Clifford Fishman , professor, law, was quoted in a Washington Post Magazine story on teachable moments following the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. See below.
From: Washington Post Magazine Date: Feb. 20, 2015 Author: Lisa Grace Lednicer
... Catholic University law professor Clifford Fishman is using the cases to teach the pros and cons of grand juries. Last semester, he argued in class that the grand jury perhaps was right to not indict the officer who killed Brown, but wrong to not indict the officer who killed Garner.
"The legitimacy of the grand jury and its role in our criminal justice system are being challenged in ways it hasn't been challenged before, and it's something my students have to know about," he said. "The fact that most police officers are white and a disproportionate number of people arrested are nonwhite means we have to confront race in any case where that is the lineup from start to finish." ...
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