Cato Institute Chairman to discuss U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the Constitution and public policy

March 29, 2012 - PRLog -- This lunch presentation, led by Robert A. Levy, chairman of the Cato Institute, will examine several modern era Supreme Court decisions and assess their implications on today's public policy debates, including whether the Supreme Court has endorsed an exponential growth in federal government power, often at the expense of individual liberty. He will also contrast and compare liberal, conservative and libertarian views of the Constitution.

WHAT:     The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies luncheon with Robert A. Levy, chairman of the Cato Institute on “How the Supreme Court has subverted the Constitution.”

WHEN:    Tuesday, April 3, at 11:45 a.m.

WHERE:    Fogo de Chao Churrascaria Restaurant, 360 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nev.

Robert A. Levy is chairman of the Cato Institute’s board of directors. He joined Cato as senior fellow in constitutional studies in 1997 after 25 years in business. Levy also sits on boards of the Institute for Justice, the Federalist Society and the George Mason University School of Law. He has discussed public policy on various nation radio and television programs and has written numerous articles on investments, law, and public policy. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, National Review and many other publications.

General admission to the luncheon is $40. State, county and city attorneys as well as students are invited to attend at a discounted rate of $20 per person. Members of the media are invited to attend at no cost.

Attorneys can receive one continuing legal education (CLE) credit for attending the luncheon.  

To RSVP or for details about CLE credit, contact Lynn Warren at 702-331-3219 or lvfedsoc@yahoo.com.

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. The Society seeks both to promote an awareness of these principles and to further their application through its activities.