Robert H. Jackson: The Legacy of “The Federal Prosecutor”

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY, United States

9:00am Breakfast/Registration 10:00 am "The Role of the Federal Prosecutor" Trini E. Ross, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York 11:00am Play read: "The Trial of Al Capone" (Edited by Scott Sroka and Paul Heimel) 12:00pm Luncheon Interview with Hon. Jeremiah J. McCarthy, U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Western […]

Battle of The Books

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY, United States

REGISTRATION FOR BATTLE OF THE BOOKS IS FULL!! The Robert H. Jackson Center is inviting grade school educators to bring your team to our Battle of the Books event on Saturday, May 14, 2022 beginning at 2pm. We are looking for teachers to lead up to eight teams of students in grades 6-8 who are […]

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17th Annual Young Readers Program

Reg Lenna Center for the Arts 116 E 3rd St,, Jamestown, NY, United States

The Robert H. Jackson Center is thrilled to welcome Lesa Cline-Ransome as the featured speaker for its 17th Annual Young Readers Program. The Young Readers Program uses literature to engage young people with their world by inspiring them to read and hone their analytical skills and writing ability. This year, the Jackson Center has invited […]

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14th Annual International Law Roundtable Welcome

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY, United States

This year's recipient is Hans Corell, who served as Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations from March 1994 to March 2004. He helped establish the […]

Constitution Day Program: Plessy v. Ferguson

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY, United States

FROM VS TO &: A LIVING LEGACY After meeting through a mutual friend Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson began a partnership that eventually blossomed into the Plessy & Ferguson foundation. […]

Kristallnacht Commemoration

Daemen College 4380 Main Street, Amherst, NY, United States

On November 9, 1938, a mass torching of synagogues, vandalism and pillaging of businesses, murders and arrests were widespread in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. This atrocity is known as Kristallnacht (Night of […]

Barnette at 80 & What It Means Today

The Robert H. Jackson Center 305 E 4th ST, Jamestown, NY, United States

*Please note: due to the format of the event, we will be unable to broadcast through teleconferencing. We appreciate your understanding.*June 14, 2023 (Flag Day) will mark the 80th anniversary of West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, one of the most famous, significant U.S. Supreme Court decisions in history.In Barnette, the Supreme Court […]