"The law... will not bend to the uncertain wishes, imaginations and wanton tempers of men... On the one hand it is inexorable to the cries and lamentations of the prisoners; on the other it is deaf, deaf as an adder, to the clamors of the populace." - John Adams in Defense of the British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials, December 4, 1770
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." - John Adams in Defense of the British Soldiers on trial for the Boston Massacre, December 4, 1770
"This year's Law Day theme, The Legacy of John Adams: From Boston to Guantanamo, fosters understanding of the historical and contemporary role of lawyers in defending the principle of due process and the rights of the accused." - Stephen N. Zack, President, American Bar Association
"Our 2011 Law Day theme, The Legacy of John Adams: From Boston to Guantanamo, highlights America's first lawyer-president and asks us to promote public understanding of the rule of law." - Kim J. Askew, National Law Day Chair, American Bar Association
"Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom." - John Adams, A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787
"Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." - Robert Kennedy
Law Day Live! Event
LAW DAY LIVE
Law Day Live on May 5 will serve as an educational tool, connecting middle and high schools across the state through a live streamed Internet forum to explore the principles that John Adams advocated.
Courtrooms in Las Vegas, Carson City, and Winnemucca will be linked through video conferencing technology so that discussions can take place statewide.
Panels at each location will include judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and law enforcement. Supreme Court Justice Nancy Saitta, who chairs the Supreme Court’s Judicial Public Information Committee, will moderate Law Day Live from Las Vegas.
Law Day Live will begin with a showing of the film The Response, which is a thought-provoking 30 minute courtroom drama about the inner workings of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay.
The video will be broadcast on the Supreme Court website prior to the panel discussions and available to everyone in Nevada with Internet access, and even worldwide. Students or the public will be able to comment on issues or ask questions through Twitter or Facebook links.
“The high-tech event reaches out to students and citizens across the state in the only way possible because of the vast distances separating Nevada’s communities,” Justice Saitta said. “Technology is a way of shrinking those miles and providing services and access to justice for many of our citizens.”
You can watch our archived Videoconference/Webcast on the sites below
