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 2008_DC_NATribe_080917 | 45 | Natl Archives -- Laurence Tribe ("The Invisible Constitution")
Many see the United States Constitution as unchanging text, holding no meaning other than that which is clearly visible on the page. In "The Invisible Constitution", the newest volume from Oxford’s Inalienable Rights series, legal scholar Laurence Tribe shows there is an "invisible constitution" that... |
| 2011_DC_CW_Cartoons_110106 | 159 | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Political Cartoons of the Civil War
Political Cartoons of the Civil War and Their Role in Shaping History:
How do political cartoons from the Civil War era reveal what Americans thought about the war and how they participated in the politics of the day?
Join us for an illustrated discussion focusing on political cartoons — whether... |
| 2009_DC_NABrandeis_091119 | 47 | Natl Archives -- Panel -- Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the Law and the 21st Century
Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, the Law and the 21st Century
As a Supreme Court justice (1916–1939), Louis D. Brandeis developed the modern jurisprudence of free speech and laid the basis for a constitutionally protected right to privacy. He helped draft the Federal Reserve Act, the Clayton... |
| 2007_DC_NALR50_070823 | 51 | Natl Archives & Newseum -- Frank Bond, Ron Collins, Dorothy Gilliam, and Gene Roberts ("50 Years After Little Rock: The Media and the Movement")
In September 1957, nine black students walked into Little Rock's all-white Central High School, striking a blow against segregation. As the heroic efforts of the "Little Rock Nine" helped define the civil rights era, the media played a crucial role in calling the public's attention to the issues of the... |
| 2008_DC_Covering_081103 | 119 | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Covering the Court: The Linda Greenhouse Story (w/Sandra Day O'Connor)
Covering the Court - The Linda Greenhouse Story
Participants:
* Linda Greenhouse, Yale Law School, Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence & Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow
* Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, U.S. Supreme Court (Ret.)
Introduction by: Walter Dellinger, partner, O’Melveny &... |
| 2009_DC_Great_Decision_090226 | 82 | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Great Decision (w/John Paul Stevens, Cliff Sloan, and David McKean)
First Amendment Center Program in conjunction with The Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association:
A Conversation with Justice John Paul Stevens, Cliff Sloan and David McKean on Chief Justice John Marshall's "Great Decision". The discussion was in connection with the book "The Great Decision: Jefferson,... |
| 2008_DC_Civil_080709 | 27 | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Os Guinness (Living with our Deepest Differences)
“Living with our Deepest Differences: Religious Liberty, Civility and the Future of America”. This was a book talk for "The Case for Civility: And Why Our Future Depends on It" by its author Os Guinness, former executive director, Williamsburg Charter Foundation.
The event was moderated by Charles... |
| 2010_DC_Their_Day_100128 | 85 | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Their Day in Court (w/Sandra Day O'Connor, Elena Kagan)
First Amendment Center Program in conjunction with The Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association
Woman Advocates of the Supreme Court Bar: Their Day in Court
This unique event will explore the role and history of women lawyers who have argued cases before the Supreme Court. Former Justice Sandra Day... |
| 2017_DC_Abrams_170430 | 41 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/Floyd Abrams ("The Soul of the First Amendment")
Inside Media: Floyd Abrams on "The Soul of the First Amendment":
Floyd Abrams, an award-winning legal scholar and America’s best-known First Amendment lawyer, talks about his new book, “The Soul of the First Amendment,” which examines how American law protects free speech.
Abram’s book argues that... |
| 2010_DC_Swanson_101002 | 26 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/James Swanson ("Bloody Crimes")
Inside Media: 'Bloody Crimes' -- James Swanson:
"Bloody Crimes," the new book by author James Swanson, weaves together the stories of two fallen leaders as they made their last expeditions through a wounded nation in the wake of the Civil War.
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis,... |
| 2009_DC_Swanson_090214 | 37 | Newseum -- Inside Media w/James Swanson ("Manhunt")
Inside Media: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
John Wilkes Booth thought he could get away with President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, but fate and the long arm of the law caught up with him. Author and Lincoln expert James Swanson discusses the wild chase for Booth through the streets, swamps and forests... |
| 2018_DC_Rosenstein_180501 | 58 | Newseum -- Law Day Conversation With Rod Rosenstein (w/Ron Collins)
A Law Day Conversation With Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General of the United States
To commemorate Law Day, the Newseum Institute presents a special program featuring Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general of the United States, in a wide-ranging discussion on the rule of law, the First Amendment... |
| 2012_DC_FOI_120316 | 186 | Newseum -- National Freedom of Information Day 2012 (w/panels)
8:30 a.m. Welcome:
* Gene Policinski, senior vice president/executive director, First Amendment Center
* James Duff, president and chief executive officer, Freedom Forum
8:45 a.m.
* Introduction: Ron Collins, Harold S. Shefelman Scholar at the University of Washington School of Law
*... |
| 2013_DC_FOI_130315 | 156 | Newseum -- National Freedom of Information Day 2013 (w/panels)
The 2013 National Freedom of Information Day
Friday, March 15, 2013
8:30 a.m. Welcome to 15th annual conference
-- Ken Paulson, President and CEO, First Amendment Center
-- Patrice McDermott, OpenTheGovernment.org
-- Gene Policinski, Newseum/First Amendment Center
8:35 a.m. American Library... |
| 2009_DC_Kane_090223 | 70 | Newseum -- Reel Journalism: "Citizen Kane" (w/Tom Shales and Frank Mankiewicz)
Reel Journalism with Nick Clooney: Citizen Kane (1941)
Guests: Tom Shales, Frank Mankiewicz
Loosely based on the life of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Orson Welles’s iconic 1941 classic is hailed as one of the greatest films ever made. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post television and... |
| 2016_DC_Pear_160615 | 58 | Newseum -- "Pear v. the United States" mock trial
The issues involved in the Apple cell phone controversy will be argued in front of a mock U.S. Supreme Court held at the Newseum as “Pear v. the United States.”
Experts in First Amendment law, cyber security, civil liberties and national security issues will make up the eight-member High Court, and... |
| 2011_DC_Miss_Innocence_111003 | 107 | Newseum & University of Mississippi -- "Mississippi Innocence" premier (w/Tucker Carrington, John Grisham, Harry Edwards, and Angela Davis)
Newseum and The University of Mississippi invite you to the Washington, D.C., screening and discussion of Mississippi Innocence www.mississippiinnocencefilm.com Film by Joe York.
Speakers in sequence:
* Charles L. Overby, Chief Executive Officer, Freedom Forum, Newseum and Diversity Institute.
*... |
| 2019_DC_Bookfair_191101 | 121 | NPC -- 42nd Annual Book Fair & Author's Night (2019)
One hundred authors -- and their books -- will be under one roof at the National Press Club, just in time for the gift-giving season. Navigate national politics and history, whisk your way to tasty treats, or laugh with your little one during the 2019 Book Fair and Authors’ Night on Friday, Nov.... |
| 2013_DC_Swanson_131116 | 61 | Politics & Prose -- James L. Swanson ("End of Days") w/Ron Collins
James L. Swanson - End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Rife with theories, reports, and legends, the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy have had long afterlives. Swanson delved into the first in his bestselling Manhunt, and now looks at the second, taking readers through an... |
| 2024_02_17B1_Hasen | 75 | Politics & Prose -- Rick Hasen ("A Real Right to Vote") w/Representative Jamie Raskin, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Pam Fessler
Rick Hasen -- A Real Right to Vote - with Representative Jamie Raskin, Sherrilyn Ifill, and Pam Fessler — at Conn Ave
Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative... |
| 2011_DC_Afraid_110212 | 87 | Politics & Prose -- Ron Collins and Sam Chaltain ("We Must Not Be Afraid To Be Free")
Ron Collins and Sam Chaltain - We Must Not Be Afraid To Be Free:
This history of free speech in America by Collins, a professor at the Washington College of Law, and Chaltain, former national director of the Forum for Education and Democracy, draws its title from a statement by Justice Hugo Black, who... |
| 2017_DC_Collins_171112 | 68 | Politics & Prose -- Ronald K. L. Collins ("The Judge") w/Adam Liptak
Ronald K. L. Collins - The Judge: 26 Machiavellian Lessons — in conversation with Adam Liptak
It’s a given that judges should be above merely political concerns. The more realistic view, however, is that the judicial decision-making of both legal realists and originalists is entirely political. In this... |
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| 2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
| 2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |