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Local law group discusses how the presidential election may affect the future of the Supreme Court
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LAS VEGAS (Sept. 24, 2012) - The Las Vegas Chapter of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies will host a luncheon on Friday, Oct. 19, entitled “How Will the Presidential Election Affect the Supreme Court?” with Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute.
Judicial nominations are among the most consequential decisions a president makes, more so now than ever before. The average term of a justice is now 25 years, spanning more than six presidential terms. The science of appointing justices who reflect the philosophies of those who nominate them has grown more precise. And the Court’s balance is up for grabs. Since Justice Clarence Thomas replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall 21 years ago, no president has had a chance to alter the Court’s precarious 5-4 conservative majority. But during the next administration, three justices—Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, and Antonin Scalia—will turn 80 and may consider retirement.
WHAT: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies luncheon with Ilya Shapiro on “How Will the Presidential Election Affect the Supreme Court?”
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 19, at 11:45 a.m.
WHERE: Fogo de Chao Churrascaria Restaurant, 360 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nev.
Ilya Shapiro is a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was a special assistant/advisor to the Multi-National Force in Iraq on rule of law issues and practiced at Patton Boggs and Cleary Gottlieb. Shapiro has contributed to a variety of academic, popular, and professional publications, and also regularly provides commentary for various media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, and "The Colbert Report."
General admission to the luncheon is $40. State, county and city attorneys as well as students are invited to attend at a discounted rate of $20 per person. Members of the media are invited to attend the luncheon at no cost.
Attorneys can receive one continuing legal education (CLE) credit for attending the luncheon. To RSVP or for details about CLE credit, contact Lynn Warren at 702-331-3219, [email protected].
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. For more information: www.fed-soc.org.
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Judicial nominations are among the most consequential decisions a president makes, more so now than ever before. The average term of a justice is now 25 years, spanning more than six presidential terms. The science of appointing justices who reflect the philosophies of those who nominate them has grown more precise. And the Court’s balance is up for grabs. Since Justice Clarence Thomas replaced Justice Thurgood Marshall 21 years ago, no president has had a chance to alter the Court’s precarious 5-4 conservative majority. But during the next administration, three justices—Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, and Antonin Scalia—will turn 80 and may consider retirement.
WHAT: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies luncheon with Ilya Shapiro on “How Will the Presidential Election Affect the Supreme Court?”
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 19, at 11:45 a.m.
WHERE: Fogo de Chao Churrascaria Restaurant, 360 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nev.
Ilya Shapiro is a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was a special assistant/advisor to the Multi-National Force in Iraq on rule of law issues and practiced at Patton Boggs and Cleary Gottlieb. Shapiro has contributed to a variety of academic, popular, and professional publications, and also regularly provides commentary for various media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, and "The Colbert Report."
General admission to the luncheon is $40. State, county and city attorneys as well as students are invited to attend at a discounted rate of $20 per person. Members of the media are invited to attend the luncheon at no cost.
Attorneys can receive one continuing legal education (CLE) credit for attending the luncheon. To RSVP or for details about CLE credit, contact Lynn Warren at 702-331-3219, [email protected].
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities. For more information: www.fed-soc.org.
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