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Date:
February 22, 2022
Start:
12:00pm
End:
1:00pm
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Location:
TNH 3.142 (Walker Classroom)
Event type:
Panel Discussion / Speaker Series

The adoption of amendments to the Constitution after the Civil War is often referred to as the Second Founding. Did the Second Founding fundamentally alter our understanding of the First Amendment and when it applies? What did newly freed enslaved persons think of these new First Amendment freedoms, and how should their narratives affect our modern interpretation of the text?

Join Professors Ilan Wurman (Arizona State College of Law) and William M. Carter, Jr. (University of Pittsburgh School of Law) to hear their perspectives on the Second Founding. Moderated by Professor Steven Collis (Texas Law).

We hope you join us!

Participants have the option of attending this event in-person or over Zoom. If attending in-person, breakfast tacos (including vegan), chips and cookies will be offered (individually packaged for Covid safety).

To register for this event, please visit https://perspectivesonthesecondfounding.eventbrite.com.

Hosted by the Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center.

Specific audiences:
  • Texas Law students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
Sponsored by:
  • Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center

If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.