[ACLU-announce] You're invited: Santa Clara Valley ACLU "Don Edwards Civil Liberties Award" Event

[Jay Laefer]

Sunday May 20th                        3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Santa Clara Valley ACLU Award Event

Presentation of the Don Edwards Civil Liberties Award
to San Jose Mercury News reporter Fredric Tulsky for his 5-part series
on "Tainted Trials, Stolen Justice" in Santa Clara County

Keynote: "Wrongful Convictions: Causes & Reforms"
by Prof. Kathleen Ridolfi, No. Calif. Innocence Project Director

4:30 p.m.   Reception for Rick Tulsky -- Light Refreshments

Sainte Claire Hotel -- San Jose -- Click here to Register:
http://www.acluscv.org/documents/edwards_registration.doc
Please be sure to send in your check by May 15th latest!
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Here are all the details:

On Sunday May 20, 2007 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the
Santa Clara Valley ACLU chapter will present its
Don Edwards Civil Liberties Award to Rick Tulsky, the
San Jose Mercury News reporter who spent a good part
of three years researching and writing a 5-part series
on "Tainted Trials, Stolen Justice" in Santa Clara County.

This series has had a dramatic impact on the judicial
process in our county over the last year, with six
defendants seeing convictions overturned or being
released from custody, and has also led to a much
heightened awareness of defendant's rights before and
during prosecution, and in appellate judicial review.

In addition to recognizing Rick Tulsky, and
introducing some of those who convictions were
recently overturned (and their attorneys), we will
hear a presentation from Santa Clara Law School
Professor Kathleen Ridolfi, director of the Northern
California Innocence Network and co-chair of The
Innocence Network, an international collective of
innocence projects assisting prisoners with claims of
wrongful convictions. Her topic is "Wrongful
Convictions: Causes & Reforms."

We cordially invite chapter members and the public to
attend. Admission is $35 ($15 for students, seniors, or low income
individuals). Light refreshments will be served at the reception.
You can download the registration form at:
http://www.acluscv.org/documents/edwards_registration.doc
Your registration and check must be mailed by May 15th.
No tickets will be issued -- Names will be held at the door.

A more complete description of both the award and the event
can be found on our chapter web site at  http://www.acluscv.org

The 5-part series and year-later follow-up pieces are
available at  http://www.mercurynews.com/taintedtrials

Please forward this message to anyone else who would
be interested in attending this May 20th SCV-ACLU event.
We hope to see you there!

Thanks,
Peter Yessne
Board Chair
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
ACLU of Northern California
www.acluscv.org
acluscv@hotmail.com
408-327-9357 (voicemail)
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