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Wednesday, June 7, 3–4 p.m. ET
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Paula Cooper was just 15 years old when she killed a 78-year-old Bible teacher in a violent home invasion. But despite Cooper’s age — too young to get a driver's license or register to vote — she was soon condemned to death row. A new book details the 1985 case and the questions it sparked about our criminal justice system.
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There is substantial evidence that the death penalty is applied inequitably in the United States and that people sentenced to death suffer in ways that may well violate the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Despite this evidence, thousands of people are currently sitting on death row. On the campaign trail, President Biden vowed to end the federal death penalty and work toward banning it on the state level, but his Department of Justice continues to seek the death penalty in some cases. And as we approach the 2024 presidential election, some of the leading Republican candidates are demanding broader, swifter use of capital punishment as a natural extension of their “tough on crime” platforms.
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Speakers: Alex Mar, Journalist; Author of Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy // Josie Duffy Rice, Journalist; Podcast Host, Unreformed // Moderator: Laura Coates, Chief Legal Analyst, CNN
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Tuesday, June 13, 6–7 p.m. ET
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The most extreme Supreme Court in decades is on the verge of changing the nation — again. In 2022, the Court’s conservative supermajority radically loosened gun safety laws, overturned the constitutional right to abortion, and limited the federal government’s power to fight climate change. Next up: redistricting, voting rights, and affirmative action — and the potential to fundamentally alter how the country deals with racial justice. How did we get here? How will overreach by the justices impact the 2024 election? And what can we do to protect American democracy from a deeply political, fiercely partisan Supreme Court?
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Join us in person or via livestream for an event at 92NY with Brennan Center President Michael Waldman, who recently served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.
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The panel will be followed by a book signing for Waldman’s new book, The Supermajority. Books will be available for purchase on-site. |
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Produced in partnership between 92NY’s Newmark Civic Life Series and the Brennan Center
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Speakers: Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center; Author of The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America // Wilfred Codrington III, Associate Professor of Law and Dean’s Research Scholar, Brooklyn Law School; Brennan Center Fellow // Cristina Rodríguez,
Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Co-Chair, Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States // Moderator: George Stephanopoulos, Anchor, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, ABC News
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Wednesday, June 21, 1–2 p.m. ET
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Today's Supreme Court is the most extreme in decades. Nine unelected justices hold lifetime seats with great power and, driven by the majority’s originalist desires, they are rapidly upending American life as we know it. Join us for a virtual event with Brennan Center President Michael Waldman, author of The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America, for expert analysis on the threat the current Court poses and what must be done to shore up democracy. |
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Speakers: Michael Waldman, President, Brennan Center; Author of The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America
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