Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will observe Constitution Day on Monday, Sept. 17, with a 3:30 p.m. presentation by North Adams attorney and MCLA visiting lecturer Richard Taskin in the Sullivan Lounge, in the Amsler Campus Center.
The event is free and open to the public.
Taskin will speak on “Defending the Indefensible: The Role of the Criminal Defense Attorney in our Constitutional System,†giving a brief talk about how the fight for the rights of the accused is historically intertwined with the fight for liberty and equality for all Americans. The event will include a screening of a 20-minute film, “One Man Changes the Constitution: Gideon v. Wainwright.â€
For more information, go to www.mcla.edu
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