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Divided Justice? The New Supreme Court and
Abortion
Law Professors Debate at The City Club of Cleveland |
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CLEVELAND, OH—David Forte, professor at
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and Jessie Hill, professor at Case
Western Reserve University School of Law, will debate the impact that
the composition of the new Supreme Court will have on the legal future
of abortion in this century at noon on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at
The City Club of Cleveland.
Abortion has come to center stage in the wake of the new Supreme Court
appointments. President George W. Bush’s choices for the Supreme
Court, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, have
created a Supreme Court with a majority of conservative justices.
A major issue to come to the forefront with this new composition of
the high court is the future of abortion and Roe v. Wade, a landmark
U.S. Supreme Court case that is one of the most controversial
decisions in the Court’s history. Roe v. Wade has prompted a
decades-long debate on the right to terminate pregnancies, the role of
the Supreme Court in constitutional adjudication, and the role of
religious views in the political sphere.
Forte served as chief counsel to the U.S. Delegation to the United
Nations (1985-86) and has been a Bradley Resident Scholar at the
Heritage Foundation. He has written and lectured on international law,
comparative law, constitutional law, Islamic Law and jurisprudence.
Hill practiced First Amendment and civil rights law with a Cleveland
firm and worked at the Reproductive Freedom Project of the national
ACLU office. Her teaching focuses on constitutional law, federal civil
procedure, reproductive rights, and law and religion.
Tickets for this City Club Special Program are $15 for members and $25
for non-members. Lunch is included. Reservations are required at least
24 hours in advance of the event. They can be purchased by calling The
City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting the website at www.cityclub.org.
This special program is organized by The City Club New Leaders, which
develops significant opportunities for civic involvement and freedom
of speech among young professionals under the age of 40.
Established in 1912 to encourage new ideas and a free exchange of
thought, The City Club of Cleveland is the oldest continuous free
speech forum in the country, renowned for its tradition of debate and
discussion. The City Club’s mission is to inform, educate and inspire
citizens by presenting significant ideas and providing opportunities
for dialogue in a collegial setting. |
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