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Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, 277-1593, michal@unm.edu

February 27, 2007

UNM Law Lecture to Explore War on Terror and U.S. Foreign Policy

William H. Taft IV, Esq. will present a lecture on "The War on Terror and U.S. Foreign Policy" at the University of New Mexico School of Law, room 2402 on Monday, April 23, 5:30-7 p.m.

Taft is of counsel in the Fried Frank law firm's Washington, D.C. office. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush as legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State, where he served four years. He has also served as U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Acting Secretary of Defense and General Counsel for the Department of Defense.

The lecture will explore important legal issues raised by the war on terror, both domestically and internationally. Taft will address the question: How has the law affected the way the U.S. has engaged in the conflict and how has the law, in turn, been affected by the conflict? He will discuss the substance of new practices, as well as the means by which they have been put in place, and consider how other countries have used or amended their laws in response to terrorism.

The lecture is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a reception. Members of the State Bar of New Mexico may earn 1.5 general continuing legal education credits for attending the lecture. The CLE registration form is available online at http://lawschool.unm.edu/announcements/cle-impact-terrorism/index.php.

Funding for the lecture is provided by the Guadalupe Institute. This event is co-sponsored by the UNM School of Law chapter of ACLU-NM, the Federalist Society and the International Law Students Association (ILSA).

For more information, call Claire Conrad at 277-0080.

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