On Monday, April 14, 2008, Seton Hall Law School will be hosting a conference on the recent abolition of the death penalty in New Jersey. “Legislation, Litigation, Reflection, and Repeal: The Legislative Abolition of the Death Penalty in New Jersey” is an all-day event sponsored by Fordham Law School, The New Jersey State Bar Association, The New York Bar Association Capital Punishment Committee, and Seton Hall Law School. Four panels will examine New Jersey’s death penalty from its reinstatement in 1982 through its abolition in 2007. Noted speakers include Hon. James R. Zazzali, (ret.) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Senator Raymond Lesniak, and Governor Jon Corzine.
For more information or to register, please visit here. See Resources. Please note that registration is free, but lunch with Gov. Corzine is $25.