The Claremont Institute commemorated the 230th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution with panel discussions addressing some of the most pressing threats to our constitutional system. Panel 1: "Masterpiece Cakeshop and the Future of Religious Liberty."
The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas: 25 Years on the Court
The Claremont Institute and Federalist Society hosted The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas: 25 Years on the Court. This two-part panel discussion considered Justice Clarence Thomas's quarter century on the Supreme Court. Panel 1: The Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas.
Gregory Katsas is Partner, Jones Day; Former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.
Neomi Rao is Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law; Former Associate White House Counsel; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas.
Jeffrey Wall is Special Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell; Former Assistant to the Solicitor General; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas
Elizabeth Wydra is President, Constitutional Accountability Center.
Brian Callanan (moderator), is an attorney at King & Spalding in Washington, D.C., and previously served as general counsel to Senator Rob Portman. He was a 2009 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute.
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