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  - 15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States
    July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm
    
    Join us at Chautauqua Institution's Hall of Philosophy on July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm for the 15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States. This year's lecture will feature Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Former Solicitor General of the United States.
  - “Harry Truman and Robert H. Jackson”
    May 15, 2019 at 12:30pm
    
    Join us at The Robert H. Jackson Center on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 12:30pm for an interview with Kurt Graham, Director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
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    - 15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States
      July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm
    - Living Voices: “Through the Eyes of a Friend” and “New American”
      June 19, 2019 at 9:00am
    - 2019 Spring CLE: “The Fall of the Buffalo Mob”
      May 21, 2019 at 8:40am
    - 2019 Young Readers Program and Essay Contest
      May 17, 2019 at 10:00am
    - “Harry Truman and Robert H. Jackson”
      May 15, 2019 at 12:30pm
    - The Fight for Justice
      May 13, 2019 at 7:00pm
    - Living Voices: “Within the Silence”
      April 18, 2019 at 9:00am
    - “Some Brighter Distance”
      April 6, 2019 at 7:30pm
- Resources
  - Robert H. Jackson Center names Kristan McMahon President
    
    The Robert H. Jackson Center, a non-profit dedicated to promoting liberty under law through the examination of the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson and its relevance to current events and issues, announced today that it has appointed Kristan McMahon as its President.
  - 15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States
    July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm
    
    Join us at Chautauqua Institution's Hall of Philosophy on July 1, 2019 at 4:00pm for the 15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States. This year's lecture will feature Donald B. Verrilli Jr., Former Solicitor General of the United States.
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  - “An Existing and Indestructible Reality”? Justice Robert H. Jackson’s Thoughts on International Law and a Legal Case Study on the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
    
    2017 RHJC summer intern Abigail Johnson, Allegheny College Class of 2018, examines International Law and the Balfour Declaration.
  - A Change of Heart, A Changing Time, A Brilliant Legal Mind: Reconciling Robert H. Jackson’s Opinions in Dennis and Barnette
    
    2017 RHJC summer intern Aaron Borger, Pennsylvania Class of 2018, examines Justice Jackson's opinions in West Virginia v. Barnette and Dennis v. United States.
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  - Current Exhibit: A Model for Courage: The Life of Charles Goodell
    
    A Model for Courage: The Life of Charles Goodell explores the life of the Jamestown-born politician who ascended to the U.S. Senate in a time of crisis only to lose his seat for standing up for what was right.
  - Upcoming Exhibit: “A Loaded Weapon” – Photographic Perspectives on U.S. Internment Camps Of WW II
    
    “A Loaded Weapon: Photographic Perspectives on the Japanese American Internment Camps of World War II." This exhibit is part of the Jackson Center’s ongoing series of rotating exhibits exploring current events and challenges through the lens of Justice Jackson’s life and work.
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    Robert Houghwout Jackson
    1892-1954
    United States Solicitor General (1938-1940)
    United States Attorney General (1940-1941)
    Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1941-1954)
    Chief United States Prosecutor, Nuremberg Trial (1945-1946)
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    The mission of the Robert H. Jackson Center is to advance public awareness and appreciation of the principles of justice and the rule of law as embodied in the achievements and legacy of Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Chief U.S. Prosecutor at Nuremberg.
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