Public Corruption: Pace To Host Symposium

WHITE PLAINS, NY - From Pace University: Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law (Pace Law) announces that the school will host a symposium on public corruption on March 9th at the Judicial Institute on the Pace Law campus. The symposium, “Prosecution After McDonnell and Beyond” features current and former prosecutors and defense attorneys, members of the judiciary and media, along with academics to explore current legal issues of public corruption and the challenges of prosecution of corruption cases. The event is open to the public and CLE credit will be available. The program is presented by the Pace Law Review and will run from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Prosecution of public officials at the State and Federal level for official misconduct plays a significant role in helping to keep our democratic institutions functioning properly. The legal issues surrounding those prosecutions, particularly after the landmark case of McDonnell v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2355 (2016) is a topic that requires insight and input from law enforcement, practitioners, academics and the media that covers these cases. This symposium will be a unique opportunity to bring together these disparate groups for challenging and though-provoking discussion.

The symposium will be divided into three moderated panel discussions. The first panel focuses on how the McDonnell ruling affects prosecutors’ ability to police public corruption and features prosecutors and a defense attorney who can speak to the issue. The second discussion convenes lawyers, professors and members of the media to discuss legislative solutions to public corruption and the third discussion will center on issues unique to public corruption prosecutions and how to handle them. A full schedule is as follows:

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