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Courtroom Trial
Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda – Protecting The Accused
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldMiranda rights have become so familiar that most of us can recite them from memory - even though we have never been accused of a crime! The "Warren Court" of the 1960s was tasked with interpreting the Bill Of Rights … Continue reading
Clarence Darrow – Lawyer For The Ages
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesFor almost a century the very name "Clarence Darrow" has been used as synonymous for a brave, intrepid lawyer fighting for the rights of the disadvantage and wrongfully accused. The real Darrow was such a man. He took on unpopular cases, defended clients … Continue reading
Medgar Evers: Is It Ever Too Late To Do The Right Thing?
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldMedgar Evers Is My Hero. Medgar Evers, a brave Civil Rights leader,was assassinated in the driveway of his home, murdered by a Ku Klax Klan leader bent on blood. What offense had Medgar Evers committed? He was trying to register African Americans … Continue reading
Phil Spector And The Murder Of Lana Clarkson
North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, NorthfieldPhil Spector And The Murder Of Lana Clarkson It sounds like an Agatha Christie story – a brilliant but troubled music producer takes a very beautiful actress who is down on her luck back to his Tyrolian mansion for a drink. Two … Continue reading
Clarence Darrow – Lawyer For The Ages
College of Lake County 1120 S Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL, United StatesFor almost a century the very name "Clarence Darrow" has been used as synonymous for a brave, intrepid lawyer fighting for the rights of the disadvantage and wrongfully accused. The real Darrow was such a man. He took on unpopular cases, defended clients … Continue reading
Clarence Darrow – Lawyer For The Ages
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesFor almost a century the very name "Clarence Darrow" has been used as synonymous for a brave, intrepid lawyer fighting for the rights of the disadvantage and wrongfully accused. The real Darrow was such a man. He took on unpopular cases, defended clients … Continue reading
The Mysterious Life Of Lee Harvey Oswald
Private VenueLee Harvey Oswald was only 24 years when he was killed. But his 24 years of life are as mysterious and controversial as the life of any 24-year-old ever! So who was he? Was Lee Harvey Oswald a "semi-educated hillbilly … Continue reading
Gideon, Escobedo, Miranda – Protecting The Accused
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL, United StatesMiranda rights have become so familiar that most of us can recite them from memory - even though we have never been accused of a crime! The "Warren Court" of the 1960s was tasked with interpreting the Bill Of Rights … Continue reading
The Mysterious Life Of Lee Harvey Oswald
Indian Trails Public Library 355 Schoenbeck Rd, Wheeling, IL, United StatesLee Harvey Oswald was only 24 years when he was killed. But his 24 years of life are as mysterious and controversial as the life of any 24-year-old ever! So who was he? Was Lee Harvey Oswald a "semi-educated hillbilly … Continue reading
Medgar Evers: Is It Ever Too Late To Do The Right Thing?
Private VenueMedgar Evers Is My Hero. Medgar Evers, a brave Civil Rights leader,was assassinated in the driveway of his home, murdered by a Ku Klax Klan leader bent on blood. What offense had Medgar Evers committed? He was trying to register African Americans … Continue reading