Joel Alicea | The Moral Case for the Constitution’s Original Meaning

Join the Center for Constitutional Liberty for its annual Constitution Day Lecture featuring J. Joel Alicea on “The Moral Case for the Constitution’s Original Meaning.” Alicea is an Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Catholic University of America Law School’s Project on Constitutional Originalism and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at Notre Dame Law School. Prior to joining the Catholic Law faculty, Professor Alicea practiced law for several years at the law firm of Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, where he specialized in constitutional litigation. He previously served as a law clerk for Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., on the United States Supreme Court and for Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The lecture will take place on Thursday, September 28 at 5:15 pm in McAllister Board Room, Ferrell Academic Center. This lecture has been made possible through support from the Jack Miller Center.