CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Gives Lecture on Politics of U.S. Supreme Court

Discusses New York Times Best-Selling Book,
“The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court”

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WHAT:

The New School's Public Programs can be seen via webcast on FORA.tv. To watch this program, visit http://fora.tv/2008/03/03/Inside_the_Secret_World_of_the_Supreme_Court.

Jeffrey Toobin, a staff writer at the New Yorker and senior legal analyst for CNN, will speak as part of the Herman Schwartz Distinguished Lecture Series on Justice, cosponsored by Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy and the Alliance for Justice. Toobin will discuss the history, politics, and interpersonal dynamics of the Supreme Court. Following the lecture, Toobin will take questions from the audience and sign copies of his recently published book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, a New York Times best seller.

WHO:

Jeffrey Toobin, Staff Writer, New Yorker; Senior Legal Analyst, CNN; Author: The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

WHEN:

March 3, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

WHERE:

Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street New York, NY

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For more than thirty years, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy has offered sharply focused programs in management and public policy that are innovative, principled, and practical—in keeping with the mission, values, and purpose of The New School at large. The programs balance theory, original research, and experiential learning, using New York City as a giant social science laboratory. Students undertake hands-on work, addressing real issues within organizations and bringing their best critical thinking to bear on solving today's social, economic, and political problems. The faculty includes nationally recognized professors with wide-ranging scholarly influence, as well as practitioners with a passionate commitment to their fields. To learn more, visit www.milano.newschool.edu.

ABOUT THE ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE
Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance for Justice (www.afj.org) has provided a means for the public interest community to strengthen its influence on public policy and foster the next generation of advocates. The Herman Schwartz Distinguished Lecture Series on Justice explores responses to the growing threats to democracy and justice in our society.

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