2015
Founders
Celebration
The 50th Anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut
Presented by the Program on Law and Government
March 30, 2015
10:00 am –2:00 pm
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., 6th floor
10:00 a.m.
PANEL 1: HISTORY, CONTEXT, AND THE STORY OF GRISWOLD
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Lucas A. (Scot) Powe, University of Texas at Austin Law School professor, authority on
the Warren Court, author of The Warren Court and American Politics
Reva Siegel, Yale Law School professor, expert on constitutional freedom and
reproductive rights, author of Before Roe v. Wade: Voices That Shaped the Abortion Debate
Before the Supreme Court’s Ruling
Leigh Ann Wheeler, professor of history at Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.,
author of new book How Sex Became a Civil Liberty
Moderator: Steve Wermiel, Washington College of Law
11:45 a.m.
LUNCH
12:15 p.m.
PANEL 2: THE CURRENT AND FUTURE STATE OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRIVACY
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2:00 p.m.
Kylar W. Broadus, professor, Lincoln University; senior policy counsel of the
Transgender Civil Rights Project of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Sarah Lipton-Lubet, director, reproductive health programs at National Partnership for
Women & Families, oversees reproductive health policy and advocacy work
Clark Neily, senior attorney, Institute for Justice, constitutional litigator, author of Terms
of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution's Promise of Limited
Government
Paul M. Smith, chair of the appellate and Supreme Court practice, Jenner & Block,
15 Supreme Court arguments including the landmark privacy case, Lawrence v. Texas
Moderator: Steve Vladeck, Washington College of Law
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