Justice for Shylock: A Mock Appeal

The program is a mock appeal of Shylock's case from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," taking place after the play itself ends. Actor Edward Gero portrays Shylock. The appeal was heard by five judges including Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg, professors Suzanne Reynolds and Richard Schneider of Wake Forest University Law School, former U.S. Ambassador to the OECD Connie Morella, and Micaela del Monte from the European Parliament. The case was argued by Michael Klotz of Jones Day, law librarian and professor Teresa Miguel-Stearns of Yale Law School and Eugene D. Gulland of Covington LLP. Assistance was given by James Shapiro of Columbia University and Michael Kahn of the Shakespeare Theatre Company. This event is the last of three events hosted by the Law Library of Congress to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice.
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