Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center
The Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center promotes understanding and appreciation of the First Amendment through scholarship, debate, and civil discourse. Founded on the belief that open discussion is vital to democracy and the rule of law, the Center hosts events such as lectures, book launches, the Bowden Fellow Speakers Series, and forums for diverse and dissenting views.
Upcoming Events
Bowden Fellows Speaker Series: Tyler Dobbs (Consovoy McCarthy)
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The Supreme Court's emergency docket—often called the "shadow docket"—has put the Court between a rock and a hard place. In ruling on an emergency application, the Court can either write nothing and leave its decision unexplained, or it can write an opinion and lock its underdeveloped views in as binding precedent. Tyler Dobbs (Consovoy McCarthy) joins us to explore how a procedure already used by lower courts could offer the Court a solution, bringing clarity and accountability to one of the Court's most controversial practices.
Lunch will be served. Please RSVP at the link.