Forty years ago this fall anti-Vietnam War political activists accused of conspiracy and inciting riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention went on trial in federal court in Chicago (United States v. Dellinger et al.). The high-profile trial in Judge Julius Hoffman's courtroom lasted nearly five months, attracted national media attention and became one of the seminal events of that turbulent decade in our nation's history, highlighting deep-seated political and cultural divides among Americans. Moderated by ABA Journal editor and publisher Ed Adams, this public program presents an expert group of panelists who will share their experiences of and perspectives on the trial, its context, and its aftermath, including the legal appeal. Does the trial remain a highly charged event in our political culture? What legal and constitutional matters were at issue? What is the trial's significance and legacy?

Tuesday, October 20
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
American Bar Association Offices
321 N. Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois

Introduction of Program
Henry F. White Jr.
Executive Director, American Bar Association

Program Moderator
Edward Adams
Editor and Publisher, ABA Journal

Panelists
Jeffrey Cole
U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and
"Chicago Conspiracy" Prosecutor on Appeal









Rich Samuels
Correspondent, Chicago Tonight










John Schultz
Author, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial and Professor Emeritus, Fiction Writing Department, Columbia College










Thomas Sullivan
Partner, Jenner & Block; Former "Chicago Conspiracy" Defense Attorney on Appeal and
Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois

About the American Bar Association Public Program Series
This event is part of a series of regular public programs about law and legal issues of general interest, which are being held at the American Bar Association Chicago Headquarters at 321 N. Clark Street in downtown Chicago.

     

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