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SCHOOLED: Nicholas Allard, the former dean of the Brooklyn Law School, speaks during the
Kings County Supreme Court Law Day Ceremony on May 8. Photos by Caroline Ourso
Laying down the law
COUNSELING: Zachary W. Carter, of the Corporation
Counsel of the City of New York,
speaks during the ceremony.
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BY AIDAN GRAHAM
Kings County legal eagles celebrated
the First Amendment at the annual
Law Day celebration at the Supreme
Court on May 8.
In his keynote address, Nicholas
Allard — the former Dean of Brooklyn
Law School — spoke of the need to educate
people on law and government.
“The event was great, and really
important,” said Allard. “Civic education
is the obligation of everyone in the
legal profession, and is essential for
civic democracy. I hope that legal educators,
and lawyers, and judges continue
to educate the public about how
our system works, however imperfect
it may be.”
Allard began his lecture with a
quote from Founding Father Thomas
Paine about the turbulent 1700s.
“I chose that quote because we are
in this revolutionary moment, and
people are talking about how anxious
they are about our future, which is
exactly what that quote was about,”
he said. “But, that quote wasn’t just a
theoretical, passive quote. It was a call
to action, to use your rights to defend
freedom.”
Various speakers lectured audience
members of the importance of defending
the freedom of speech and the
press, according to Allard.
“Our administrative Judge Lawrence
Marks identifi ed several specifi c
examples where the legal system was
defi cient, and the press revealed that
defi ciency,” he said. “Even though the
news was tough and unfl attering, it
prodded the bar to improve our legal
system.”
The First Amendment served as
a particularly relevant topic today,
said Allard, given the misinformation
and criticisms from certain
elected leaders.
“I always feel that Law Day is incredibly
important, and sadly, I feel
that this year’s topic is not just important,
but extremely timely.”
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