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First Amendment and the Second Gilded Age: Mitchell Lecture Exhibit

Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Professor Jack M. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment at Yale Law School, will present a lecture, “The First Amendment and the Second Gilded Age,” on Friday, April 13, 2018. The presentation is the Spring 2018 Mitchell Lecture, continuing a series of endowed lectures starting in 1951 with U. S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson delivering the lecture, “Wartime Security and Liberty Under Law.” The lecture will take place in 106 O’Brian Hall.

The Law Library created an exhibit highlighting several publications written by Professor Balkin. An extremely prolific author, some of his recent and earlier books, articles, and blog posts are included in the exhibit. It is open for viewing at the main entrance to the Law Library, second floor, O’Brian Hall.