2019 Spence Law Firm Historic Trial
- Cost:
- Free
- UW College of Law
- 1000 E. University, Laramie, WY 82071 United States
Additional Information
the University of Wyoming College of Law will be hosting the annual Spence Law Firm Historic Trial. This marks the fifth year for the event, which will take place on Monday, April 15th, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the College of Law Large Moot Court Room, classroom 178.he Spence Law Firm Historic Trial is a fictional mock trial that is created from the facts of a chronicled historic event.
This year’s trial explores the Rock Spring Massacre of 1885. The Massacre was the result of the perceived threat of Chinese immigrant coal miners taking jobs away from white workers. Because they were willing to work for lower wages, the Union Pacific hired them to reduce labor costs and lessen the impact of the strikes that had become frequent at Union Pacific Railroad owned coalmines. The uprising and violence that ensued was the culmination of the labor and racial tensions.