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<\/a>Rod Smolla<\/p><\/div>\n
GREENVILLE, S.C.\u2014Furman University president Rod Smolla, one of the nation\u2019s top constitutional scholars, will deliver a series of free lectures at the Furman\/Upcountry History Museum that will look at landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that arose from cases in South Carolina.<\/p>\n
Smolla\u2019s three lectures in the \u201cCarolina and the Constitution\u201d series will take place Oct. 11, Nov. 28 and April 16, 2013.\u00a0 All are free and open to the public, and begin at 7 p.m. in the Resource Room of the Furman\/Upcountry History Museum.<\/p>\n
The first in the series, \u201cWar, Peace, the President, and the Congress,\u201d will take place Thursday, Oct. 11.\u00a0 Smolla will look at the Prize Cases that came out of the Civil War conflict in South Carolina and examine the ongoing debate over the power to declare and make war under the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n
Smolla will look at how from the earliest days of the nation U.S. Presidents have sparred with Congress, and at times the Supreme Court, over who has the power to send American forces into hostilities. Does the power reside exclusively in Congress, or does the President, as Commander-in-Chief, have inherent power to order American troops into combat?<\/p>\n
The first and still perhaps most influential Supreme Court decision to address these issues came from South Carolina. In the Prize Cases, the Supreme Court opined on the great constitutional issues of war and peace, responding to claims that Abraham Lincoln\u2019s blockade of Charleston in the aftermath of the seizure of Fort Sumter by the secessionist forces violated the Constitution since Lincoln acted without a congressional Declaration of War.<\/p>\n
The series will continue on Wednesday, Nov. 28, when Smolla speaks on \u201cThe Religion Clauses\u201d (Sherbert v. Verner and the Free Exercise of Religion in America).\u00a0 On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, he will speak on \u201cThe Indians and the Land\u201d (South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe and the Uneasy History of Indians and the Constitution).<\/p>\n
Smolla is nationally recognized as a scholar, teacher, advocate and writer, and is one of America\u2019s foremost experts on issues relating to freedom of speech, academic freedom and freedom of the press.\u00a0 He holds degrees from Yale University and Duke University Law School.<\/p>\n
Prior to coming to Furman, Smolla served as dean of the law schools at Washington and Lee and the University of Richmond.\u00a0 He has also been Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law at the College of William & Mary.<\/p>\n
During his legal career, Smolla has presented arguments in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.\u00a0 He is the author of several books, including Free Speech in an Open Society<\/em> and Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt: The First Amendment on Trial<\/em>. \u00a0His most recent book, The Constitution Goes to College<\/em>, describes the constitutional principles and ideas that have shaped American higher education.<\/p>\nFor more information, contact Furman\u2019s News and Media Relations office at 864-294-3107.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OCTOBER 3, 2012
\nby Vince Moore, Director of News and Media Relations<\/p>\n
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