and overcrowding
  •  (1968) discussing stop-and-frisk
  •  (1987) discussing racial discrimination challenges

The event will be on Tuesday, March 18 from 1:10–2:25 pm in VH 206 and lunch will be provided! Student participation is welcomed and there will be an opportunity at the RSVP link to submit questions and areas of interest for the discussion.  

CLE Credit Available: No
Event Contact(s): Kendall Andrews , kfa244@nyu.edu