The Elon Law ACLU & the Black Law Students Association will be co-sponsoring Elon Law's first Racial Justice Week starting Monday, November 10, with two speakers and a movie scheduled through the week.
Monday, November 10
Room 204
12:10 p.m. – Cecil Lynn
Former Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice; Special Prosecutor, National Church Arson Task Force
Lynn is an accomplished trial lawyer having litigated several entertainment, intellectual property, and employment cases in Los Angeles prior to relocating to Phoenix. In addition, he previously served as a trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and also served as a special prosecutor for the National Church Arson Task Force. He is a former adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California and he is currently an instructor at Cal State University, Fullerton.
Lynn is a recognized thought leader in the area of electronic discovery and speaks and publishes on a wide variety of e-discovery topics. He also serves as an instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Lynn enjoys a very diverse practice area, which includes representing clients on issues related to intellectual property, employment, sports, entertainment and white-collar crime.
Wednesday, November 12
Room 207
12:15 p.m. – Rebecca Headen
Racial Justice Project Counsel for the ACLU of North Carolina
Headen joined the ACLU of North Carolina one year ago to start its Racial Justice Project. She works in and will speak on areas such as racial profiling, immigrants’ rights and the school-to-prison pipeline.
Thursday, November 13
Room 204
7 p.m. – Film Night, “Four Little Girls”
On Sept. 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls in attendance for Sunday school. Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee tells the full story of the bombing through testimonials from surviving members of the victims’ families, insights from Bill Cosby, Walter Cronkite, Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King and many others, and an interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.