‘CIVIL RIGHTS IN TIMES OF TERROR’
FOCUS OF UH LAW CENTER DEBATE
To what extent should Americans’ civil rights be curtailed
in the war against terrorism?
Both sides of this controversial question will be presented at
the Fifth Annual Andrews Kurth Debate on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at
10:30 a.m. in Krost Auditorium at the UH Law Center. Susan Estrich,
Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at University
of Southern California School of Law, will debate John Choon Yoo,
University of California Berkeley professor of law and former Deputy
Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel of the
U.S. Department of Justice.
Estrich graduated from Wellesley College with highest honors in
1974, and received her J.D. in 1977 from Harvard Law School. She
was the first woman president of the Harvard Law Review and the
first woman to head a national presidential campaign, beginning
with Dukakis’ campaign. She has since been the senior adviser
in four presidential campaigns.
Besides her current role as professor of law at the University
of Southern California, Estrich is a contributing writer for many
publications such as USA Today, American Lawyer Media and Los Angeles
Times and serves as an in-house political advisor for FOX News television.
Estrich’s books include “Real Rape,” “Getting
Away with Murder: How Politics is Destroying the Criminal Justice
System” and “Dealing with Dangerous Offenders.”
Her latest book, “How to Get Into Law School,” is a
how-to guide for college students.
Yoo received his B.A. from Harvard University and his J.D. from
Yale Law School, where he worked for the Yale Law Journal. After
clerking for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals
of the D.C. Circuit, Yoo joined the Boalt faculty in 1993. He later
clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court and
served as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
from 1995-96. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a deputy assistant
attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department
of Justice.
In 2001, Yoo was awarded the Paul M. Bator Award for excellence
in legal scholarship and teaching from the Federalist Society for
Law and Public Policy. He has published articles in a number of
the nation’s leading law journals, and in 2005 he authored
the book “War, Peace, and the Constitution.”
The debate is free and open to the public. For information or to
register, call 713-743-2201 or
e-mail briefcase@uh.edu.
WHO: Susan Estrich and John
Choon Yoo
WHAT: Fifth Annual Andrews Kurth
Debate: Considering Civil Rights in Times of Terror
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 19
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
WHERE: Krost Auditorium, UH Law Center.
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