Crime in Law and Literature Conference
Photographs by Beth Rooney
![Martha Nussbaum, co-organizer, opened the performances with a song. Martha Nussbaum, co-organizer, opened the performances with a song.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0002.jpg?itok=Gk9wM4yU)
Martha Nussbaum, co-organizer, opened the performances with a song.
![Judge Richard Posner, as Agamemnon, with Jajah Wu as Cassandra. Judge Richard Posner, as Agamemnon, with Jajah Wu as Cassandra.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0016.jpg?itok=1RIgJa1E)
Judge Richard Posner, as Agamemnon, with Jajah Wu as Cassandra.
![Professor Tom Miles as Apollo, with Daniel Abebe as Orestes and the Furies. Professor Tom Miles as Apollo, with Daniel Abebe as Orestes and the Furies.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0061.jpg?itok=nezLopJ0)
Professor Tom Miles as Apollo, with Daniel Abebe as Orestes and the Furies.
![Professor Emily Buss as one of the Furies. Professor Emily Buss as one of the Furies.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0067.jpg?itok=_tNUgZoi)
Professor Emily Buss as one of the Furies.
![The Furies -- Conly, Sital Kalantry, and Buss -- become the Eumenides. The Furies -- Conly, Sital Kalantry, and Buss -- become the Eumenides.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0073.jpg?itok=Rk9bjNdo)
The Furies -- Conly, Sital Kalantry, and Buss -- become the Eumenides.
![Judge Diane Wood and Profs. Jennifer Nou, Julie Roin, and Saul Levmore. Judge Diane Wood and Profs. Jennifer Nou, Julie Roin, and Saul Levmore.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0007.jpg?itok=SWi8jqHA)
Judge Diane Wood and Profs. Jennifer Nou, Julie Roin, and Saul Levmore.
![Dean Michael Schill enjoyed the show. Dean Michael Schill enjoyed the show.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0008.jpg?itok=sVEJH8Pq)
Dean Michael Schill enjoyed the show.
![Nussbaum, as Clytemnestra, murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra. Nussbaum, as Clytemnestra, murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0020.jpg?itok=KQ40mgzf)
Nussbaum, as Clytemnestra, murdered Agamemnon and Cassandra.
![Nussbaum played Clytemnestra as vindictive and triumphant in the early scenes. Nussbaum played Clytemnestra as vindictive and triumphant in the early scenes.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0022.jpg?itok=-oc6zrHR)
Nussbaum played Clytemnestra as vindictive and triumphant in the early scenes.
![Nussbaum and William Birdthistle of Chicago-Kent College of Law. Nussbaum and William Birdthistle of Chicago-Kent College of Law.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0029.jpg?itok=q8rR3j3w)
Nussbaum and William Birdthistle of Chicago-Kent College of Law.
![Professor Tom Miles as Apollo, with Daniel Abebe as Orestes and the Furies. Professor Tom Miles as Apollo, with Daniel Abebe as Orestes and the Furies.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0032.jpg?itok=r2yh7bsh)
Professor Tom Miles as Apollo, with Daniel Abebe as Orestes and the Furies.
![Orestes goes on trial for the murder of his mother, Clytemnestra. Orestes goes on trial for the murder of his mother, Clytemnestra.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0044.jpg?itok=lzpIUsbT)
Orestes goes on trial for the murder of his mother, Clytemnestra.
![Philosophy student Emily Depree as Athena and Lecturer in Law Sarah Conly. Philosophy student Emily Depree as Athena and Lecturer in Law Sarah Conly.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0058.jpg?itok=QQ9GWwbM)
Philosophy student Emily Depree as Athena and Lecturer in Law Sarah Conly.
![The actors met vigorous applause at curtain call. The actors met vigorous applause at curtain call.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0075.jpg?itok=vUpqzW43)
The actors met vigorous applause at curtain call.
![The director, Paxton Williams, '13, was honored by Nussbaum and the audience. The director, Paxton Williams, '13, was honored by Nussbaum and the audience.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0077.jpg?itok=bzHDLg54)
The director, Paxton Williams, '13, was honored by Nussbaum and the audience.
![New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow, a lawyer, gave the keynote. New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow, a lawyer, gave the keynote.](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/lawschool_2013-14_2014-02-07_0094.jpg?itok=effP0PuW)
New York Times bestselling author Scott Turow, a lawyer, gave the keynote.
The Crime in Law and Literature Conference was held February 7 and 8, 2014, at the Law School.