Justice at Home

"That lawyer has been an American institution-about the same in South and North and East and West. Such a man understands the structure of society and how its groups interlock and interact, because he lives in a community so small that he can keep it all in view."

-Robert H. Jackson, The County Seat Lawyer 

Welcome to Justice at Home, a special edition newsletter from the Robert H. Jackson Center that hits your inbox every 3 weeks with updates on our virtual programming, lesson plans and lectures, and interesting finds from our digital archives. 

If you enjoy this newsletter, please pass it on to a friend and share it on your social media pages. Make sure to tag us (@roberthjacksoncenter) and use the hashtag #JusticeatHome.

SpecialTea: Debbie Cenziper, 2020 Al & Marge Brown Lecturer on WWII

Tea Time with the Jackson Center takes both a look back at Jackson's place in history and a look forward showing how his legacy influences current events. We have moved to a biweekly schedule for future Teas while keeping the Thursday at 3pm time slot. We'll continue sending emails announcing our Tea guests and topics on the new biweekly schedule.

Our September 17 program is a SpecialTea with Author Debbie Cenziper, our 2020 Al & Marge Brown Lecturer on WWII. She is speaking on her most recent book, Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America. The book recounts the remarkable true story of a team of Nazi hunters at the U.S. Department of Justice as they raced against time to uncover members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America following WWII.

This SpecialTea is in a Zoom webinar format and will not be streamed on Facebook. To participate, register for the free Zoom webinar here. Audience

questions are encouraged.

Other recent #TeawithRHJC guests have included:

Marcia Johnson-Blanco and Ezra Rosenberg, Co-Directors of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Voting Rights Project focuses on providing education, advocacy, and legal protection for traditionally disenfranchised voters. Marcia, Ezra, and Kristan discussed voter registration, the Constitution and the voting rights laws, voter rolls, and absentee and mail-in voting.  

Students & Faculty from Yale Law School's Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic (WIRAC) talking about the recent Supreme Court decision on DACA, their work and what might be next, and the student-advocate experience. WIRAC participants represent immigrants, low-wage workers, and their organizations in labor, immigration, criminal justice, civil rights, and other matters. The clinic docket includes cases at all stages of legal proceedings, including the United States Supreme Court.

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Photo Credit: Chautauqua 360 Photography

Upcoming Events

September 17 at 6pm: Walking While Black: Film & Community Discussion.

Join Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone for a free viewing of the 90-minute documentary Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. is the Answer and a community discussion. This event is available both virtually and in-person. The in-person program will take place in the Robert H. Jackson Center’s Banquet Room and is capped at 50 people. We currently have 40 people registered to attend in person, so if you are considering attending in person, register as soon as possible to ensure your spot. Click here to register as an in person or virtual guest. The Zoom link for virtual guests will be emailed to the address you used to register for the program this evening.

September 18 at 10am: Investigative Journalism with Debbie Cenziper. Washington Post reporter Debbie Cenziper will discuss the tools and methods of investigative journalism, including the basics of data and investigative reporting, as well as the research and use of public records.This event is geared towards high school and college students, but anyone who is interested is welcome. Audience participation and questions are encouraged. Register for this free Zoom webinar here.

September 22 at 6pm: Free CLE-Business Succession: The Family Private Equity Model.

Join us virtually for our free fall continuing legal education seminar, hosted by our program partner, Knox Law, entitled Business Succession: The Family Private Equity Model. The Family Private Equity Model is an approach that can enable a family to retain ownership of their company while hiring a chief executive officer or president and professional management to take over running day-to-day operations. Attorney Thomas C. Hoffman, II will discuss the model, including the legal and tax planning tools necessary to enhance and protect any succession plan. Register here.

October 1 at 3pm: Tea Time with the Jackson Center – Fatou Bensouda (pre-recorded) on Facebook Live.

Fatou Bensouda has been the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since June 2012. She had previously held the position of ICC Deputy Prosecutor from 2004-2012. Ms. Bensouda has had a long career in international humanitarian law, starting with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Since this conversation will be pre-recorded, you are encouraged to email your questions for this Tea to info@roberthjackson.org.

October 8 at 12pm: Fuel on the Fire: The Shadowy World of Aiding and Abetting War Crimes in the Middle East.

This free webinar focuses on the hidden and insidious problems that result in aiding and abetting international crimes by hidden states and actors. Join our panel of experts: David Crane, Prince Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, Bill Wiley, Radwan Ziadeh and moderator Beth Van Schaack for a lively discussion and an opportunity to ask your questions. Register via Zoom here.

Leading with Integrity & Innovation: A Tribute to Stan Lundine

On September 8, 2019, the Jackson Center opened an exhibit and hosted a program honoring RHJC Board member Stan Lundine, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his mayoral election. The Center highlighted the influence of Lundine’s remarkable career as the former Mayor of the City of Jamestown, U.S. Congressman, and Lieutenant Governor of New York State. He is also the former Chair of the Jackson Center’s Board of Directors and continues to serve as one of its members. The exhibit will be closing on September 30, 2020.

The above video was produced for the event by 2019 RHJC Summer intern and St. Bonaventure graduate Ashlee Gray.   

From Jackson's Desk

Robert H. Jackson was a gifted orator and writer, and many of his articles and transcripts of his speeches are housed on our website. We feature them in our weekly #TuesdayMotivation and #SundayQuote on the Jackson Center's social media pages. 

In a 1941 address to Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, Jackson outlines the basics of civic engagement and democracy as outlined by the U.S. Constitution to a group of high school students: 

"So I say that these great privileges which are being denied in so many parts of the world—the privilege to speak freely, though you speak falsely; the privilege to print, though you print what is untrue; and the privilege to assemble, though you assemble for no good purpose—those privileges, even with their abuses, are essential to formation of public opinion and the processes of democracy. Those are the ways in which we take opinions to market and put them in competition where the true may be separated from the false." 

Read the entire address here.

From the Archives

This Associated Press Photo from New York was taken September 25, 1941 for release in the October 6th papers. Caption: "Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, wears his official robes at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Jackson was elevated to this new position from that of Attorney General by President Roosevelt during the summer interim between court sessions."

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