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Floyd Abrams on the First Amendment

October 29, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored and least understood addendum to the US Constitution—the First Amendment. Floyd Abrams, a preeminent legal scholar of First Amendment issues, has argued frequently in Supreme Court cases. Mr. Abrams will be joined in conversation by Lata Nott, Executive Director at the First Amendment Center at the Newseum. 
Mr. Abrams is a longtime Bradbury fan and will share his thoughts on the censored society depicted in Fahrenheit 451. 
Registration is recommended. Doors open at 6:30 PM. 
Floyd Abrams has a national trial and appellate practice and extensive experience in high-visibility matters, often involving First Amendment, securities litigation, intellectual property, public policy and regulatory issues. He has argued frequently in the Supreme Court in cases raising issues as diverse as the scope of the First Amendment, the interpretation of ERISA, the nature of broadcast regulation, the impact of copyright law and the continuing viability of the Miranda rule. Most recently, Floyd prevailed in his argument before the Supreme Court on behalf of Senator Mitch McConnell as amicus curiae, defending the rights of corporations and unions to speak publicly about politics and elections in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Among his many clients, he represented Nina Totenberg and National Public Radio in the 1992 “leak” investigation conducted by the United States Senate arising out of the confirmation hearing of Justice Clarence Thomas and, in 2004 and 2005, Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper in their efforts to avoid revealing their confidential sources.
Lata Nott is executive director of the Freedom Forum Institute’s First Amendment Center. She was formerly was the assistant director of admissions at the Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to that, she was a litigator in New York City at the law firms of Proskauer Rose and Chadbourne & Parke. In addition to her commercial litigation practice, she maintained an active pro-bono practice focused on asylum cases, and developed a proficiency in legal issues surrounding the Internet, data privacy, and cybersecurity, frequently contributing to Chadbourne & Parke’s technology law blog. She graduated from the University of California, Davis, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations. She earned her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2010. She remains an active member of the New York Bar and the American Bar Association.
Greenwich Reads Together is a community-wide reading experience which will engage all of Greenwich in exploring a single book. The goal of Greenwich Reads Together is to deepen engagement in literature through reading and discussion and to build community connections. The Steering Committee leading this effort includes Greenwich Library, Greenwich Alliance for Education, Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich Pen Women and the Greenwich Public and Independent Schools, Perrot Memorial Library, and Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich.
Visit the website www.greenwichreadstogether.org to find book and film suggestions for further exploration, as well as discussion guides, links to interviews with the author and much more.

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Date:
October 29, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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First Presbyterian Church
37 Lafayette Place
Greenwich, CT 06830 United States
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Organizer

Kate Petrov
Phone:
(203) 625-6550
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