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December 4, 2003 UNM SCHOOL OF LAW TO HOST DEATH PENALTY DISCUSSION The University of New Mexico School of Law will host a presentation and discussion about the death penalty on Friday, Dec. 5 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The discussion, titled "The Death Penalty: Indian Tribes Opting In?" will include panelists Stephan Bright, director of Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR), Tova Indritz, Criminal Defense Attorney and former Federal Public Defender, and Chief Justice Robert Yazzie (Ret.), Navajo Nation Supreme Court. UNM'S John Lavelle, professor of law, will act as moderator for the panel. The presentation is free and open to the public with refreshments provided. For more information contact Catherine Bryan at bryanca@law.unm.edu or Vincent Knight at knight@law.unm.edu, phone (505) 400-7569.

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