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Constitution Day Special Event 9/17 -- Registration Open!

 CONSTITUTION DAY

An Audacious Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Democracy Constitution 

Friday, September 17, 2021

12:00 – 2:00 PM

Held virtually on Zoom

Most Americans think that contemporary political dysfunction is rooted in a failure to follow constitutional rules and live up to constitutional ideals. From this celebratory perspective, the solution to our political ills is a renewed commitment to the Constitution of the United States.  Professor Sanford Levinson and Michael Tomasky think this consensus may be fatal to the future of American constitutional democracy.  Their bold view is that political dysfunction is rooted in our commitment to following the constitution. The solution to our political ills is a constitutional convention that would draft a new and better twenty-first century Constitution for the United States. 

In our 15^th annual Constitution Day program, Levinson and Tomasky will explain why they believe the United States needs a new constitution, and why their proposed constitution may be what the United States needs. That Constitution can be found at The Democracy Constitution published recently in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas with commentary and dissents.

Professors Marley Weiss and Mark Graber from the law school and Professor Brian Gilmore from the MLAW program at College Park will offer comments in response. The panel will be chaired by Associate Dean Peter Danchin.

Sponsored by:

League of Women Voters of Maryland, the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the University of Maryland, College Park, Dept. of Government and Politics, and MLAW Programs.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrc-iprT0sH9QApIlrcJsBmBZUDd2S8Ja5 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Speakers:

 

Sanford (Sandy) Levinson, W. St. John Garwood Centennial Chair in Law and Government, University of Texas School of Law

 

 

Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic and Democracy: A Journal of Ideas

 

 

Commentators:

Brian Gilmore, Senior Lecturer, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences and MLAW Program, University of Maryland College Park

 

      

Marley Weiss, Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law

 

        Mark A. Graber, University System of Maryland Regents Professor

 

 

Moderator:

 

Peter G. Danchin, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Jacob. A France Professor of Law

 

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Lunch and Learn: Emma Simson, Esq.- Counsel at Wilmer Hale

 

MLAW Applications Open for Rolling Admission

 

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Lunch and Learn Event 3/9 with John Chesley

MLAW is hosting a Lunch and Learn Event with John Chesley, a litigation partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. Office, who will share about the recent Game Stop issue and a recent win he got on a case their firm has been fighting for 7 years to free an innocent man from prison! 

MLAW Programs

 

Upcoming MLAW TownHall

 

MLaw Career Conversation Series 10/30/19

On October 30, MLaw will be hosting Ms. Tiffany Wright '03 (CCJS alumna), who is Managing Associate at Orrick, in Washington D.C. Ms. Wright represents clients in high-stakes appeals and complex litigation. Notably, before joining private practice, Ms. Wright served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Supreme Court. 

For more information, visit: go.umd.edu/mlawcareer2

Donuts and Hot Chocolate with MLAW

MLAW: Contemporary Surveillance Technologies and the 4th Amendment

                          Contemporary Surveillance Technologies and the 4th Amendment

Event Date and Time: Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: Stamp Student Union, Benjamin Banneker RM2212

         

David Gray teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, international criminal law, and jurisprudence at the Francis King Carey School of law.  He was voted “Professor of the Year” in 2012.  His scholarly interests focus on criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional theory, and transitional justice.

Come be a part of the discussion on his 2016 publication ”The Fourth Amendment in the Age of Surveillance”. 

New and emerging surveillance technologies allow government agents to track us wherever we go, to monitor our activities online and offline, and to gather massive amounts of information relating to our financial transactions, communications, and social contacts. Come hear how the original meaning of the Fourth Amendment was meant to provide concrete solutions to the current crisis. 

Food will be provided 

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MLAW: Brownbag Lunch with FINRA Senior Principal Counsel

Brownbag Lunch with FINRA Senior Principal Counsel

Event Date and Time: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location: Chincoteague Hall, First Floor Conference Room

Ryan Smith is the Senior Principal Counsel for FINRA here in DC. He has a vast legal 

background that includes private practice, large firms, regulatory and financial law.  He has also 

been an adjunct professor at George Mason where he earned is Law degree.

Come hear what it’s like to practice law in-house, in a private practice, as well as for a regulatory

body and gain insight on the current legal market. Take the opportunity to gain valuable industry

insights from someone who's in it themselves. 

Food will be provided. 

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