Gowning achievement The School of Art's Des Lee Gallery played host March 1 to "Gowns in the Gallery," an up-close preview to the school's fully staged Fashion Show in May at the Saint Louis Galleria. (Left-right) Judges Bonnie Edmonds and Jane Kairuz, co-coordinators of Fashion Show, examine a skirt-and-jacked combination by junior Sarah Davidzuk, as modeled by sophomore Suzelle Tempero.

Access to Equal Justice focus of law conference

A federal prisoner whose sentence was commuted due to the efforts of Jane Aiken, J.D., professor of law and director of the School of Law's Civil Justice Clinic, will be among the speakers at a law school conference on "Access to Equal Justice."

The conference is set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 23 in Anheuser-Busch Hall. It will focus on improving the delivery of legal services to underrepresented individuals in the St. Louis region through increased partnerships with the law school, community organizations, legal services programs and the courts.

Susan Rosenberg, whose 58-year sentence for weapons possession was commuted by former President Clinton on Jan. 20, will discuss her experiences and the role attorneys and law students played, including Aiken's and another attorney who handled her clemency case.

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Making his point Assistant Attorney General Gregory L. Barnes argues against a retrial for a convicted murderer during a special session of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District, held Feb. 26 at the School of Law's Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. Chief Judge Mary Kathryn Hoff was joined on the bench by three University alumni, Judges William H. Crandall Jr., Richard B. Teitelman and Kathianne K. Crane. The court periodically holds sessions in law schools as part of its educational program.