Washington (DC)
Upholding the Constitution in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Everybody
Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
American University Washington College of Law, Room 603
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Celebrate the annual Constitution Day with a panel discussion of WCL faculty on the different ways in which members of society, government officials, judges, law school, etc., abide by and adhere to our civic religion of constitutionalism. We tend to think that the Constitution is what five Supreme Court Justices say it is, but in reality, it is much more. Why do legislators vote for or against statutes on constitutional terms? Why do Presidents sign or veto statutes on constitutional grounds? In general, what does it mean to take an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution"? Why do federal officials take an oath to preserve the Constitution, and not the country?
Speakers will be WCL Professors Herman Schwartz, Jamin Raskin, Lynda Dodd, Darren Hutchinson, and Stephen Vladeck
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Pennsylvania (PA)
Naturalization Ceremony
Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Kirby Auditorium, National Constitution Center
10:30 a.m.
The public is invited to observe a naturalization ceremony, during which dozens of immigrants will take the Oath of Citizenship to officially become citizens of the United States. Second Lady of the United States, Lynne V. Cheney, will serve as the distinguished guest speaker with an introduction by Third Circuit Judge and First Lady of Pennsylvania, the Honorable Marjorie O. Rendell.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/visiting/CalendarofEvents/Events/2007_09_17_17981.shtml
America Reads the Constitution
Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Grand Hall Overlook, National Constitution Center
12:00 p.m.
Bring your lunch and join us for cake and a new twist on a Constitution Center tradition. The annual public reading will feature a recitation from memory of the entire U.S. Constitution and all 27 Amendments by T.S. Grant, a former Baltimore city schoolteacher. The recitation of the Constitution will be in a conversational tone with theatrics and a PowerPoint presentation to maximize audience participation. Lunch will be available for purchase, and free cake from the winner of the Constitution Cake-Off, will be served during the performance. The event will be held on the Grand Hall Overlook.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/visiting/CalendarofEvents/Events/2007_09_17_17977.shtml
Student Discussion with Elizabeth Eckford
Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Kirby Auditorium, National Constitution Center
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the M.R. Robinson Family Fund and Scholastic, is honored to welcome civil rights hero, Elizabeth Eckford, of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who risked their lives to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957. This September marks the 50th anniversary of their courageous act. Schools from across the country will connect live via Internet2 videoconference technology provided by MAGPI Power Networking at the University of Pennsylvania and have the opportunity to hear Ms. Eckford's story about the Little Rock Nine and discuss the civil rights movement as it relates to this remarkable event in history.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/visiting/CalendarofEvents/Events/2007_09_17_17982.shtml
The Battle Against Terror: The Judicial Role
Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Kirby Auditorium, National Constitution Center
5:30 p.m
On Constitution Day, September 17, 2007, at 5:30 p.m., the National Constitution Center and the University of Pennsylvania Law School welcome Aharon Barak, professor of law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and former President of the Supreme Court of Israel, to deliver the 50th Annual Owen J. Roberts Memorial Lecture on the judicial role in the battle against terror.
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/visiting/CalendarofEvents/Events/2007_09_17_17929.shtml
