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Visiting Scholar Jeffrey Toobin to Speak on 11/15
Jeffrey Toobin, the preeminent writer about the current Supreme Court, will serve as the 2012 Visiting Scholar at Friends. On Thursday, November 15, 2012, Toobin will present a public lecture about the Supreme Court—post-election, and discuss his new book.
Jeffrey Toobin, the preeminent writer about the current Supreme Court, will serve as the 2012 Visiting Scholar at Friends Seminary—a significant announcement due to the upcoming election and the School's eagerness for students to engage in discussion about the options the electorate faces and what the consequences of each choice would mean, especially in the realm of law making and judicial interpretation.
On Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 7 p.m. in the Meetinghouse, Mr. Toobin will present a public lecture about the Supreme Court—post-election, and discuss his new book, The Oath: The Obama White House vs. The Supreme Court. A book signing and reception to follow in the School Library. The Oath is a gripping insider’s account of the ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama Administration, beginning with the moment Roberts blundered through the Oath of Office at Obama’s inauguration.
Well known for his ability to illuminate the complexities of our judicial system, Mr. Toobin, a staff writer at The New Yorker and the senior legal analyst at CNN, has covered some of the country’s most sensational news stories and high-profile cases such as the Starr investigation of President Clinton, Martha Stewart’s legal battles, the O.J. Simpson trial, and many Supreme Court cases. He is also the author of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court which lays bare the inner workings and conflicts of the Court in meticulous and entertaining detail.
At Friends, the study of U.S. History and the foundational document that is the Constitution is being studied at various points, in grade appropriate depths, throughout the curriculum. In the weeks following the election and his public lecture, Mr. Toobin will work with fourth graders as they make their first formal contact with the Constitution; seventh graders and eighth graders as they study the U.S. in the context of our global world; and eleventh graders who are taking a traditional or A.P. U.S. History survey.
At Friends, the study of U.S. History and the foundational document that is the Constitution is being studied at various points, in grade appropriate depths, throughout the curriculum. In the weeks following the election and his public lecture, Mr. Toobin will work with fourth graders as they make their first formal contact with the Constitution; seventh graders and eighth graders as they study the U.S. in the context of our global world; and eleventh graders who are taking a traditional or A.P. U.S. History survey.
An anonymous donor whose intent is to enhance the classroom experience makes the Visiting Scholars Program at Friends Seminary possible.
To attend Toobin's November 15 lecture, please rsvp to kradlauer@friendsseminary.org.
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