The REsponse


Free event approved for two hours of CLE

On Thursday, February 25th, South Texas College of Law will host a viewing of the film “The Response”. “The Response” is a courtroom drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals, and revolves around the trial of a suspected enemy combatant and the three military judges who must decide his fate. The movie was written and produced by Sig Libowitz and directed by Adam Rodgers. It features Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show), Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek:Voyager) and Peter Riegert (The Sopranos). For more information go to www.theresponsemovie.com.

“The Response” was recently named the 2009 ABA Silver Gavel Award winner in Drama & Literature, and won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Politics on Film festival in Washington, D.C., and was a finalist at the USA Film Festival. "The Response" has been selected as one of only ten films worldwide to advance in the voting process for the upcoming Academy Awards® in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category.

When:  Thursday, February 25, 6:00 p.m.
Where: South Texas College of Law
              1303 San Jacinto
              Joe M. Green Auditorium

Program:
Moderator: Professor Sharon Finegan, South Texas College of Law
6:00- 6:45 p.m. Panel Discussion

  • Professor William Banks, Syracuse University Law School; Director of the Center for National Security and Counter Terrorism

  • Gabor Rona, International Legal Director and Interim Director, Law and Security Program

  • Colonel Richard Whitaker, legal advisor for United States Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida

6:45-7:15 p.m. Film “The Response”

7:15 -8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion

Moderator: Professor Geoffrey Corn, South Texas College of Law

  • Professor Robert Chesney, University of Texas Law School, President of the of the DOJ/DOD Detainee Task Force

  • Professor Harvey Rishikoff, National War College Director of National Security Law, Chair of the ABA Standing committee on National Security Law and Chair of the ABA Committee that developed a proposal for preventive detention.

  • Gabor Rona, International Legal Director and Interim Director, Law and Security Program

  • Sig Libowitz, Writer and Producer of “The Response”

8:00 p.m. Reception, Atrium of South Texas College of Law