LAW 7597 — Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic
6 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Introduces investigative research and restorative justice approaches that have brought some measure of redress to families and communities affected by lynching and other forms of racialized violence in the Jim Crow era. Offers students an opportunity to conduct factual investigations by tracking down materials from government repositories, newspaper archives, and court proceedings; collaborating with practicing lawyers, professional archivists, and historians; conducting interviews; and, where feasible, visiting the region where the events took place. Focuses on practical legal research, investigation, and writing skills. Designed to help students integrate the law of torts, civil procedure, federal courts, criminal law, human rights law, and constitutional law.