Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) discussed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) at an event hosted by Georgetown University Law School. …
76 viewsRepresentative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), a constitutional law professor, spoke at the Georgetown Law Center’s “Reviving Progressive Constitutional Political Economy” conference on the state of de…
377 viewsLegal scholars and academics discussed how the Constitution can and has informed administrative and legislative policy decisions. They also touched on the perceived politicization of the jud…
379 viewsLegal scholars and experts discussed the future of the political economy as a part of Georgetown Law Center’s and the American Constitution Society’s “Reviving Progressive Constitutional Pol…
180 viewsLegal scholars and experts, including the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, discussed how the Constitution can inform progressive policymaking to shape legislative framework. The discussion was…
113 viewsLegal scholars and experts, including the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne, discussed how the Constitution can inform progressive policymaking to shape legislative framework. The discussion was…
86 viewsSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discussed the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote. Judge M. Margaret McKeown of th…
10,774 viewsThe Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center held a discussion on location privacy and cell phones, following the Supreme Court ruling in Carpenter v. United …
474 viewsThe Center on Privacy and Technology at the Georgetown University Law Center held a discussion on location privacy and cell phones, following the Supreme Court ruling in Carpenter v. United …
11,052 viewsGeorgetown University Law Center hosted a panel discussion focusing on gun violence, public health, and the Second Amendment. Speakers included gun violence prevention advocates, constitutio…
972 viewsAttorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at Georgetown University’s law school about free speech on college campuses. He told students that freedom of speech on college campuses was “under attac…
2,454 viewsJack Rakove talked about different approaches to interpreting the U.S. Constitution. He is the author of several books, including Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the C…
925 viewsPanelists talked about cyber information and the Fourth Amendment. Topics included questions such as the protections for e-mails. Judge Posner participated by video conference. “The Futur…
2,096 viewsSupreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke to Georgetown University Law Center students about her life and career. This event was part of the Dean’s Lecture to the Graduating Class series.
1,587 viewsProfessor Randy Barnett talked about his book, Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty, in which he argues that for many decades, U.S. courts have failed uphold the parts…
776 viewsLouis Michael Seidman talked about his book, On Constitutional Disobedience, in which he argues that it’s time to stop treating the Constitution as a sacred document that needs to be obeyed …
572 viewsThe author and a panel of constitutional scholars discussed the legal questions brought up in Geoffrey Stone’s new book, Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark. Discussion cent…
310 viewsWilliam Eskridge, Jr. talked about his book, Dishonorable Passions: Sodomy Laws in America (Viking Adult). In the book Mr. Eskridge recounts the creation of sodomy laws in America and their …
363 viewsHouse majority leader Rep. Hoyer talked about the effects of the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration policy on torture, the Constitution, the Guantanamo detainees, and other civil …
242 viewsSen. Patrick Leahy, the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the committee’s agenda for the 110th Congress. In his remarks he focused on civil rights issues, sepa…
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