January 9, 2023

Wayne Law presents 5th Annual Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series

Michael Waldman

Michael Waldman, president of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, to lecture on “The Supreme Court and American Democracy”

The fifth annual Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series will take place Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, both in person at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium and virtually via Zoom. The series exposes students, staff and community members to dynamic speakers who are experts in the field of constitutional law. 

The Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series endowment was established in 2017 by Bernard Mindell, Wayne Law ’64; Barry Waldman, Wayne Law ’69; and Bob Garvey, a trial attorney in St. Clair Shores, to commemorate their friend Paul A. Rosen’s passion for constitutional law.

This year’s speaker is Michael Waldman, who will be giving a lecture, “The Supreme Court and American Democracy.” Waldman is president and CEO of NYU School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice, which he has led since 2005. The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving systems of democracy and justice, and is a leading national voice on voting rights, money in politics, criminal justice reform and constitutional law. 

A constitutional lawyer and expert on American democracy, Waldman is the author of The Fight to VoteThe Second Amendment: A BiographyMy Fellow Americans: The Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents, from George Washington to Barack ObamaA Return to Common Sense: Seven Bold Ways to Revitalize DemocracyPOTUS Speaks: Finding the Words that Defined the Clinton Presidency; and Who Robbed America? A Citizen’s Guide to the S&L Scandal.

Contributions to the Paul A. Rosen Constitutional Law Speaker Series can be mailed to Wayne State University, P.O. Box 674602, Detroit, MI 48267-4602, or made online at giving.wayne.edu/donate. Please designate that your donation is for the Rosen endowment at Wayne Law.

Contact

Biba Adams
Phone: 313-577-4834
Email: biba.adams@wayne.edu

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