School of Law Federalist Society to Host Freedom of Speech Lecture on Oct 30
Marieke, a graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law, clerked for the Honorable A. Richard Caputo in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania before joining the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania as a legal fellow in 2009.
She later joined the Philadelphia firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis as a commercial litigation associate, where she continued to work on civil rights cases on a pro bono basis, focusing primarily on the First Amendment.
"We have been watching campus speech issues across the nation at other campuses,” said Danielle Rang, a second-year law student and president of USD’s Federalist Society chapter. “It's a hot topic that students seem interested in, and we are extremely excited Marieke has agreed to come speak to us. The event has generated some interest in the local community and we expect a great turnout."
FIRE was founded in 1999 by University of Pennsylvania professor Alan Charles Kors and Boston civil liberties attorney Harvey Silverqlate. Its mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities including freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience.
The lecture is hosted in room 101 of the School of Law. It will be followed by a short question and answer session.
