Symposium: First Annual Constitution Day
September 17, 2005 was the first annual Constitution Day, established by Congress to commemorate the signing of the document that is the supreme law of the U.S., and to compel the teaching of its history and significance. To mark the occasion, a panel of Boston College Law School faculty members analyzes a trio of controversies of constitutional law. The event features remarks by Mary Sarah Bilder on the history of federally mandated education (including Constitution Day itself); Gregory A. Kalscheur, SJ, on Supreme Court rulings concerning religious displays on government property; and Mary-Rose Papandrea on the relationship between First Amendment privileges and journalists' protection of their sources.
The panel is moderated by R. Shep Melnick, Tip O'Neill Professor of American Politics in Boston College's political science department.
Presenter(s): Mary Sarah Bilder; Gregory A. Kalscheur, SJ; Mary-Rose Papandrea
Date: September 22, 2005
Location: Devlin Hall 008, Boston College
Sponsor(s): Boston College Law School; Boston College Political Science Department
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/cpanel/
The information on this page is accurate as of September 2005