Legal expert to speak about post Sept. 11 immigration issues April 25 at Wake Forest
David Cole, professor of law at Georgetown University, will present “Enemy Aliens: How Sacrificing the Liberty of Immigrants in the Wake of Sept. 11 Will Come Back to Haunt Us All” on April 25 at Wake Forest University.
The 3 p.m. program will be held in Benson University Center’s Pugh Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
Cole will speak about the challenges immigrants face during wartime. He will consider historical precedents for the current situation and examine Supreme Court decisions that create a context for preserving civil liberties in the United States.
Cole is the legal affairs correspondent for “The Nation,” a columnist for Legal Times and a commentator for National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” His 1999 book, “No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System,” was named best nonfiction book of the year by the American Political Science Association.
For more information, call the Wake Forest political science department at 336-758-5449.
