The Challenges of Transformative Prosecution
February 11 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This event brings together criminal law scholars and practitioners to discuss the successes and difficulties around transformative criminal prosecution strategies. The panel will feature Chesa Boudin, the former District Attorney of San Francisco, and Kim Foxx, the former State Attorney for Cook County. Both of these professionals were part of the vanguard of rethinking how prosecutors can use their power to reshape criminal justice policy. The panel will be moderated by Professor Sheldon Evans, who writes and teaches on criminal law and punishment.
Chesa Boudin
Executive Director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center
UC Berkeley School of Law
Former District Attorney of the City of San Francisco
Kim Foxx
Former Cook County State’s Attorney
Sheldon Evans
WashU Law, Professor of Law
Sponsored by the Public Interest Law and Policy Speaker Series in conjunction with the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, the American Constitution Society, the Criminal Law Society, the National Lawyers Guild, and BLSA
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