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Garrett Epps

Garrett Epps, author of Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America, teaches constitutional law at the University of Oregon. He also wrote The Shad Treatment and The Floating Island.

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Please note, the program schedule is constantly being updated. Check back often for additions, changes and cancellations.

Changing the Constitution: The 14th Amendment and Judicial Activism

Fri. March 23rd, 12:00 PM

Originally scheduled author, Kermit Roosevelt III, will not be able to attend this event.

Garrett Epps (Democracy Reborn), and Dahlia Lithwick (NPR and Slate.com judicial analyst) discuss Supreme Court activism, the Constitution and American society.

Sponsored by the We the People Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Moderator: Dahlia Lithwick

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Location:

UVa Bookstore
400 Emmet Street S
(434)924-3721
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Virginia Politics: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going

Sun. March 25th, 1:30 PM

This event recently moved to City Council Chambers.

Frank Atkinson (Virginia in the Vanguard: Political Leadership in the 400-Year-Old Cradle of American Democracy) and Garrett Epps (The Shad Treatment) talk Virginia Politics with Daily Progress political reporter Bob Gibson.

Sponsored by the We the People Initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Moderator: Bob Gibson

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Location:

City Council Chambers
605 E. Main Street
(434)970-3113
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