Politics, Supreme Court, and the Constitution
“Is There a Conservative Assault on the Supreme Court?” was an “ALOUD at Central Library” program presented by the Los Angeles Library Foundation in the Mark Taper Auditorium of the Central Library.
Legal scholars spoke about the current make up and operations of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as its future direction. They also talked a… read more
Legal scholars spoke about the current make up and operations of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as its future direction. They also talked about the growing influence of conservative legal theory on the federal judiciary and Erwin Chemerinsky’s book The Conservative Assault on the Constitution. Professor Eastman is the chairman of the Federalist Society’s Federalism and Separation of Powers practice group. The discussion was moderated by Jim Newton, author of Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made. They responded to questions from members of the audience.
“Is There a Conservative Assault on the Supreme Court?” was an “ALOUD at Central Library” program presented by the Los Angeles Library Foundation in the Mark Taper Auditorium of the Central Library. close
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