Constitution Day 2010
When | Sep 17, 2010 |
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Where | University of Louisville |
Contact Name | Malana Salyer |
Contact Phone | 502-852-3947 |
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Learn more about the U.S. Constitution, particularly its role regarding first amendment rights, through a series of events sponsored by the McConnell Center.
"We are glad to be at the center of U of L's efforts to remind the American citizenry of our rich and essential constitutional heritage," said Gary Gregg, director of the McConnell Center. The McConnell Center is proud to sponsor the University of Louisville's celebration of Constitution Day.
All events are free and open to the public. Pocket-size U.S. Constitutions will be distributed, free of charge, to participants at all events.
From Gutenberg to the Internet: Free Speech and Advancing Technology
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 12 noon, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, Room 275 - free food
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez: Freedom of Association or Discrimination?
Thursday, Sept. 16, 12 noon, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, Room 275
Sam Marcosson (U of L Brandeis School of Law) will debate Bruce Frohnen (Ohio Northern University College of Law) about a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a Christian student law group that barred LGBT members.
Cake and Constitutions
Friday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Activities Center 2nd Floor
Cake and refreshments will be served to celebrate the 39 men who signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
Brandeis Law School's Digital Celebration of Constitution Day
Be sure to check out the University of Louisville School of Law's Constitution Day activities, which include video and audio presentations by law faculty on a variety of constitutional topics.
- Jim Chen on MacDonald (The States and the 2nd Amendment)
- Sam Marcosson on Prop 8 (Gay Marriage and the 14th Amendment)
- Luke Miligan on Quon (Emerging Technologies and the 4th Amendment)
- Laura Rothstein on CLS v. Martinez (Schools and the Right to Associate)
- Joe Tomain on Citizens United (Campaign Finance and Free Speech)