The Execution of Lezmond Mitchell: Disdain for Life and Sovereignty
Join Native Nations Law & Policy Center and Critical Race Studies for
Red Rising: Indigenous Peoples and Political Participation
Series:
The Execution of Lezmond Mitchell: Disdain for Life
and Sovereignty
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020
Time: 12:15 pm -1:30 pm
On August 19, 2020, the
federal government executed Lezmond Mitchell, the only American Indian under a
federal death penalty sentence, over the objections of the Navajo Nation.
This panel will explore the legal issues surrounding this case,
including tribal sovereignty, criminal jurisdiction, and the role of the death
penalty within American Indian communities.
Panelists:
Moderated by: Professor Angela R. Riley
Jennifer Denetdale, Professor of American Studies, University of New Mexico
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law
Addie C. Rolnick, Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Carl Slater, Navajo Nation Council Delegate