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DRIVING WHILE BLACK IS TITLE OF APRIL 3 TALK AT OBERLIN COLLEGE
MARCH 19, 2003--"Driving While Black: Differential Enforcement of The Traffic Laws on the New Jersey Turnpike" is the title of Oberlin College’s first annual Tamura/Lilly Distinguished Lecture, to be presented Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m.
The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be given in Hallock Auditorium, located in the College’s Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, 122 Elm St. A reception will follow in the atrium.
The speaker will be Jay Kadane, Leonard J. Savage University Professor of Statistics And Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. The Tamura/Lilly Distinguished Lectureship is supported by Dr. Roy N. Tamura '78 and the Eli Lilly Company.
Says Kadane: "It is a common perception among African Americans that many laws, including specifically the traffic laws, are enforced more harshly against them than against others. If true, this would violate the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but it is difficult to prove in court."
In his talk Kadane will recount his experiences as an expert witness for the New Jersey Public Defender's Office in the case of State of New Jersey vs. Pedro Soto, et al., in which the defense proved differential enforcement, to the court's satisfaction. He will discuss the nature of the evidence, the court's decision, and its aftermath in New Jersey politics and law enforcement.
Media Contact: Betty Gabrielli
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