“The Civil War On Trial: Legal Issues That Divided A Nation”

June 7-9, 2012
Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom, 4th Floor
Albany Law School
Albany, NY

Thursday, June 7

7:00 pm	Reception & Lecture by Paul Finkelman, Fugitive Slave Act & Secession
	Off-site at Court of Appeals
	20 Eagle Street, Albany, NY

8:30-9:00 am	Registration

9:00-9:15 am	Welcoming Remarks

9:15-9:30 am	Opening comments from Conference Co-Chair, Harold Holzer

9:30-10:30 am	Session #1-Right of Secession/State's Rights
	Harold Holzer-Moderator
	Charles Dew
	Louis P. Masur

10:30-10:45 am	Break

10:45-11:45 am	Session #2-Emancipation and Presidential Power
	Paul Finkelman-Moderator
	James Oakes
	Nikki Taylor

11:45 am -1:00 pm	Lunch in the Gym

1:00 - 2:00 pm	Session #3-Civil Liberties-Free Press
	Rex Smith-Moderator
	Harold Holzer
	Craig Symonds

2:00-3:30pm	Session #4-Civil Liberties-Habeas Corpus
	Frank Williams-Moderator
	Eric Freedman
	Joseph Bellacosa
	David O. Stewart

3:30-3:45 pm	Break

3:45-5:15 pm	Session #5-Recruitment of Black Troops
	James Oakes-Moderator
	Spencer Crew
	Diane Barnes
	Nikki Taylor
	John Stauffer

5:15-5:20 pm	Closing Remarks by Co-Chair, Paul Finkelman

5:30 pm	Reception on-site at Albany Law School in Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom Foyer

9:00-9:15 am	Opening remarks by Chair, Harold Holzer

9:15-10:30 am	Session #1 - Military Justice
	Harold Holzer-Moderator
	Frank Williams
	Craig Symonds
	James Swanson

10:30-10:45 am	Break

10:45 am -12:30 pm	Session #2 - Closing Panel-Conference Summary
	Al Rosenblatt-Moderator
	All scholars invited to participate

12:30-1:00 pm	Closing Remarks by Chairs
	Harold Holzer
	Paul Finkelman

7:30-9:00 pm	Albany Pro Musica Civil War Concert - John Brown's Body History comes alive! APM performs works from the Civil War era, including Vaughan Williams’ passionate Dona Nobis Pacem set to Whitman’s wartime texts. Augmented by period images and readings of letters from Civil War soldiers. Tickets must be purchased by contacting Albany Pro-Musica at (518) 438-6548 or online at www.albanypromusica.org/season Sponsored by EYP, Architecture & Engineering P.C.