The U.S. Supreme Court and the Future of Democracy with UC Davis School of Law Professor Aaron Tang

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King Hall, Room 1301

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Professor Aaron Tang will discuss recent and future U.S. Supreme Court cases as a way to explore the future direction of U.S. democracy. Will the U.S. Supreme Court continue to expand unchecked executive power or will it provide limits consistent with the U.S. Constitution and rule of law? Professor Tang is a renowned Constitutional law expert. In addition to his many published articles on U.S. Constitutional issues, he recently completed the 3rd segment in a nationally broadcast PBS series on civil discourse.

Aaron Tang is the host and moderator of PBS's newest, Emmy-nominated TV show, Breaking the Deadlock, which Variety magazine called “more erudite than The West Wing and more intense than 24.” Tang is also a frequent Supreme Court commentator whose essays have appeared in The New York TimesThe Washington PostThe Los Angeles TimesThe AtlanticSlatePoliticoUSA Today, and elsewhere. He is the author of Supreme Hubris: How Overconfidence is Destroying the Courtand How We Can Fix It (Yale University Press, 2023).

Tang’s teaching and research interests include constitutional law, federal courts, and education law. His recent articles have appeared in the California Law ReviewColumbia Law ReviewNew York University Law ReviewNorthwestern Law ReviewUniversity of Pennsylvania Law ReviewStanford Law Review, and Virginia Law Review, among other journals. His article, "Rethinking Political Power in Judicial Review," won the Association of American Law Schools Scholarly Paper Competition.

Lunch provided. Sponsored by Global Legal Education.

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