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DESCRIPTION:The Supreme Court is more influential than ever. The Roberts' Court is 
 currently re-shaping this nation's laws. It is shaking the very foundation 
 of our former democracy. From Citizens United to its momentous rulings 
 regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, this Supreme Court under Chief 
 Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet this court 
 remains a mysterious institution. The motivations of the nine men and women 
 who serve for life are often obscure. \n\nPolitical gridlock, rapid 
 cultural change, and major technological progress mean that the court's 
 decisions on crucial topics-including free speech, privacy, voting rights, 
 and presidential power-could be uniquely durable. Acutely aware of their 
 opportunity, the present justices are rewriting critical components of 
 constitutional law  and revising the basic ground rules of American 
 government. Laurence Tribe, long one of the country's leading 
 constitutional lawyers - and Matz dig deeply into this court's recent 
 rulings, going well beyond tired debates over judicial "activism" to draw 
 out hidden meanings and silent battles. \n\nThey explore exactly how the 
 Court's approach to immigration, the vaunted war on terror, GPS tracking, 
 and secret usage of databases of everything from our DNA to our phone 
 records will affect our privacy rights and presidential power itself in 
 these increasingly unstable years.\n\nLaurence Tribe has taught 
 constitutional law at Harvard for four decades and has written widely about 
 the law. He has argued dozens of cases at the Supreme Court, including the 
 first argument in Bush v Gore.\n\nNorman Solomon is a journalist, media 
 critic, antiwar activist, and was a candidate in 2012 for the United States 
 House of Representatives. \n\n$12 advance tickets: 800-838-3006 or Pegasus 
 Books (3 locations), Marcus Books, Mrs. Dalloway's, Moe's Books, Walden 
 Pond, DIESEL a Bookstore. SF: Modern Times  ($15 door)   Info: 
 www.kpfa.org/events    KPFA benefit\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/05/17/18755885.php
SUMMARY:Laurence Tribe: Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court & theConstitution
LOCATION:Berkeley Hillside Club\n2286 Cedar St\nBerkeley, CA 
 94709\n510-848-3227\nhttp://www.hillsideclub.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/05/17/18755885.php
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