While in Chicago, Justice Vegas Torrealba will be speaking at Northwestern University School of Law on Monday, April 3rd at 12 p.m. in Williams—Room 107 at 357 E. Chicago Ave. Northwestern’s NLG chapter, Children and Family Justice Center, and Center on International Human Rights will sponsor this event, titled “Venezuela, Chavez and the New Bolivarian Constitution.” Space for this event is limited; contact e-curtis(at)law.northwestern.edu or call 312-503-0396.

He will also be speaking at DePaul University College of Law on Tuesday, April 4th at 12:30 p.m. in Room 803 of the Lewis Center, 25 E. Jackson Blvd. DePaul’s NLG chapter, along with the school’s International Law Society and the Latino Law Student Association, will be sponsoring this event which is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

On the night of April 4th, Justice Vegas Torrealba will be the featured guest at a fundraising dinner hosted by the NLG Chicago chapter, with proceeds going to the Chicago chapter. The dinner will be held at Decima Musa, 1901 S. Loomis, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for dinner, or $5 for those not eating dinner.

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