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« Monday October 18, 2010 »
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Start: 7:30 pm
Join us for Monday Night at the Lectures with author Justice Stephen Breyer.
The
Penguin Bookshop is the exclusive bookseller at this event. For
information and/or ticket sales call 412-622-8866 or visit PITTSBURGHLECTURES.ORG
SUPREME COURT BRIEF
This appearance by
Justice Breyer is the first time that an Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court has appeared at The Drue Heinz Lectures. In his
new book, Through the Eyes of a Judge, Justice Breyer presents,
for the first time, an original and accessible theory of the United
States’ Supreme Court's responsibility and integrity. He presents
arguments that refute the strict constructionism advocated by the
court's conservatives. Justice Breyer, one of the few Democrats on the
bench, argues that the Court must act responsibly to safeguard the trust
of the American people, using historic cases like Bush vs Gore
as powerful examples of where the Court has erred in overriding the
actions of popularly elected leaders.
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