The Jurisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas with Dr. Ralph Rossum
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 | 12:00 TO 1:00 PM
WADE AUDITORIUM | FREE FOOD!
Food service begins at 11:50
The Federalist Society invites all students and faculty to join us in Wade Auditorium on Thursday, March 26, 2015 for a lecture by Dr. Ralph Rossum on The Jurisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas.
As he approaches a quarter century of service on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has consistently pursued an original general meaning approach to constitutional interpretation; he has been unswayed by the claims of precedent – by the gradual build-up of interpretations that, over time, can distort the original meaning of the constitutional provision in question and lead to muddled decisions and contradictory conclusions.
This lecture will show how Thomas, in his many of opinions reflecting on the original text of the Constitution, and the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth, and Tenth Amendments, has consistently sought to restore the original general meaning of the Constitution and, by so doing, has sought to secure for us the rights and liberties the founding generation fought the Revolutionary War to establish.
This event is sponsored by The Federalist Society.
Please contact Josh Bradley with questions. jbbradly@memphis.edu
