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Constitution of the United States
Hammer Forum

We the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century

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Erwin Chemerinsky’s We the People is a progressive guide to recognizing the power and promise of the Preamble and the Constitution to protect and defend individual human rights and liberties. Chemerinsky, a UC Berkeley dean and respected legal scholar, is joined by UCLA law professor and constitutional scholar Devon Carbado to discuss how to continue fighting for democratic rule, effective government, justice, liberty, and equality.

Coffee, tea, and book signing with the author to follow.

All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from an anonymous donor.

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