The Drake Constitutional Law Center will sponsor the 2018 Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. in Cartwright Hall, Room 213. Professor Jack Balkin of Yale Law School will discuss “Our Polarized Constitution: Judicial Review in the Cycles of Constitutional Time.”

Balkin is the Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School. He has authored several books and over 100 articles in constitutional theory, internet law, freedom of speech, reproductive rights, and more.

Balkin received his AB and JD from Harvard University and his PhD in philosophy from Cambridge University. Prior to entering academia, he clerked for Judge Carolyn D. King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law in New York City.

The event is free and open to the public. No registration required. Learn more.

Kayla Choate, Law School