Professor Stephen Griffin to Deliver Constitution Day Lecture

On September 17, 1787, 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution, the most influential document in American history. Each year, Constitution Day is observed in honor of its formation and signing.

This year, Tulane Law School will mark the occasion with a lecture by Professor Stephen Griffin titled “Louisiana v. Callais: The Case that Ends the Voting Rights Act?” The event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. in Weinmann Hall, Room 110. It is free and open to the public.

Stephen Griffin teaches constitutional law and his research focuses on constitutional theory and history. Over the course of his career, he has emphasized the key role of constitutional change in American constitutionalism, including the role of formal and informal amendments and “the Constitution outside the courts.”

Griffin is the author of three books: American Constitutionalism: From Theory to Politics (Princeton University Press 1996); Long Wars and the Constitution (Harvard University Press 2013) and Broken Trust: Dysfunctional Government and Constitutional Reform (University Press of Kansas 2015).  He has co-edited a reader on constitutional theory, Constitutional Theory: Arguments and Perspectives (Carolina Academic Press). His writings, which include more than 50 articles, book chapters, book reviews, and short contributions have been cited in political science and history journals as well as law reviews.