2017 Spence Law Firm Historic Trial: Heart Mountain

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This spring semester’s Spence Law Firm Historic Trial at the University of Wyoming explores the conflicting ideologies surrounding the military draft of Japanese-Americans incarcerated at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center near Cody and Powell during World War II. The Spence Law Firm Historic Trial is a mock trial created from the facts of a chronicled historic event that never actually produced a trial, but could have. Collaborating with the Spence Law Firm, of Jackson, the UW College of Law created the annual historical trial as a fun and interesting way to learn about important historical events through a legal lens, while also providing UW law students a way to simulate a trial of a high-profile case.The UW College of Law will host the third annual mock trial Monday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the College of Law large moot courtroom (Room 178). The mock trial is free and open to the public. An overflow room, with a live stream of the trial, will be provided in case of an overflow audience. Refreshments will be provided at the break.