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Phil
and Marlo in town to see us on September 16th!
Summer draws to a
close and September looms nigh, but we’ve come up with a great idea to bid
goodbye to a beautiful season. Come to our annual September
Party in Oyster Bay Cove! This year Phil Donahue and Marlo
Thomas will be joining us as guests of honor. In addition to
hearing from this New York power couple, we will be raffling off art, holiday
homes, and cooking sessions with personal chefs. Our
“chance auction” will have prizes as diverse as a night at a Mets game and
signed Nelson DeMille books – and all to benefit the great work we do to
protect the residents of Nassau County from government encroachment on their
rights. To receive an invitation, please call the office at
741-8520. See you in two weeks!
League
of Women Voters wows us with packed program on Constitution Day
If you don’t make
it to our fundraiser on Sunday the 16 don’t fear, that’s not the only
occasion in September to chat about our democratic tradition. The
League of Women Voters has put together a free program on Monday, September 17
to celebrate Constitution Day and we are co-sponsoring the event. The
morning panel, which takes place at the Nassau County Bar Association from 9 to
11:30 a.m., will include remarks by our very own board member, Mike
D’Innocenzo of Hofstra University, who will discuss the evolution of the
checks and balances system in the Constitution. Another of
our board members and cooperating attorneys, Marvin Zevin, will deal with
changes in constitutional attitudes in Nassau County since 1965. The
evening program will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at Hofstra with a variety of
speakers including prominent lawyers and judges. Hofstra’s
Leon Friedman, a member of our advisory board, and our chapter president and
assistant legal director, E. Christopher Murray,
will be participating in a panel discussion about Constitutional limits on the
War on Terrorism. This should be an amazing event!
To find out more, please call the office at 741-8520.
Victory
in Texas! Kenneth Foster Lives!
Thursday, August 30
New Yorkers Against
the Death Penalty tell us at 6:30 p.m.: Family members and supporters of Kenneth
Foster, Jr. are jubilant in the reaction to Texas Governor Rick Perry's
announcement today that he would commute the death sentence of Kenneth Foster,
who was convicted under the controversial "Law of Parties" for a 1996
murder in which he had no actual involvement. The Board of Pardons and Paroles
had recommened clemency by a vote of 6-1. Foster's execution had been scheduled
for tonight. In a statement announcing the commutation, Perry said, "I am
concerned about Texas law that allowed capital murder defendants to be tried
simultaneously and it is an issue I think the Legislature should examine."
Five
Towns Forum to host Rachel Meeropol, Attorney for the Center for Constitutional
Rights
On September 7 at 8
p.m. Rachel Meeropol will be at the Hewlett-Woodmere Library to discuss the
White House Gone Wild: Detention, Torture, and Surveillance Post 9/11.
She has handled many important civil liberties cases. She
is the lead lawyer in a class action lawsuit challenging post 9/11 immigration
sweeps (Turkman v. Ashcroft). She is a supporting attorney in
a case challenging the false arrests of dozens of antiwar activists (Kunstler v.
New York). She has contributed to or edited several books.
And yes. She is the granddaughter of Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg.
Stay
active!
To
find out how call us at 741-8520.
