The National Constitution Center offers a wide variety of programming, events and activities that are sure to please any audience.
Browse through the Calendar to find out more about upcoming programs and events.
JOAN BISKUPIC ON ANTONIN SCALIA
WEDNESDAY, November 18, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Free. Reservations required. Please call 215.409.6700 or order online
Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach
F.M. Kirby Auditorium
National Constitution Center
Independence Mall
525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
Even as Democrats have taken control of the White House and Congress, a conservative bloc remains in control of the Supreme Court, with Antonin Scalia as its central figure. Veteran Supreme Court correspondent Joan Biskupic discusses her new book, American Original, and introduces us to Justice Scalia, a proponent of “textualism” in interpreting the Constitution and a champion of social conservatives. Combative and gregarious, Scalia is the Court’s most dynamic personality and lightning rod for liberal complaint. Marcia Coyle, Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal, moderates.
Joan Biskupic has covered the Supreme Court since 1989. Before joining USA Today in June 2000, she was the Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Post (1992-2000) and legal affairs writer for Congressional Quarterly (1989-1992). Prior to that, she covered government and politics for newspapers in Wisconsin and Oklahoma. She is the author of Sandra Day O’Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice.
Marcia Coyle is the Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal, a national weekly newspaper that covers law and litigation. Coyle, a lawyer as well as a journalist, has covered the Supreme Court for 22 years. She is also a regular contributor of Supreme Court analysis to PBS’ The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
A book sale and signing will follow the program, courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop. Parking for this event is available for $7.00 at the National Constitution Center garage located at the rear of the building on Race Street between 5th and 6th Streets. Parking availability is subject to change, so please call the Constitution Center on the day of the program or check our web site for more information. Please also see our directions by public transportation.
For reservations please call 215.409.6700 or order online. Programs at the National Constitution Center begin promptly and latecomers may not be admitted to the program. Please note that this program is subject to change.
Related Links:
American Original: Antonin Scalia
The National Law Journal