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North Carolina Central University’s School of Law will hold its annual Constitution Day program virtually on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The event is held annually to commemorate the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, also known as Citizenship Day. U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who represents N.C. District 1 and is an alumnus of NCCU, will deliver opening remarks. Professor Erika Wilson, Wade Edwards Distinguished Scholar, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy, and Director of Clinical Programs, University of North Carolina School of Law, is the keynote speaker.
Panel discussions will include the following:
- Vaccine and Mask Mandates: Constitutional Authority of Government to Decide
- Legislative Redistricting: Is This a Tool of Voter Suppression or Empowerment?
- The Housing Crisis: Should There Be a Constitutional Right to Housing?
- Technology and Constitutional Rights
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April Dawson
