Back to the Future: Embracing the Progressive Aims of the Constitution
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the Constitutional Accountability Center will be hosting a virtual conversation entitled, “Back to the Future: Embracing the Progressive Aims of the Constitution,” featuring our inaugural Scholar-in-Residence Alexis Hoag-Fordjour, Professor and Dean’s Research Scholar at Brooklyn Law School, Wilfred Codrington, the Walter Floersheimer Professor of Constitutional Law at Cardozo School of Law, and moderated by CAC’s Vice President Praveen Fernandes. They will discuss the Constitution’s progressive ideals, rooted in Reconstruction and other social movements, and how these ideals apply to contemporary constitutional interpretation.
For background, please see Professor Hoag-Fordjour’s article “Back to the Future: (Re)Constructing Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,” UC Davis Law Review, available November 14.
Register here to attend the virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Closed Captioning for this event will be available and additional information will be included in the viewing instructions upon registration.