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Date:
April 4, 2023
Start:
11:45am
End:
1:00pm
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Location:
TNH 2.138 (Blanton Classroom)
Event type:
Lunch
For more info:
https://clintonyoungfoundation.com/about/
On the web:
https://law.utexas.edu/transnational/events/capital-punishment-in-texas-the-lived-experience-an-international-perspective/

Merel Pontier, LL.M. ’20, co-founder and legal director of the Clinton Young Foundation and Clinton Young will speak on their journey to right a wrongful conviction from the Netherlands to Texas. Clinton spent 18 years on death row and was almost executed before Merel bonded him out in 2021. They’re here to tell the story.

Watch the documentary Clinton Young available on the Clinton Young Foundation website – Innocent on Death Row to familiarize yourself with Clinton’s case and the legal struggles surrounding it.

April 4 11:45-1:00pm TNH 2.138 Lunch will be served. RSVP Required https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Ius8gwRPHCU2YC

Specific audiences:
  • Texas Law students
  • Faculty
Sponsored by:
  • Graduate and International Programs

If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.