Terrorism & the Law:

Suspect Policy
25th Law & the Media Seminar
Saturday, January 29, 2011 • 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • South Texas College of Law
The 25th Law & the Media seminar will examine “Terrorism
and the Law: Suspect Policy.” The program will feature NPR’s Seminar Agenda
Dina Temple-Raston, who will take attorneys, journalists and stu-
dents behind the scenes of the biggest counter-terrorism cases 8:00-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
of the day, and a teleconference with Maher Arar, a computer
engineer who came to public attention after he was rendered 9:00-9:05 Welcome and Introductions
by American authorities to Syria. The program also will include
a panel discussion with Michael Battle, the former United States 9:05-10:05 Rendition: The Story of Maher Arar
Attorney for the Western District of New York and former direc- via Teleconference from Canada
tor of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys; Profes-
sor Geoffrey Corn of South Texas College of Law, an expert in
10:05 – 10:15 Break
military law, national security and public international law; and
criminal defense attorney Jack B. Zimmermann, who has repre-
sented U.S. service members charged with crimes against sus- 10:15-11:15 Terrorism and the Law
pected Iraqi terrorists. Panelists: Michael Battle, Prof. Geoffrey S.
This Program is co-sponsored by the Houston Bar Association, Corn & Jack B. Zimmermann
the Society of Professional Journalists and the Houston Press
Club and has been approved for 3.0 hours of MCLE credit, in- 11:15-11:30 Break
cluding .5 hours ethics credit. The cost for attorneys is $40 with
advance reservations and includes continental breakfast. Door 11:30-12:30 Behind the Scenes of the Biggest Counter-
registration for attorneys is $50, space permitting. Journalists,
Terrorism Cases of the Day
communication professionals, law students and journalism
students attend at no charge.
Dina Temple-Raston, NPR

REGISTRATION FORM
January 29, 2011 • 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
South Texas College of Law, Fred Parks Law Library, 1303 San Jacinto, 6th Floor, Houston, Texas

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Send registration to the Houston Bar Association, 1001 Fannin, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002 or call (713) 759-1133 for more infor-
mation. Members of the media and students may email form to BrookeE@hba.org or fax to (713) 759-1710.
There is no charge for this seminar for members of the media, communication professionals, journalism students and law students.
Registration fee for attorneys: $40.00 in advance; $50.00 at the door (space permitting) 3.0 hours MCLE credit,
including .5 hours ethics credit. Make checks payable to HBA.
Note: Pre-registration must be received at the HBA office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011.
 L&M 2011 Speakers
Maher Arar came to public attention after he was rendered by American authorities to
Syria, his native country. While imprisoned there he was subjected to torture and other
degrading and inhumane treatment. He was eventually released and a public inquiry
was called in Canada which cleared his name. Maher is a passionate advocate of
human rights and is a frequent speaker at national security related events. He recently
founded Prism (www.prism-magazine.com), an online not-for-profit magazine that fo-
cuses on the in-depth coverage and analysis of national security related issues.

Dina Temple-Raston is part of NPR’s National Security team, tracking terrorism at home
and abroad. A long-time foreign correspondent, she joined NPR in March 2007. She
also has reported for Bloomberg News, USA Today and CNNfn. She has two books
related to civil liberties and national security. The first, In Defense of Our America, writ-
ten with Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, looks at civil liberties
in post-9/11 America. The other, The Jihad Next Door, is about the Lackawanna Six,
America’s first so-called “sleeper cell” and the issues that face Muslims in America post
911. Temple-Raston holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a Mas-
ter’s degree from the Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

L&M 2011 Panelists

Michael Battle is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of New York and was one of
the first three Federal Defenders in the Western District of New York, as well as a family court judge. In 2002, he
was appointed by President George W. Bush as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, where
he served until 2005, when he was promoted by President Bush to Director of the Executive Office for United
States Attorneys. In that capacity, he had administrative oversight for all 93 United States Attorneys and served
as liaison between the U.S. Attorneys and the Justice Department. He is a former partner in the Washington, D.
C. office of Fulbright & Jaworski, where he worked on cases involving hot-button issues such as the Foreign Cor-
rupt Practices Act and the False Claims Act. He is now a partner in the New York firm of Schlam Stone & Dolan.

Geoffrey S. Corn is an associate professor of law at South Texas College of Law. Prior to joining the faculty
there, Prof. Corn was an active member of the U.S. Army for 22 years, beginning his service as a Military Intel-
ligence Officer, then transitioning to the Judge Advocate General Corps, where he culminated his career as
the Special Assistant to the US Army Judge Advocate General for Law of War Matters and Chief of the Law of
War Branch for the Judge Advocate General’s International and Operational Law Division. He has provided
expert assistance to the Military Commission Defense team and to lawyers representing detainees during ha-
beas corpus proceedings and trials in federal criminal court. He also testified as an expert witness at the Mili-
tary Commission and at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. His publications address
issues related to national security law, the law of armed conflict and criminal ethics, and he frequently lectures
on the law of war and national security law topics.

Jack B. Zimmermann is a senior partner in the Houston law firm of Zimmermann, Lavine, Zimmermann & Samp-
son. He is the former chair of ATLA’s Criminal Law Section and is currently the chair of the NACDL Military Law
Committee. A graduate of the Naval Academy, Zimmermann is a decorated Vietnam veteran, a former trial
judge in the Marine Corps, and a retired colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves. He has been involved in cases
of national interest, including the ATF and FBI siege of the Branch Davidian sect at Waco, Texas; the “Border
Shooting Case” where an active-duty Marine was cleared of murder charges by three civilian grand jury
investigations; and the case of Angel Resendiz, the “railcar killer,” involving the issue of execution of the men-
tally incompetent. He was lead counsel representing a Marine charged with manslaughter and aggravated
assault of Iraqis during a counter-attack in response to an ambush in Haditha, Iraq. He is currently representing
on appeal an active duty Army officer convicted of the murder of a suspected Iraqi terrorist.

Law & the Media 2011 Planning Committee

Co-chairs: Phil Archer, KPRC TV Mark Babineck, Argus Media Scott A. Durfee, Harris County District Attorney’s Office
Gordon T. Arnold Hon. Mike Engelhart Gregory W. Marcum Marla J. Tseng
Gerald M. Birnberg Tracee Evans Jane Johnston Mumey
James T. Downes Debra Fraser Eileen O’Grady Tara Shockley
Margaret Downing Carlos R. Garcia Erin Powers HBA Communications
Pam Easton Sheila Hansel Roy Reynolds Director
Kathleen Ellison Juan Lozano Erwin Seba