March 16, 2016
James Finberg of Altshuler Berzon and Joshua Lipshutz of Gibson Dunn — two attorneys involved in Vergara v. California, a landmark dispute over the legality of teacher retention policies — debate the merits and drawbacks of the controversial case making its way through the California courts. Jeffrey Rosen, National Constitution Center president and CEO, moderates.
This program took place on the road at the Merchants Exchange Club located at 465 California St, San Francisco, CA 94104.
How Douglass connected freedom of speech to abolition, equal citizenship, and the practice of self-government
Three renowned Reconstruction Era scholars—Robert D. Bland, Pamela Brandwein, and Gregory P. Downs—discuss the election of…
A challenge to a formula used by a county outside of Washington, D.C., to determine who can attend public magnet schools could…
In this fast-paced and fun session, Caroline Fredrickson, one of the legal scholars behind the National Constitution Center’s…
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