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    PBI’s 2019 Annual Conference: New Frontiers in Death Penalty Cases

    We are at a unique moment in the history of the death penalty in the United States where shifting attitudes, scientific advances, and legal developments have created new pathways to relief for some of the 2,500 people on death row. This session will cover emerging legal issues, new tools and partnerships, societal and scientific developments, the status of pro bono opportunities, and how to get involved. Please join Project Director Emily Olson-Gault at the Gaylord National Resort, D.C.’s National Harbor, on March 28, 2019. Panel speakers include DPIC's Robert Dunham, recently exonerated Pennsylvania death-row prisoner Jimmy Dennis, and his pro bono counsel at Arnold & Porter, Rebecca Gordon. Time tentatively set for 11am-noon.

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    Has the Death Penalty Become an Anachronism? A Discussion of Changing Laws, Practices and Religion on Our Standards of Decency

    Has the Death Penalty Become an Anachronism? A Discussion of Changing Laws, Practices and Religion on Our Standards of Decency

    A discussion of the growing divergence between the justifications for capital punishment and its actual implementation, and how our legal system should evolve in the face of contemporary death penalty practices. This program is co-sponsored by the Project in partnership with the Section of Civil Rights & Social Justice, the Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the Criminal Justice Section, and the Center for Human Rights.