The New England Law Review’s 2014 Book Symposium, “A Look Back at the History of Capital Punishment,” spotlighted the New York Times reviewed A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America by Professor Evan J. Mandery. A Wild Justiceanalyzes the implications of Furman v. Georgia and gives an in-depth, behind-the-scenes view of this historic moment in U.S. legal history.
The symposium featured commentary on the book by the author as well as feedback from a panel of prominent legal voices, including:
Professor Carol S. Steiker, Harvard Law
Hon. Michael Ponsor, Associate Justice, United States District Court
Professor Phyllis Goldfarb, George Washington Law
Professor Michael Meltsner, Northeastern Law
The Symposium took place on Monday, March 24th, at 4:30 p.m., at New England Law | Boston, located at 154 Stuart Street in Boston, in the Cherry Room.