About this Event
Dan Canon will discuss and answer questions regarding his new book: Pleading Out. This talk is suitable for all ages. Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase at the talk.
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The Book
A blistering critique of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful practice at its core: the plea bargain
Most Americans believe that the jury trial is the backbone of our criminal justice system. But in fact, the vast majority of cases never make it to trial: almost all criminal convictions are the result of a plea bargain, a deal made entirely out of the public eye.
Law professor and civil rights lawyer Dan Canon argues that plea bargaining may swiftly dispose of cases, but it also fuels an unjust system. This practice produces a massive underclass of people who are restricted from voting, working, and otherwise participating in society. And while innocent people plead guilty to crimes they did not commit in exchange for lesser sentences, the truly guilty can get away with M**der.
With heart-wrenching stories, fierce urgency, and an insider’s perspective, Pleading Out exposes the ugly truth about what’s wrong with America’s criminal justice system today—and offers a prescription for meaningful change.
The Author
Daniel J. Canon is a civil rights lawyer, teacher, writer, and educator based primarily in Indiana and Kentucky. He is a professor of law at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law and practices with Saeed & Little, LLP. He has argued before the 6th and 7th circuit courts of appeals, the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and the Kentucky Supreme Court, and has served as counsel all over the country in cases involving the rights of incarcerated people, wrongful convictions, abuse and overreach by law enforcement, academic freedom, employment discrimination, and more.
Dan was lead counsel for the Kentucky plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges, counsel for the plaintiffs in the pioneering Kentucky and Indiana marriage equality cases of Bourke v. Beshear, Love v. Beshear, and Love v. Pence, counsel for Miller v. Davis (highly publicized case in which plaintiffs were refused marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky), and counsel for the protesters in Nwanguma v. Trump.
His writing has been featured in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The National Law Journal, Above the Law, Salon, Slate, and Louisville's LEO Weekly. He has been quoted and profiled extensively in Time, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Nightline, The New York Times, and many other national and international news sources. He is currently producing a series of short documentaries called Midwesticism, which profiles activists in Indiana and surrounding areas.
https://www.dancanonlaw.com/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Indy Reads, 1066 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, United States
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