Constitution and Culture: Koran-burning, Ground Zero Mosque, and No Sharia Law in Oklahoma?

Cartoonist Molly Norris has "gone ghost"; mosque developments are protested; New Jersey Transit Authority worker was fired for burning the Koran; and, Oklahoma attempted to ban sharia law. Can Muslims be accommodated without compromising American culture and -- to avoid conflicts -- should speech concessions be considered? 

When: Tuesday, November 30. 11:30am (Registration); 12:00am (Lunch)

 

Where: Oliver Cafe at The Sports Club LA/OC, 1980 Main St. (just off MacArthur), Irvine, 92614 (949) 975-8400 

Delicious Buffet Luncheon Menu

Paillard of chicken - herb-marinated chicken breast, chardonnay garlic rosemary sauce

Filet mignon tips  + pasta - portobello mushroom, roast garlic, rosemary glaze, extra virgin olive oil parmesan cheese

Parking: Please park in the parking structure next to the Sports Club and bring ticket to lunch for validation.  Click here for directions.

Cost: $35 for buffet luncheon and 1 hour MCLE credit. The Federalist Society is a California Sate Bar approved provider of MCLE. 

RSVP and Pay: To RSVP and pay by credit card, click the Buy Now button on the right. To pay by cash or check at the door, please send an RSVP to: karenlugojd@gmail.com. 

Discussants:

Prof. Larry Rosenthal:

Professor Rosenthal entered the practice of law as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, specializing in organized crime and public corruption prosecutions. He was editor of the Harvard Law Review and clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens of the United States Supreme Court. As law professor as Chapman University School of Law, he still argues cases before the Supreme Court and is consistently published in the nation's highest profile law review editions.

Rabbi Dov Fischer:

Rabbi Fischer is leader of Young Israel of Orange County. He received his Juris Doctor at UCLA School of Law where he also was selected to serve as Chief Articles Editor of UCLA Law Review. Rabbi Fischer served as federal judicial appeals-court clerk to the Hon. Danny J. Boggs. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and is frequently published in leading national news print and online editions and is a popular commentator for media discussions on various topics.





Introductory comments by Prof. Karen Lugo:

Founder of The Libertas-West Project, Co-Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Visiting Professor at Chapman Law School, and Appointee to the Californai Civil Rights Advisory Committee