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- Events
  - 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.
  - 2019 Spring CLE: “The Fall of the Buffalo Mob”
    May 21, 2019 at 8:40am
    
    The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to announce the 2019 Spring Continuing Legal Education Seminar:"The Fall of the Buffalo Mob"on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 beginning at 8:40am at the Jackson Center. The public is welcome to attend this free event. Advanced registration is required for the luncheon online or by telephone at (716) 483-6646.
  - - Events
    - 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
- Resources
  - 15th Annual Young Readers Winning Essays
    
    The 2019 Young Readers Program's 4 winning essays each answer the question: How is denying another human being's basic human rights damaging to both the oppressed and the oppressor? Consider the differences between people or groups such as Harry Potter and Lucius Malfoy; Hermione Granger and Sirius Black; Dobby and Kreacher; and/or real life examples such as slaveholders and abolitionists.
  - 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.
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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 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.
  - Permanent Exhibit: Flags at Nuremberg
    
    This tribute to the legacy of Robert H. Jackson was made possible through the generosity of our donors, and specifically Thomas Loftus III, Robert Loftus, and Julia Craighill, three of Jackson’s grandchildren.
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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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- Robert H. Jackson Center
  
  305 E. Fourth St.
  Jamestown, NY 14701
  
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Dissenting Opinion, Beauharnais v. Illinois, 343 U.S. 250 (1951)

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The Robert H. Jackson Center envisions a global society where the universal principles of equality, fairness and justice prevail.

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15th Annual Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the Supreme Court of the United States
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May 21, 2019 at 8:40am

2019 Spring CLE: “The Fall of the Buffalo Mob”
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Jackson Center Welcomes U.S. District Court Judges of New York
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A Personal Perspective
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The Eleventh Chautauqua Declaration, August 28, 2018

The Robert H. Jackson Center envisions a global society where the universal principles of equality, fairness and justice prevail.

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