Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

are pleased to announce

Voices From Silence Post 9/11 Project Lecture Series

 “America’s Civil Liberties: The First Casualty of a Nation at War”

presented by

Jeffrey J. Keyes, Briggs and Morgan, P.A.

 Tuesday, October 2, 11:30-1:00 P.M.

at

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P,

2800 LaSalle Plaza
800 LaSalle Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402

The suspension of habeas corpus, the grab for excessive presidential power as commander-in-chief, spying on American citizens and chilling of dissent against war policy are not abuses of government power which are limited to post – 9/11 twenty-first century America. Throughout the history of the United States, the core values of civil liberties have been attacked in the climate of fear during time of war.   This lecture will place the current threat to the bill of rights in a historical perspective, taking us through the history of such abuses and the way in which brave citizens and, on occasion, the judiciary have sought to preserve constitutional freedoms.

Jeffrey J. Keyes is a shareholder of Briggs and Morgan as well as a board member of the The Advocates for Human Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, who litigates civil liberties, civil rights and death penalty cases.  He will be teaching a law school seminar on War, Peace, and National Security at William Mitchell Law School in 2008.

Please R.S.V.P. to Julia Kashaeva at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights by noon on Thursday, September 27. Phone: (612) 341-3302 ext. 127 • Email: jkashaeva@mnadvocates.org
Buffet lunch will be provided for those who RSVP.  Application will be made for one CLE credit.

This 9/11 speaker series will be held on the fourth Wednesday of every other month through August  2008. Lectures are free and open to the public (registration required). Lunch will be provided for those who pre-register. Application will be made for one Continuing Legal Education credit. For more information, please contact Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. You may find directions to Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi at: http://www.rkmc.com/Minneapolis.htm