ACLU of Kentucky

The Central Kentucky Chapter of the ACLU of Kentucky presents Indefinite Detention 101.  The program will begin with a viewing of the short film The Response, a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts from Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) proceedings that took place at Guantanamo, in which men who had been detained for many years seek release, or at least information about their situation.  The film depicts the unfairness of these proceedings, which are based on secret evidence, hearsay, and coerced evidence.

A panel discussion will follow on military tribunals, the difference between military and civil court proceedings and why these are Bill of Rights and Constitutional issues.  Panelists include Staff Judge Advocate LTC Dylan Seitz and Roberta Harding, Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky.

Make your laws as terrible as you like ... but prove your criminal a criminal first.  - Ida B. Wells

Morris Dees
to speak at
2009 Bill of Rights Dinner
Hyatt Regency Louisville
320 W. Jefferson Street
Thursday, October 1

Reception with Morris Dees  5:30 pm   tickets - $125

Pre-dinner Social w/Cash Bar   6:00 pm

Dinner tickets - $60
Table of 10 - $600
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Despite regular death threats and a thwarted plot to end his life (originating in Kentucky), 2009 Bill of Rights Dinner featured guest, Morris Dees, has fought for civil rights for over thirty years.  Here’s how it all began…
One evening in 1955, a poor black farmer, Clarence, was driving along a deserted highway in eastern Alabama. Although the ancient car rattled and chugged precariously, Clarence wanted to get home to his wife and nine children, and cautiously gained speed. The car hit a bump in the road and a tire rod came loose, putting the steering mechanism out of order. Clarence lost control; he felt the car swerve and hit the concrete median, felt his body ram against the door, and then the world before him became blurry. He pulled off the road to recover before driving on.