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Murphy to deliver Constitution Day lecture, Sept. 19
Posted September 13, 2006; 04:35 p.m.
Walter Murphy,
Princeton's McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Emeritus, will deliver
a Constitution Day lecture titled "The Constitution, Dead or Alive?" at
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Murphy
will examine important constitutional questions facing the United
States today, including whether current policies justified as necessary
to wage a war on terrorism are preserving and enhancing the
Constitution or harming its fundamental values.
Murphy,
considered one of the most distinguished constitutional scholars of the
20th century, joined the Princeton faculty in 1958 and transferred to
emeritus status in 1995. He has received numerous honors, including the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Political Science
Association's Law and Courts Section. His books include "Wiretapping on
Trial," "Elements of Judicial Strategy" and "Congress and the Court" as
well as works of fiction that explore political and religious themes.
The
lecture is the initial event in this year's series of Alpheus Mason
Lectures in Constitutional Law and Political Thought, titled "The Quest
for Freedom," which is sponsored by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, the Pace Center and the Program in Law and Public Affairs.
According
to a 2004 federal law, educational institutions that receive federal
funds are required to hold programs about the U.S. Constitution on the
anniversary of the document's signing, Sept. 17, or in the preceding or
following week. A copy of the Constitution and further information
regarding its creation are available on the National Archives Web site.