The Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society together with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents its 17th Shakespeare and the Law Program, featuring the themes of belief and burden of proof through the lens of six Shakespeare plays:
Cymbeline – Hamlet – Henry IV, Part 1 – Julius Caesar – Measure for Measure – Othello
Following a staged reading of brief scenes from each play, judges, prosecutors, attorneys, activists, and commentators will debate how allegations of impropriety should be measured and judged in the courtroom, at the workplace, on college campuses, and in congressional hearings.
Special Guests
- Wendy Kaminer, author, lawyer, and social critic
- Samantha Harris, Vice President for Procedural Advocacy for the Foundation for Individual Rights
Participants include
- Jennifer Braceras, Senior Fellow, Independent Women’s Forum; Former Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (2001-2007)
- Justice Judith Cowin, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (retired)
- Judge Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts (retired)
- Judge Timothy Hillman, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Jeff Jacoby, Columnist, Boston Globe
- Andrew Lelling, U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts
- Joan Lukey, Partner at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
- Judge George O’Toole, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Chief Judge Patti Saris, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Judge Douglas Woodlock, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Judge Rya Zobel, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Moderated by:
Retired Federal Judge Nancy Gertner and Jennifer Braceras
Produced by:
Daniel J. Kelly, Partner at McCarter & English, LLP
Directed by:
Adam Sanders, Associate Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company