Third Annual Kennedy Lecture Series

The 2011 Justice Anthony Kennedy annual lecture series features a talk by Paul Clement.  Clement’s topic is Justice Kennedy and Our Federalism. 

About Paul Clement:

Paul Clement was the 43rd Solicitor General of the United States and served during the George W. Bush administration.    Clement is one of the leading Supreme Court advocates in the country, having argued more than 50 cases before the Court, including some of the landmark cases of our time.  Clement graduated from Harvard Law School and then clerked for DC Circuit Judge Laurence Silberman and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.  He has taught at NYU and Georgetown and lectures widely on the Supreme Court.  He is a partner at Bancroft PLLC in Washington DC, where his practice focuses on appellate matters, constitutional litigation, and strategic counseling.

 About Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain:
As part of the Kennedy Lecture, the Law School will also celebrate the 25th anniversary of Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain’s  appointment to the Ninth Circuit.  Says Dean Bob Klonoff, “Judge O’Scannlain has served the court and the country with great distinction, and we are proud of his long affiliation with our law school.”   A reception will be held immediately following

Kindly respond with your plans to attend by September 9.

Alumni and friends of the Law School are invited to attend - for more information please contact Robin Jerke, Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations, at (503) 768-6607 or lawalum@lclark.edu.

Event Details:

When: Thursday, September 15, 2011

Where: Lewis & Clark Law School, Legal Research Center
10015 SW Terwilliger Boulevard, Portland, OR

Cost: Free and open to the public

Schedule: Clement Lecture: 5:30-6:45 p.m. | O’Scannlain Tribute: 6:45-7:15 p.m.
Reception: 7:15-7:45 p.m.

About the Justice Kennedy Lecture series

The lecture series, now in its third year, is designed to promote discussion of cutting-edge issues affecting the U.S. Supreme Court and the Constitution. The program was established with the approval of Justice Anthony Kennedy when he visited the law school in the fall of 2008.   The Kennedy Lecture serves as the annual Lewis & Clark commemoration of Constitution Day.

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