U of M Law School to host Constitution Day program Sept. 16

"We the People: Constitution Day" will take place from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Lockhart Hall (Room 25), U of M Law School, 229 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis. [Image courtesy AnimatedAtlas ]

The University of Minnesota Law School will present a program on Constitution Day, Friday, Sept. 16, commemorating the U.S. Constitution.

"We the People: Constitution Day" will take place from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Lockhart Hall (Room 25), U of M Law School, 229 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis.

This program will also be presented as a live webcast. For access to the webcast, go to: www.law.umn.edu/news/law-school-to-host-annual-constitution-day-program-9-16-11.html. One CLE credit has been requested.

Agenda

I. Introduction: Alexandra B. Klass, professor of law; associate dean for academic affairs; and Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow

II. “Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment: 40 Years in (Very Brief) Review:” Heidi Kitrosser, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law

This summer, the Supreme Court decided Arizona Free Enterprise v. Bennett. In Bennett, the court struck down an Arizona financing scheme that sought to provide publicly financed candidates with funds equal to those expended on behalf of their privately financed opponents. While the case is important in itself, it is but the latest development in a nearly forty-year history of Supreme Court case law on First Amendment challenges to campaign finance reform measures. In this presentation, Kitrosser will briefly summarize major aspects of the First Amendment case law on campaign finance law and situate the Bennett case in that larger context.

III. “From Roper, to Graham, to J.D.B.: Considering the Court’s ‘Kids are Different’ Jurisprudence:" Perry Moriearty, clinical professor of law

In June 2011, the Supreme Court decided J.D.B. v. North Carolina, holding that a child’s age is a relevant factor in determining whether the child is "in custody" for purposes of Miranda v. Arizona. J.D.B. is the most recent of three major decisions issued by the court over the last six years which affirm the fundamental premise that "children cannot be viewed simply as miniature adults" under the law. In this talk, Moriearty will describe and discuss the broader implications of these decisions.

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