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The Rutherford Institute’s 2008 Summer Speaker Series

“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely
according to conscience, above all liberties.” — John Milton

The Rutherford Institute’s Summer Speaker Series engages law students, lawyers, civil liberties activists and community members in stimulating discussions with leaders from a cross-section of cultural, philosophical and legal backgrounds.

This year, The Rutherford Institute is pleased to welcome a broad array of speakers on issues ranging from property rights and human life concerns to criminal justice reform, religious freedom, and judicial activism.

For those interested in attending The Rutherford Institute’s 2008 Summer Speaker Series, please RSVP by calling (434) 978-3888.

Seating is limited, so please reserve your space early.

	June 4 • 9:30 a.m. A REPUBLIC OR A MONARCHY: THE BUSH PRESIDENCY Bruce Fein is the former associate deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan. Fein is also a constitutional lawyer and international consultant in Washington, D.C., as well as chairman of the American Freedom Agenda.
	June 11 • 9:00 a.m. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION: FACT AND FICTION Robert O'Neil, president of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in Charlottesville, Va.
	June 11 • 1:00 p.m. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION IN THE U.S. Pedro Moreno serves as Counselor to the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction in the White House Drug Policy Office
	June 16 • 9:00 a.m. THE ACLU & CIVIL LIBERTIES Kent Willis, state director for the Virginia chapter of the ACLU, which is based in Richmond, Va.
	June 16 • 1:00 p.m. LIFE BEFORE LIFE: WHAT ABOUT REINCARNATION?S Dr. Jim Tucker, Division of Perceptual Studies, Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia
	June 18 • 10:00 a.m. THE DARK REALITIES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Steven Benjamin, an attorney with the law firm of Benjamin and Desportes in Richmond, Va.
	June 20 • 1:00 p.m. IS THIS AMERICA? THE ATTACK ON THE CONSTITUTION AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR IT Nat Hentoff (via telephone), nationally syndicated columnist, based in New York City
	June 23 • 9:30 a.m. IS THERE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE ARMED SERVICES & ELSEWHERE? Randy Shaheen, an attorney with the law firm of Arnold & Porter in Washington, DC, and an affiliate attorney for The Rutherford Institute
	June 23 • 1:00 p.m. PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR FREEDOM Jack Payden-Travers is the Capital Punishment Project Public Education Associate for the ACLU
	June 25 • 9:00 a.m. DEATH ROW & PRISONER LITIGATION: A CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE FOR THE FORGOTTEN Steven Rosenfield, an attorney and president of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in Charlottesville, Va.
	June 25 • 1:00 p.m. RESISTING THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT Rob Boston, Assistant Director of Communications, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
	July 1 • 1:00 p.m. DOES CONGRESS STILL WORK? Jay Branegan, a former White House correspondent for Time magazine and now a senior professional staff member working in the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC
	July 2 • 1:00 p.m. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND VIEWPOINT DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Jason Gosselin, an attorney with the law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia, as well as an affiliate attorney for The Rutherford Institute
	July 9 • 9:00 a.m. WHAT IS FREE SPEECH/ WHO DETERMINES IT? THE RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE AND THE DEFENSE OF A VETERAN'S RIGHT TO SPEAK John Miska is an advocate for Veterans
	July 11 • 1:00 p.m. LITIGATION STRATEGIES Thomas Neuberger, an attorney with the Neuberger Law Firm in Wilmington, Del., as well as general counsel for The Rutherford Institute
	July 14 • 12:00 p.m. CAN POLICY TRANSCEND FAITH? Frank Schaeffer is a best-selling author and filmmaker
	July 16 • 9:00 a.m. BACKLASH: THE OCCASIONALLY PERVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Michael Klarman is a James Monroe Professor of Law and Professor of History at the University of Virginia School of Law
	July 21 • 1:00 p.m. HABEAS CORPUS AND THE WAR ON TERROR Virginia Sloan, founder and president of The Constitution Project in Wash., D.C.
	July 25 • 9:00 a.m. LITIGATING IN THE PUBLIC INTERESTS Stephen Neuberger, an attorney with the Neuberger Law Firm in Wilmington, Del.
	August 7 • 10:30 a.m. PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND FREE SPEECH: Turner v. City of Fredericksburg Johan Conrod is a Rutherford Institute affiliate attorney with the Norfolk, Va.-based firm of Kaufman & Canoles; James Knicely is a constitutional attorney and author with Knicely & Associates in Williamsburg, Va., as well as special counsel for The Rutherford Institute; along with Institute client Rev. Hashmel Turner, a city councilman with the City of Fredericksburg, Va.