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« Friday January 29, 2010 »
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Start: 10:30 am

The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution

Barry Friedman

In conversation with Lee Epstein and Jeffrey Rosen

The National Constitution Center and the University of Pennsylvania Law School welcome Lee Epstein, Barry Friedman and Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation about the Supreme Court’s relationship to American popular opinion. Guests will discuss Friedman’s thesis from his new book, The Will of the People, which states that the justices and the people are partners in a “marriage” that sidesteps the two elected branches. Friedman does not argue that the justices and the people are always in agreement, "but rather that they come into line with one another over time.” Veteran Supreme Court watcher and SCOTUSblog correspondent Lyle Denniston moderates.

Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach
F.M. Kirby Auditorium

National Constitution Center
Independence Mall
525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA

 This is a FREE event; but reservations are required. Please call 215.409.6700, or click here

 
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