Date: Thursday, September 12, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. Location: NYU School of Law

Noted civil liberties lawyer Burt Neuborne examines the structure of our constitutional system and its ability to withstand authoritarianism. Thanks to its built-in resilience, he argues, the Constitution will ultimately survive current attempts to dismantle it.

Speakers: Burt Neuborne, Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties at NYU School of Law; founding Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice; author of When at Times the Mob Is Swayed: A Citizen’s Guide to Defending Our Republic; Rachel Barkow, Vice Dean and Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, NYU School of Law; Adam Samaha, Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties, NYU School of Law

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. Location: NYU DC

Brennan Center Fellow and former FBI special agent Michael German details the transformation of the FBI from a law enforcement body into a secretive domestic intelligence agency. In his new book, Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, German will examine the direction the agency has taken since 9/11 and its effect on public life and civil liberties.

Speakers: Mike German, Brennan Center Liberty & National Security fellow; former FBI Special Agent; author of Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy; Kimberly Atkins, Senior Washington News Correspondent, WBUR, Boston

Date: Monday, September 16, 2019 Time: 6:00 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. Location: NYU School of Law

Speakers: Mike German, Brennan Center Liberty & National Security fellow; former FBI Special Agent; author of Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy; Adam Serwer, Staff Writer, The Atlantic

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