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title: 'Upcoming Events to Review Death Penalty Practice'
description: 'Two events in November will examine the application of the death penalty from a variety of perspectives. On November 12, the American Bar Association will…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/upcoming-events-to-review-death-penalty-practice'
section: news
date: '2013-10-25T16:06:11-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:36:22-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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Two events in November will examine the application of the death penalty from a variety of perspectives. On November 12, the **American Bar Association** will host the *National Symposium on the Modern Death Penalty* at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will culminate the ABA's eight-year effort to asses the death penalty in various states, using criteria for due process established by the ABA. Former President **Jimmy Carter** will be a featured speaker at the symposium, along with former Texas Governor **Mark White**, and other legal experts and law enforcement officials. For more information, **[click here](http://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/projects/death_penalty_due_process_review_project.html)**. On November 9, the **Catholic Mobilizing Network** will host a one-day conference, *Where Justice and Mercy Meet,* at the the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law in Washington, DC. Prominent speakers include **Sr. Helen Prejean**, author of *Dead Man Walking*, and **Vicki Schieber**, a national advocate for murder victims’ families. Panelists will discuss how Catholic teaching has evolved on the issue of capital punishment. [**Click here**](http://iprcua.com/2013/11/09/where-justice-and-mercy-meet-catholic-opposition-to-the-death-penalty/) for more information about the event.

(DPIC posted October 25, 2013). See [**Studies**](/studies-and-additional-resources?did=220&scid=19) and [**Religion**](/article.php%3Fdid%3D2249?did=2249).