The Court, the Constitution…

RARE INSIGHTS FROM A RECOGNIZED THOUGHT LEADER:

Join the NJSBA for a fascinating, fast-paced, and entertaining conversation with internationally renowned Constitutional Expert Professor Akhil Reed Amar. You’ll hear his unique perspectives and analysis into the most controversial cases of the Supreme Court’s recent term, as well as insights from his latest book, “The Words that Made Us – America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840.”

Since the leak of Justice Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, lawyers all over the country have been asking questions like:

How can the Court overrule precedent?

Does this spell the end of stare decisis?

What ramifications will the opinion have on Obergefell and gay marriage, Lawrence vs. Texas and sexual relations between consenting adults of the same gender, Griswold vs Connecticut, and the use of contraception and New York State Rifle & Pistol vs. Bruen and gun laws and others?

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to gain key insights, answers, and more. After his keynote address, Professor Amar will be joined by NJSBA President Jeralyn Lawrence and round table of notable NJSBA members to continue the discussion. 

ABOUT PROFESSOR AMAR:

Akhil Reed Amar is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law in both Yale College and Yale Law School. After graduating from Yale College, summa cum laude, in 1980 and from Yale Law School in 1984, and clerking for then Judge (later Justice) Stephen Breyer, Amar joined the Yale faculty in 1985 at the age of 26. He is Yale’s only currently active professor to have won the University’s unofficial triple crown — the Sterling Chair for scholarship, the DeVane Medal for teaching, and the Lamar Award for alumni service.

Amar’s work has won awards from both the American Bar Association and the Federalist Society, and he has been cited by Supreme Court justices across the spectrum in over 45 cases — tops among scholars under age 65. He regularly testifies before Congress at the invitation of both parties; and in surveys of judicial citations and/or scholarly citations, he invariably ranks among America’s five most-cited mid-career legal scholars. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has written widely for popular publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and The Atlantic. He was an informal consultant to the popular TV show The West Wing and his scholarship has been showcased on many broadcasts, including The Colbert Report, Tucker Carlson Tonight, Morning Joe, AC360, 11th Hour with Brian Williams, Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream, Fareed Zakaria GPS, Erin Burnett Outfront, and Constitution USA with Peter Sagal.

He is the author of more than a hundred law review articles and several books, most notably The Bill of Rights (1998 — winner of the Yale University Press Governors’ Award), America’s Constitution (2005 — winner of the ABA’s Silver Gavel Award), America’s Unwritten Constitution (2012 — named one of the year’s 100 best nonfiction books by The Washington Post), and The Constitution Today (2016 — named one of the year’s top ten nonfiction books by Time magazine). His latest and most ambitious book, The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, came out in May 2021. He has recently launched a weekly podcast, Amarica’s Constitution. A wide assortment of his articles and op-eds and video links to many of his public lectures and free online courses may be found at akhilamar.com.