Margaret Burnham, the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University, will discuss her recent book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners (Norton, 2022) on Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The book explores a series of legal cases involving African …
Political Science students in Assistant Professor of Political Science Felicia Grey’s class observed a civil court and criminal proceedings first hand at 36th District Court in Detroit. The judges were especially accommodating. During intervals they stopped and asked the students if they had any questions about what transpired. The students …
In October, Detroit Mercy’s Law Day Fair showed students the multifaceted dimensions of the legal field. Political Science students displayed their legal acumen through a moot court simulation. Students also gained invaluable insight into the dynamic landscape of law with more than 15 law school representatives available to give tips …
