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"A Republic If You Can Keep It", Eric Lane

Constitution Day Lectures

On this day, over 200 years ago, thirty-nine brave delegates of the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created, the U.S. Constitution.

This year, Eric Lane, Dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law and the Eric J. Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Public Service at Hofstra University, gave a presentation, “A Republic If You Can Keep It.” The event was held in the Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, 1st Floor Axinn Library.

Foreword: Public Constitutional Literacy; A Conversation, Melissa Hart

Publications

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Constitution Day 2012: The American Judiciary, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Robert Berry, research librarian for the social sciences at the Sacred Heart University Library, has written an essay about the role of the American Judiciary in interpreting laws of the United States government. The essay was written for the occasion of Constitution Day 2012 at Sacred Heart University.

April 26, 2008: The Holidays Of Hallowed Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

The Holidays of Hallowed Secularism

Constitution Day, 2008, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Robert Berry, the research librarian for the social sciences at the Sacred Heart University Library, has written an essay about the United States Constitution and the freedom of speech and expression. The essay was written for the occasion of Constitution Day 2008 at Sacred Heart University.

Constitution Day, 2007, Robert Berry

Librarian Publications

Robert Berry, the research librarian for the social sciences at the Ryan Matura Library, has written an essay about the Constitution and the American founding, on the occasion of Constitution Day 2007 at Sacred Heart University.

Constitution Day: An Opportunity For Paralegal Educators To Design Creative Law Learning Activities For The Entire College/University Community, Marissa Moran

Publications and Research

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A Speech On The Bicentennial Of The Drafting Of The U.S. Constitution, Arthur R. Landever

Law Faculty Presentations and Testimony

Arthur Landever discusses why we celebrate the Constitution on Constitution Day.