“That four great nations, flushed with victory and stung with injury stay the hand of vengeance and voluntarily submit their captive enemies to the judgment of the law is one of the most significant tributes that Power has ever paid to Reason.” — from Jackson's Opening Statement before the International Military Tribunal


Jackson Center News

Local Interest

December 11, 2006

Senator Cathy Young Views Auditorium Improvements at Jackson Center

State Senator Cathy Young visited the Robert H. Jackson Center recently to view improvements to the Center’s auditorium which are now under construction. More >>





November 26, 2006

Joseph Gerace, retired state Supreme Court Justice, was recently presented with the Robert H. Jackson 33 degree Award for Community Service.
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October 22, 2006

Rolland E. Kidder, Robert H. Jackson Center executive director, is the 2006 recipient of the Law, Youth and Citizenship Program of the New York State Bar Association Distinguished Service Award.
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August 16, 2006

We the People  Local Teachers Attend Constitutional Training

    Approximately 15 teachers participated in training for the We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution (WTP) program on August 15 and 16 at the Jamestown Community College Olean campus.
    The Robert H. Jackson Center sponsors the We the People program in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. Leading this training were Anita Griffin of Indiana and Katherine Sniffin of Connecticut.   More >>





June 24, 2006

The Robert H. Jackson Center mourns the loss of James M. Marsh, friend of the Center and former law clerk to Justice Jackson. More >> 





Weekly Broadcast Features Jackson Center Lectures

Radio for the Arts (WRFA) in Jamestown, New York, is broadcasting lectures from the Jackson Center archives. Listeners in southern Chautauqua County can tune to 107.9 FM on Thursdays at 11 a.m. to hear this weekly program feature. Post Journal article





Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Jackson Center Donates Videos And Curriculum To Area Schools

To encourage curiosity among students about the life of Robert H. Jackson, the Jackson Center will donate videos and curriculum to local school districts from the PBS show American Experience.

Read May 25, 2006 Post-Journal article





Group Gets Lesson On Jackson’s Supreme Seat

Robert H. Jackson Center officials and historians paused Tuesday to remember the chair Jackson sat in as a Supreme Court justice. Post-Journal article





Sen. Young Visits Jackson Center After Raising State Aid

The Robert H. Jackson Center is getting a facelift thanks to some state money secured by state Sen. Catharine Young, R-Olean.
Read April 8, 2006 Post-Journal article.





News

Remembering Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
October 1, 1924 - September 3, 2005

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, the former Jackson law clerk who has led the Supreme Court since 1986, delivered the keynote address at the Dedication of the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown on Friday, May 16, 2003. Click on the links below to learn more about Chief Justice Rehnquist's visit to the Jackson Center.

C-SPAN video archives: America & the Courts 07/26/03 (requires Real Player)

WJTN audio archives: Jackson Center dedication (mp3)

WBFO audio archives: WBFO News report by Mark Scott (mp3)

Jamestown Post-Journal - September 4, 2005 Rehnquist Dies After Battling Cancer
Jamestown Post-Journal - February 2, 2002 Chief Justice Rehnquist To Speak In Jamestown
Jamestown Post-Journal - May 17, 2003 | PDF Chief Justice Presides At Dedication Of Center

July 21, 2005

Reno, NV – The National Judicial College’s July 21, 2005, Jackson Lecture, “Judicial Accountability, Fairness and Independence,” was presented by Hon. Roger K. Warren, president emeritus of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and scholar-in-residence at the California Supreme Court.
Press Release

June 21, 2005

The Robert H. Jackson Center, Inc. and Bowling Green State University have signed an agreement giving Bowling Green students the unique opportunity to study and conduct research at the historical Center in Jamestown, N.Y.
Toledo Blade 06/21/05