The Test for Separation of Church & State

Ken Klukowski on Lemon v. Kurtzman for Separation of Church & State

Time: 4pm-6pm, Monday, November 25th
Place: Furman Hall 212. Food and drinks will be served! 

The Federalist Society and The Law & Religion Society presents Professor Ken Klukowski on why the Supreme Court should overrule Lemon v. Kurtzman in favor of a "coercion test." Mr. Klukowski will be doing a full presentation on the need to make such a doctrinal shift, ahead of Greece v. Galloway. Although Professor Ken Klukowski has also been involved for many years in judicial confirmation battles, and that although his lecture tomorrow will be on the Establishment Clause, he will be happy to discuss the fallout of Harry Reid’s invocation of the nuclear option last week during the Q & A discussion period. 

Mr. Klukowski is a national-bestselling author who is Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council, law professor at Liberty University School of Law, and Senior Legal Analyst for Breitbart News. He has also written a piece on Justice Thomas' speech at the FedSoc National Convention. 

Visit The Law & Religion Society's website for all the video recordings of their past events! 

The Classical Liberal Constitution: The Uncertain Quest for Limited Government

Book Forum

December 12, 2013 12:00PMHayek Auditorium

Featuring the author Richard A. Epstein, Professor of Law, New York University Law School, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Professor of Law Emeritus, and Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School; with comments by Jess Bravin, Supreme Court Correspondent, the Wall Street Journal, moderated by Roger Pilon, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute.

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In his latest book, a wide-ranging tome covering vast areas of our law, Richard Epstein mounts a principled attack on modern Supreme Court jurisprudence and much of the legal scholarship that has grown up around it. The major disarray that infects every area of modern American life, he argues, from deficits and debt to health care, financial services, declining standards of living and more, could not have happened under the original constitutional structure, faithfully interpreted in light of changed circumstances. It arose from a profound progressive break with the classical liberal tradition that guided the drafting and interpretation of the Constitution. Please join us for what should be a spirited discussion of these fundamental issues.

To register to attend this event, click the button below and then submit the form on the page that opens, or email events@cato.org, fax (202) 371-0841 or call (202) 789-5229 by noon on Wednesday, December 11, 2013.

Luncheon to Follow

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NYC's (Former) Soda Ban

The Federalist Society and Food Law invite you to 

A Discussion about NYC's (Former) Soda Ban 

featuring 

Roderick Hills (William T. Comfort, III Professor of Law at NYU)

Jacob Sullum (Senior Editor at Reason Magazine)

Walter Olson (Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies)

moderated by Michael Herz (Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU)

Panelists will discuss the legal and policy issues surrounding New York City's ban on large sodas, which is currently being reviewed by the New York State Court of Appeals

Tuesday, 11/12 at 6:00 pm

VH- 210

Food and refreshments will be served

Please RSVP here

A Proposal for Institutional and Ecological Entrepreneurship

This Thursday 11/7 at 4pm to 5pm Vanderbilt Hall 206

"Preserving America's Wild-lands When Governments are Broke & Broken: A Proposal for Institutional and Ecological Entrepreneurship"

featuring 

Dr. John A. Baden (Chairman, Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment)

Dr. Baden will discuss how markets, not regulation, may be the key to environmental protection.

Food and refreshments will be served

RSVP here.

Sponsored by the Federalist Society

Bond v. United States Debate

Time:  Monday, 11/4 at 12:30 pm

Location:  VH-218

The Federalist Society invites you to a Bond v. United States debate featuring 

Richard Pildes 

(Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU)

Nicholas Rosenkranz 

(Professor of Law and Georgetown University Law Center)

Bond is currently before the Supreme Court and presents the question:

Whether the Constitution's limits on federal authority impose any constraints on the scope of Congress’ authority to enact legislation to implement a treaty?  In other words, if Congress legislates to enforce a treaty, is Congress limited to the powers it otherwise has in Article I?

Learn more about the case here. See a preview of the debate on The Volokh Conspiracy here.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP here.

Sponsored by the Federalist Society