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SUMMARY:Spotlight Speaker Series with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Brennan Center’s Caroline Fredrickson: What do the SCOTUS Rulings and Project 2025 mean for you?
DESCRIPTION:BigTentUSA hosted Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Caroline Fredrickson\, Senior Fellow at The Brennan Center for Justice. They discussed the recent Supreme Court decisions as well as Representative Raskin’s work to the raise the alarm about the very real threats of Project 2025. \n\n\n\n\nRep. Jamie Raskin: A Constitutional Defender \nJamie Raskin\, is a prominent constitutional law professor and U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District\, who brings his extensive knowledge of American law and governance to the conversation. He is known for his passionate advocacy for democracy and civil rights. Currently\, he serves as the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. \nRecently\, Congressman Raskin was the Lead House Manager in the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump\, which ended with a 57-43 vote to convict the president for inciting a violent insurrection against the government to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. Raskin also served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and served three terms on the House Judiciary\, Oversight and Administration Committees. He served two terms on the Rules Committee. \nCaroline Fredrickson: An Expert on Democracy and Law \nCaroline Fredrickson Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice\, served as the President of the American Constitution Society from 2009-2019\, where she helped grow ACS\, which now has thousands of members throughout the nation. She was a spokesperson for ACS on issues such as civil and human rights\, judicial nominations\, labor law\, congressional oversight\, and separation of powers\, among others. Fredrickson regularly contributes opinion pieces to The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and other news outlets. She is also the author of Under The Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over\, The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules\, Fair Courts\, and Fair Elections\, and most recently\, The AOC Way.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/raskin/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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