America’s Parthenon: The Bill of Rights
A Scholarly Speakers Series presented by the Wilton Historical Society and the Wilton Library
The Wilton Historical Society and the Wilton Library are pleased, for the third year, to jointly present the three-part lecture series, America’s Parthenon: The Bill of Rights. The series is sponsored by The Wilton Bank.
The three lecture series will take place in January at the times and locations listed below. There is no charge to attend any of the lectures, but donations will be gratefully accepted. Reservations are highly recommended.
Q&A session with reception will follow each lecture. Books will be available for sales and signing.
Please note that the two talks in the Brubeck Room will be simulcast to the upstairs Rimer Room. The Brubeck Room will be closed when full or at the start of the event. Overflow and late arrivals will be directed to the Rimer Room.
America’s Parthenon: The Bill of Rights
Overturning Conventional Wisdom
Thursday, January 14, 2010
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Brubeck Room in the Wilton Library
Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, will address both the organizational structure of government and individual rights addressed within the Bill of Rights. While conventional wisdom separates structure from rights, placing the former in the original Constitution and the latter in the Bill of Rights, Amar reveals that governmental structure and individual rights were closely intertwined, thus joining the Bill of Rights to the Constitution in one coherent and cohesive document. To register: Overturning Conventional Wisdom or call the Library at 203.762.3950.
America’s Parthenon: The Bill of Rights
The First Amendment
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Brubeck Room in the Wilton Library
Jed Rubenfeld, the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School will speak on the First Amendment in this second seminar of the three-part Bill of Rights Series. Professor Rubenfeld’s primary subjects are constitutional law, privacy, First Amendment, and criminal law. His recent books include Freedom and Time and Revolution by Judiciary: The Structure of American Constitutional Law. To register: The First Amendment or call the Library at 203.762.3950.
America’s Parthenon: The Bill of Rights
Does the Fourteenth Amendment Apply the Bill of Rights to the States?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Wilton Historical Society
William E. Nelson, the Judge Edward Weinfield Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, will address the question, “Does the Fourteenth Amendment Apply the Bill of Rights to the States?” in this third and last seminar of the three-part Bill of Rights series. Professor Nelson has written extensively on matters relating to the Bill of Rights, most significantly in his seminal book, The Fourteenth Amendment, and his book The Legalist Reformation. Nelson received his BA from Hamilton College, his JD and LLB from New York University School of Law, and his PhD in history from Harvard University. Professor Nelson is among the preeminent legal historians in the country. Please note that this lecture takes place at the Wilton Historical Society, 225 Danbury Road in Wilton. To register: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Apply the Bill of Rights to the States? or call the Library at 203.762.3950.
Please note that there is no charge for the lectures, but donations are suggested and will be most appreciated. Registrants are encouraged to arrive at least 10 minutes before the programs begin because wait-listed registrants and walk-ins will be seated at that time. A reception (with an opportunity for book purchase and signing in some cases) will follow each program. Join us!
