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Law and Truth
March 1 — 2, 2002The purpose of our legal system in general and our adversarial system in particular is to ascertain the truth. The American legal system was profoundly influenced by centuries of legal developments and, as a result, sought to combine this search for truth with the assurance that the accused will receive strong protections. Thus one is assumed innocent until proven guilty. In recent years some of these concepts have been questioned a great deal. Truth and its legal significance are the subject of much debate. How important is this search for truth? How ought we to resolve conflicts among safeguards for the accused, a lawyer protecting her client, or other goals of our legal system?
–Symposium Committee, Yale Law School Federalist Society
Friday, March 1
7:00 p.m.
Opening Remarks
7:15 p.m.
Panel: Law and Truth: Pre-Modernism, Modernism, and Post Modernism
Saturday, March 2
9:00 a.m.
Panel: Originalism and Historical Truth
11:00 a.m.
Debate: Exclusionary Rules
1:30 p.m.
Panel: Juries and the Adversary System
3:45 p.m.
Panel: Roundtable on the Lawyer's Responsibility to the Truth
7:00 p.m.
Banquet: Panel on the Founding of the Federalist Society
2002 National Student Symposium
Topics: | Culture • Philosophy |
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7:00 p.m.
Opening Remarks
7:15 p.m.
Panel: Law and Truth: Pre-Modernism, Modernism, and Post Modernism
2002 National Student Symposium
Topics: | Constitution • Founding Era & History |
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9:00 a.m.
Panel: Originalism and Historical Truth
2002 National Student Symposium
Topics: | Criminal Law & Procedure • Fourth Amendment |
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11:00 a.m.
Debate: Exclusionary Rules
2002 National Student Symposium
Topics: | Constitution • Criminal Law & Procedure |
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1:30 p.m.
Panel: Juries and the Adversary System
2002 National Student Symposium
Topics: | Professional Responsibility & Legal Education |
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3:45 p.m.
Panel: Roundtable on the Lawyer's Responsibility to the Truth
2002 National Student Symposium
Topics: | Federalist Society |
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7:00 p.m.
Banquet: Panel on the Founding of the Federalist Society