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\"Amar\"LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Yale University law and political science professor Akhil Reed Amar<\/a>, one of this era\u2019s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, will deliver Transylvania\u2019s John Marshall Harlan Lecture on Thursday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Amar, who will speak on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Symbolic Constitution,\u201d is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, where he teaches constitutional law in both Yale College and Yale Law School. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in 1980 from Yale College and his J.D. in 1984 from Yale Law School, where he served as an editor of The Yale Law Journal. After clerking for Judge Stephen Breyer, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, he joined the Yale faculty in 1985.<\/p>\n

Amar was named one of the top 20 contemporary U.S. legal thinkers by a Legal Affairs readers\u2019 poll and served as a consultant for the television show \u201cThe West Wing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are elated to have Akhil deliver our second John Marshall Harlan lecture,\u201d said Transylvania President R. Owen Williams. \u201cAs one of the nation\u2019s truly great constitutional law scholars, he is a perfect fit for this lecture series. In addition to being a prolific writer, he is a remarkably engaging speaker. We are fortunate to have him on campus, and we extend an invitation to our entire community to enjoy this wonderful event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amar is co-editor of a leading constitutional law casebook, \u201cProcesses of Constitutional Decisionmaking,\u201d and the author of several books, including \u201cThe Constitution and Criminal Procedure: First Principles\u201d (Yale University Press, 1997), \u201cThe Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction\u201d (Yale University Press, 1998) and \u201cAmerica\u2019s Constitution: A Biography\u201d (Random House, 2005). <\/p>\n

The lecture series is named after U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, who graduated from Transylvania\u2019s law department in 1852. It is made possible by a gift from the Lexington law firm McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland, PLLC.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or news@transy.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Yale University law and political science professor Akhil Reed Amar, one of this era\u2019s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, will deliver Transylvania\u2019s John Marshall Harlan Lecture on Thursday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. in Carrick Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. Amar, who will speak on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Symbolic Constitution,\u201d is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, where he teaches constitutional law in both Yale College and Yale Law School. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in 1980 from Yale College and his J.D. in 1984 from Yale Law School, where he served as an editor of The Yale Law Journal. After clerking for Judge Stephen Breyer, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, he joined the Yale faculty in 1985. Amar was named one of the top 20 contemporary U.S. legal thinkers by a Legal Affairs readers\u2019 poll and served as a consultant for the television show \u201cThe West Wing.\u201d \u201cWe are elated to have Akhil deliver our second John Marshall Harlan lecture,\u201d said Transylvania President R. Owen Williams. \u201cAs one of the nation\u2019s truly great constitutional law scholars, he is a perfect fit for this lecture series. In addition to being a prolific writer, he is a remarkably engaging speaker. We are fortunate to have him on campus, and we extend an invitation to our entire community to enjoy this wonderful event.\u201d Amar is co-editor of a leading constitutional law casebook,<\/p>\n

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