USD Criminal Law Society

Black Lives Matter

Introducing the Criminal Law Society Executive Board of 2020-2021!

Join us next week for the CLS General Meeting to learn about the Mentor/Mentee Program to network with local criminal law attorneys, our clutch Interview Bank, and about throwing your hat in the ring to be a 1L Representative!

Join Criminal Law Society this Wednesday from 5:30p.m.-7:30p.m. in Grace Court for the From Public to Private panel! FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED, first come first serve!

Criminal Law Society and Black Law Student Association are hosting James Forman, Jr.:Crime and Punishment in Black America! When: TONIGHT 5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Where: Joan B. Kroc Institut for Peace and Justice, Peace and Justice Theatre... If you haven't already, RVSP using the link below and come join us! "Critics have assailed the rise of mass incarceration, emphasizing its disproportionate impact on people of color. As James Forman, Jr., points out, however, the war on crime that began in the 1970s was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand why. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, black officials believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. James Foreman, Jr. represented juveniles as a public defender in Washington, D.C. Currently, he is a professor at Yale Law School." https://www.eventbrite.com/e/james-forman-jr-crime-and-puni

Don't forget to join us TOMORROW @ lunch in WH 131! We will be discussing OCI's, interview tricks and releasing our interview bank!

Thank you for all who volunteered at the Criminal Law Society's Pro Bono volunteer day! Here is Aleena Hashmi's experience: I wanted to update you on how rewarding of an experience Clean Slate was. I got to meet and help out two people that are really motivated to turn their lives around, and it was amazing to be able to work with them in the process. They were extremely grateful for all the volunteer help from USD. I will definitely be going back again.

Remember to come join us tomorrow for our Human Trafficking Panel. It will be a great opportunity to learn more about human trafficking and a wonderful networking opportunity. See you there!

Don't forget to come out to Criminal Law Society's general meeting tomorrow! You will be able to meet the board, hear about the events coming up and a 1L representative will be selected! Can't wait to see all of you!

Don't forget to visit our table tomorrow from 4PM-6PM!