The Fourth Annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke State Constitutional Commentary Symposium, hosted by the Albany Law Review, will cover "Wrongful Convictions: Understanding and Addressing Criminal Injustice" from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Albany Law School.

As opening speaker and moderator, New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will lead a discussion on the origins of and modern solutions to wrongful convictions. This timely event follows Chief Judge Lippman's recent appointment of a New York State Justice Task Force to study wrongful convictions. 

Chief Judge Lippman will be joined by:

• James R. Acker, Ph.D., Distinguished Teaching Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York
• Amy Bach, Esq., Author, Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court
• Saul M. Kassin, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Massachusetts Professor of Psychology, Williams College
• Stephen Saloom, Esq., Policy Director, Innocence Project
• Hon. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York County

Registration is not required, and the symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jillian Kasow, Executive Editor for State Constitutional Commentary, Albany Law Review, at 518-445-3312 or JKasow@albanylaw.edu, or Professor Vincent Bonventre, at 518-472-5856 or VBonv@albanylaw.edu. To see the event flyer, click here.

The Albany Law Review is presently accepting article submissions for its State Constitutional Commentary on topics related to the upcoming symposium. The deadline for submission is March 15. For more information, click here.

In the spring of 2007, the Albany Law Review inaugurated an annual tradition of honoring former New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke '38 by holding the State Constitutional Commentary Symposium in his name. The symposium provides a forum to explore issues and developments in state courts, state public law and state-federal relations.

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