<p>Widener University Delaware Law School will mark the birthdate of Abraham Lincoln with a special roundtable discussion that considers the criminal cases against men associated with his assassination.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Avenging Lincoln&rsquo;s Death: The Trial of John Wilkes Booth&rsquo;s Alleged Accomplices,&rdquo; will take place on Friday, Feb. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. in room 237 at the Main Law Building, 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington. The event is titled after <a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781611478273/Avenging-Lincoln%E2%80%99s-Death-The-Trial-of-John-Wilkes-Booth%E2%80%99s-Accomplices">a book by the same name</a>, written by Delaware Law School Emeritus Professor <a href="ipl://20//WyIxOTciXQ==">Thomas J. Reed</a>, and published recently by Rowman &amp; Littlefield.</p>
<p>This event &ndash; like the book &ndash; will examine the 1865 military commission trial of eight alleged accomplices of John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln&rsquo;s assassin. Speakers will analyze the trial transcript and other relevant evidence relating to the guilt of Booth&rsquo;s alleged accomplices, including the careful application of basic constitutional law principles to the jurisdiction of the military commission that weighed their guilt and the fundamental fairness of the trial.</p>
<p>The event will feature three speakers in addition to Reed:</p>
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<li>Delaware Law Dean <a href="ipl://20//WyIyMDQiXQ==">Rodney A. Smolla</a>, a noted constitutional law scholar.</li>
<li>Delaware Law Associate Dean <a href="ipl://20//WyIxMzAiXQ==">Michael J. Slinger</a>, who teaches a course on legal issues and the Civil War.</li>
<li>University of Richmond School of Law Professor Emeritus <a href="http://law.richmond.edu/faculty/jjones/">John P. Jones</a>, who has researched the role of Dr. Samuel Mudd, a man imprisoned for conspiring with Booth on the assassination.</li>
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<p>Attorneys from Delaware and Pennsylvania who attend will be eligible for three continuing legal education credits. New Jersey attorneys can self report for credits with a certificate of attendance. The cost to attend for credits is $60, or $30 for those not seeking credits. It is free for students and the media. To register, visit <a href="ipl://28//WyIzNDY2Il0=">delawarelaw.widener.edu/Lincoln</a>.</p>
<p>Copies of Reed&rsquo;s book will be available for purchase at the event, and he will sign them.</p>
<p>For more information contact Carol Perrupato at 302.477.2178 or DelawareLawCLE@widener.edu.</p>
<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Widener University is proud to be tobacco free. Visit <a href="{staticroot}">delawarelaw.widener.edu</a> for more information.</p>
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