27 Universities and College Participate in the JMC’s First Annual Constitution Day Initiative
Twenty-seven universities and colleges across the nation participated in the JMC’s first annual Constitution Day Initiative. JMC faculty partners conducted a variety of campus programs to recognize Constitution Day on September 17.
The theme for this year’s Constitution Day Initiative is “The Limits of Federal Government Action in Domestic Affairs Under the Constitution.” Campus programming on this theme included public lectures, panel discussions, student essay prizes, faculty and graduate student symposiums, and a public concert event.
The Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation provided the lead gift for the Constitution Day Initiative, and all participating institutions provided matching funds for the programming on their individual campuses.
Participating colleges included Duke, Brown, UCLA, Michigan State, University of Virginia, Cornell, Emory, Notre Dame, University of Arizona, Villanova, Boston College, Claremont, Loyola University Chicago and Roosevelt University.
Major Events in Chicago
A highlight of the initiative is the participation of two United States Supreme Court Justices, Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia in separate programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Justice Breyer helped launch the college’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States on September 12. Justice Breyer gave a talk on his national best-selling book, “Making Our Democracy Work—A Judge’s View.” A book signing and reception were held afterwards. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, Breyer is known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law.
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