Restoring the Constitution in the Wake of the 'War on Terror'
Thursday, September 17, 7 pm
Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium
213 N. King St., Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
David Cole, Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, will present the fifth annual Tom E. Moses Memorial Lecture on the U.S. Constitution, as part of Shepherd University's observance of Constitution Day.
You may have heard Professor Cole on NPR or Democracy Now or read one of his commentaries in The Nation, where he is the legal affairs correspondent. A graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School, he began his career as a law clerk to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He then joined the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City where he litigated several major First Amendment cases. He is author of five books, including Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror (2009) with Jules Lobel, and Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security (2006).
The Tom E. Moses Memorial Lecture on the U.S. Constitution is named for the late Tom E. Moses. Tom was a committed defender of the Bill of Rights who founded the Eastern Panhandle branch of the American Civil Liberties Union and served on the board of the ACLU-WV. The Moses Memorial Lecture brings distinguished speakers to Shepherd University each September to discuss major issues related to the US Constitution and civil liberties.
A discussion, reception and book signing will follow the lecture. The event is free and open to the public.
