New Robert Redford film sneak peek, related movie resources available to ABA members Conspirator or scapegoat? What was Mary Surratt’s role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln? The legal issues examined in Robert Redford’s new movie, The Conspirator, provide an opportunity for the ABA to serve its members, the legal profession and the public by highlighting the importance of due process and competent representation for defendants. The movie focuses on the trial of Surratt, owner of the boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others planned their assault on the newly reunited federal government and, more particularly, its leaders. A young Union officer, Frederick Aiken, reluctantly accepts the assignment to defend her. His commitment to her defense evolves as the movie unfolds. James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Evan Rachel Wood and Danny Huston lead the cast. The American Film Company, the production company for Redford’s movie, approached the ABA with an offer of sneak previews for the legal community to pique interest and discussion among those who grapple with Aiken’s dilemma on a daily basis. The Conspirator opens in theaters nationwide April 15. Group discount tickets for ABA members are available at groups@americanfilmco.com. Pre-release screenings are scheduled in San Francisco, March 29; Chicago, March 30; Washington, D.C., April 5; and Philadelphia, April 6. Seating is limited so reservations are required. Members may register for a screening. Those interested in more information on the movie should visit ABA’s Conspirator web page. Among the resources is a video of the movie-related panel program “In Wartime the Laws Fall Silent?” presented at the 2011 Midyear Meeting. Screenwriter James Solomon discussed his research on the Lincoln assassination and wartime justice with a panel of legal experts. Moderated by ABA Journal Publisher Edward Adams, the panel included Fred L. Borch III, The Conspirator historian and former chief prosecutor in the Guantanamo military commissions; Alan Yamamoto, a member of the defense team for convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui; Charles J. Dunlap Jr., former deputy judge advocate general of the U.S. Air Force; and Sherry Boston, solicitor general of DeKalb County, Ga.
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