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By: Gregory Burnep
In November, Attorney General Eric Holder announced his intention to try 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-conspirators in a civilian courtroom in New York City instead of using the military commissions system established by the Bush administration and ratified by Congress…
The Delibero’s 2010 series kicks off February 3rd at Public House, where Professor Mark Denbeaux of Seton Hall University School of Law will be joined by his research team in a discussion of Guantanamo Bay detainees and the decision to hold the 9/11 trial in criminal courts instead of military tribunals. This issue is important to all NYC professionals, because NYC is a considered location for the trial itself.
As always, we will be offering excellent drink deals and a PRIVATE BAR that will remain open throughout the event.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
THE EVENT:
The Delibero Happy Hour & Issue Round-table
Wednesday, February 3rd, 7-9 pm
@ PUBLIC HOUSE -Private Party Room
140 East 41st Street (@ Lexington Ave.)
Tell the hostess you are with the Delibero to be directed to the event.
Happy Hour Deals: $3 Domestic Beer, $4 House Wine, $5 Well Drinks
FEATURED GUEST:
Death in Camp Delta: Press Release by The Center for Research and Policy at Seton Hall University School of Law
Professor Denbeaux on the Rachel Maddow Show
Mark Denbeaux, a professor law at Seton Hall Law School, is Of Counsel to the firm of Denbeaux & Denbeaux. He is one of Seton Hall’s most senior members and is also the Director of the Seton Hall Law School Center for Policy and Research, which is best known for its dissemination of the internationally recognized series of reports on the Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp. Professor Denbeaux’s interest in the conditions of detainment arose from his representation of two detainees there.
Professor Denbeaux primarily teaches Contracts and is well -known for his use of the Socratic Method. While Professor Denbeaux also teaches evidence, his seminars, which arise out of his interest in the admissibility of “pseudo-science” in trials, comprise his most popular upper-class offerings. Most recently, he has focused upon the unique problems surrounding the testimony of those who profess to be forensic scientists.
Professor Denbeaux’s seminar studies forensic evidence. The course evaluates the reliability of forensic document examiners who testify as to handwriting identification, fingerprint identification, ballistics, tool marks, blood spatter, bite marks and other crime scene forensic evidence and witnesses. The study of these areas includes an evaluation of the reliability and validity of each area’s conclusions, the value of each area’s proficiency testing, and the methodology upon which the conclusions are reached. In order to fully evaluate forensic evidence, The Center has become a crime laboratory and has taken the proficiency tests requisite to do so, has given opinions about the methodology used by specific forensic fields in court, and has written reports that have been used in court proceedings. A significant part of the seminar includes participating in these projects. Professor Denbeaux has spoken on the subject of forensic science at dozens of academic gatherings and has testified as an expert witness on the limitations of forensic evidence more than fifty times in state and federal courts as well as in administrative proceedings.
Professor Denbeaux graduated from the College of Wooster and New York University School of Law. He was a staff attorney and then coordinator of New York City litigation for the New York City Legal Services Program. Thereafter he joined the Seton Hall Law School faculty. During his career at Seton Hall Law School he served as a Director and then the Chair of the Board of the New York City Legal Services Corporation.
