Lane Lecture: The Constitution Today, presented by Professor Akhil Reed Amar
Friday, October 20th
12-1:30 p.m.
Auditorium
For the first time in our lifetime—and for one of the few times in modern history—all four major federal institutions of power were in play in the last election. When the two national conventions met in 2016, Democrats had a real chance to win control of the House, Senate, Presidency, and Supreme Court. Instead, the Republicans swept the field and now control all four institutions, even though Donald Trump lost the (legally irrelevant) national popular presidential vote. In this Lane Lecture, based in part on his recently released book, The Constitution Today, Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar will discuss the constitutional significance of all this and will touch upon a wide range of modern cases and controversies—from gun control to gay rights, from the electoral college to campaign finance to filibuster reform. Come prepared to ask any question you like about America’s constitutional system—past, present, and future.
Learn more about Professor Amar: https://law.yale.edu/akhil-reed-amar