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2014 Constitution Day Events at Chicago-Kent

Chicago-Kent will hold two events next week in celebration of Constitution Day (Wednesday, September 17), the date delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787 to sign the completed United States Constitution. Read the full press release here, and see event details below:

“The Press, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution”: Constitution Day Commemoration

Monday, September 15, 4:00 PM

“The Press, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution” is the subject of a panel discussion to commemorate Constitution Day. Panelists include Professor Sonja West of the University of Georgia School of Law, Professor RonNell Andersen Jones of Brigham Young University Law School, and Dahlia Lithwick of Slate. Chicago-Kent professor and Illinois Solicitor General Carolyn Shapiro will moderate.

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested. The 2014 Constitution Day program is co-sponsored by the Jack Miller Center (JMC) and IIT Chicago-Kent’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS).

Location: IIT Downtown Campus – Chicago-Kent College of Law, Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Courtroom

Contact: Professor Christopher Schmidt

*Photo clockwise from top left: Professor RonNell Andersen Jones of Brigham Young University Law School, Dahlia Lithwick of Slate magazine, and Professor Sonja West of the University of Georgia School of Law will speak at IIT Chicago-Kent’s 2014 Constitution Day celebration. IIT Chicago-Kent Professor Carolyn Shapiro (bottom left), who is on leave to serve as Illinois solicitor general, will moderate the discussion.

Constitution Day Lecture: “Conservative Libertarianism and the Transformation of First Amendment Jurisprudence”

Wednesday, September 17, 3:00 PM

IIT Chicago­Kent professor and leading First Amendment scholar Steven J. Heyman will explore the impact of conservative libertarian ideology on the First Amendment. Professor Heyman’s lecture will be followed by a brief response by Professor Christopher Schmidt, director of IIT Chicago-Kent’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, and an open audience discussion. Food and refreshments will be provided.

The event is free and open to the public (RSVP here) and is presented by the Chicago Lawyer Chapter and the Chicago-Kent College of Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society.

Location: IIT Downtown Campus – Chicago-Kent College of Law, Room 520

Contact: Peter Cheun, American Constitution Society

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