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CLE Theatre Programs
Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom |
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By Anna Marie and Graham Thatcher A master of the courtroom stage, who possessed an uncanny understanding of human character, Clarence Darrow was arguably the greatest trial lawyer of the twentieth century. He was an adamant opponent of capital punishment and a passionate proponent of civil and human... [More] Promo Packet |
Maxims, Monarchy and Sir Thomas More |
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By Anna Marie and Graham Thatcher Some have called Sir Thomas More the first "modern man." He was certainly the quintessential Renaissance man ... lawyer, statesman, philosopher, linguist, raconteur, Chancellor of England ... and author of one of the great books of western... [More] Promo Packet |
Impeach Justice Douglas! |
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By Anna Marie and Graham Thatcher When Justice William O. Douglas retired from the U.S. Supreme Court in 1975, he had served for thirty-six years, longer than any other justice its history, and had helped to decide some of the most important cases in the nation's history. He was an inveterate traveler, prolific writer, and popular speaker, who used his position to espouse... [More] Promo Packet |
Thurgood Marshall's Coming! |
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By Anna Marie and Graham Thatcher May 17, 2004 marked the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka, KS, which legally ended racial segregation in the public schools in the United States. The lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the cases that are now known as "Brown," was Thurgood Marshall, a passionate... [More] Promo Packet |
The Women Lawyers Club |
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By Anna Marie and Graham Thatcher It is hard to believe that it was such a short time ago, but most of the grandmothers (and some mothers) of today's "Baby Boomers" were born without the basic civil rights that male Americans enjoyed. Prior to universal suffrage... [More] Promo Packet |