Mizzou law prof to defend John Brown on terrorism charges

Abolitionist John Brown will stand trial Thursday night on charges of leading a raid that killed five pro-slavery men in Kansas. University of Missouri law professor Frank O. Bowman III will defend Brown, and Morley Swingle, the Cape Girardeau prosecutor, will, of course, prosecute the defendant. Frederick Douglass himself - as portrayed by University of Missouri Deputy Chancellor Michael Middleton - will take the stand in support of his fellow abolitionist.

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Saint Louis University is looking for local lawyers to serve as judges in its annual mock trial tournament. The annual undergraduate mock trial tournament, The Fifth Annual Billiken Barrister Invitational, will take place Oct. 9 through 10. The university needs ...

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