On Tuesday, April 15th, Widener Law and area civic groups presented ?Race and the death penalty: Is justice colorblind?? The program featured a group of experts discussing the links between race and the death penalty.
Kevin O?Connell of Delaware Citizens Opposed to the Death Penalty opened the program by thanking Widener Law Dean Linda Ammons and Special Programs Coordinator Connie Sweeney for their support of the event before turning the program over to Widener Law student and Justice of the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity Justin Roberts. Roberts introduced each of the panelists, starting with Widener Law professor and Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic Judith Ritter. The other panelists included assistant public defender in the Philadelphia capital habeas unit Keisha N. Hudson, University of Delaware associate professor of sociology and criminal justice Benjamin Fleury-Steiner, and featured presenter professor Sheri Lynn Johnson of Cornell University Law School.