12th annual John Paul Stevens Lecture, entitled "State Constitutional Law: The Critical Course Missing from Most Law School Curricula."

When	Thursday, October 26, 2023 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location	Wittemyer Courtroom
For	Public; Faculty; Staff; Students; Alumni

Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna of the Hawaii Supreme Court will join the Colorado Law community on Thursday, October 26, 2023, to deliver the 12th annual John Paul Stevens Lecture, entitled "State Constitutional Law: The Critical Course Missing from Most Law School Curricula." Professor Suzette Malveaux and Justice McKenna will engage in a fireside chat about the historical and continued critical importance of state constitutions in the protection of civil, criminal, and environmental rights, especially considering the Supreme Court?s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision and the existential threat of climate change. Justice McKenna will also offer practical advice to law students and lawyers in their presentation of constitutional questions. McKenna is the first Asian American and member of the LBGTQ community to deliver the Stevens Lecture. This lecture, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law. It will take place in Wittemyer Courtroom at the Wolf Law Building, 2450 Kittredge Loop Drive, Boulder, CO 80305, from 5-6 p.m. MT. Justice McKenna?s remarks will be followed by a Q&A with Colorado Law students, and a reception in Boettcher Hall from 6-7 p.m. MT.

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Contact	Lindley Bell lindley.bell@colorado.edu
Website	https://dg0000000jfrumae.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/evt__quickevent?id=a1a8Y00001e9amjQAA
Sponsored By	The Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Consitutional Law
Speakers	Justice Sabrina McKenna