[Oct 13th, 3pm ET] Justin Marceau: Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue

[Phoebe Miller via NYU Environmental Studies]

NYU Animal Studies presents Voluntary Prosecution and the Case of Animal Rescue Justin Marceau

Friday, October 13, 2023 from 3:00pm-4:15pm ET Jurow Hall, Silver Center for Arts and Science | 31 Washington Place   Register to attend in person       |      Register to attend online   About the talk There has rightly been enormous attention to the defects of our prosecutorial system, from racial bias and over-criminalization, to mass incarceration and procedural unfairness. Scholars have criticized as ineffectual and regressive the efforts to send moral messages through crime and punishment. To date, however, no scholarship has seriously considered the potential for social movements to harness an overzealous prosecutorial system to create progressive change. The prosecution of animal activists provides a timely and salient example of the way that criminal trials can provide a platform for legal social and legal reform. This talk will highlight some of the intentional efforts by activists both in and out of the animal protection field to invite prosecutions, and illustrate how the act of inducing a criminal trial might be an important tool of social change. About the speaker Justin is a Full Professor and the Brooks Institute Faculty Research Chair at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, where he is the Faculty director of the Animal Law Program. He is the author of more than 40 academic articles and essays, and two textbooks. His first monograph, Beyond Cages, was published by Cambridge University Press (2019). He also co-authored and co-edited Carceral Logics (2022). His newest book, Truth and Transparency (2023) studies undercover investigations. Justin has also written shorter pieces for a variety of popular news outlets, and one of his empirical studies of the death penalty was highlighted by the New York Times. Justin continues to litigate pro bono cases and serve as a consultant or witness in a variety of criminal and civil cases. He serves as the reporter for the pattern criminal jury instruction committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was also an inaugural member of the Governor’s Council for Animal Protection, and he serves as a member of an oversight committee for the Colorado Bureau of Animal Protection.   Register to attend in person Register to attend online Thank you to the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy for their generous support of this lecture series.

--

Phoebe Miller (she/they)

Administrative Aide

Department of Environmental Studies

New York University

212.992.7461