Law and Literature Committee (10/30/24)

This is a hybrid program with a webcast and in-person option at The Chicago Bar Association (321 S. Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60604). Please indicate if you will attend in-person when registering where indicated. 

Topic: A discussion on Nina Barrett's powerful book, "The Leopold and Loeb files, an intimate look at one of America's most infamous crimes."

Speaker: Ann Lousin, Professor,  University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Description: This year is the 100th  anniversary of  the murder of 14 year old Bobby Franks by two University of Chicago students, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. The book includes extended passages from the court transcript, including parts of Clarance Darrow's  successful plea for life imprisonment for the two, battling the State's demand that the two be hung. The book also discusses Elmer Gertz's efforts to win  release from prison for Leopold after he had served 30 years in Statesville.

(IL MCLE credit for live meeting only. No MCLE credit for on demand webcast.)

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