BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_435_ec9fb1a0edf553bd7b9aa10aad605a76@www.gilderlehrman.org SUMMARY:The Role of the Supreme Court in American History\ , July 28–August 3 DESCRIPTION:\n Director\n \n Larry D. Kramer\, President\, T he William and Flora Hewlett Foundatoin\n \n Over view\n \n Today\, scarcely anyone questions the i mportance of the Supreme Court in American governm ent and American politics. Indeed\, we are often t old we should worry about who becomes the next pre sident because he or she will control appointments to the Court. Was the Court always this important ? If not\, how did it come to occupy that position ? This course will examine some key moments in the history of the Court and the country. It will foc us on the Court&rsquo\;s opinions and look at them in the ways a lawyer does\, but also study the hi storical context necessary to understand the evolv ing role of the Supreme Court. Critical moments we may look at include the Jeffersonian ascension an d Marbury v. Madison\, \;the Bank War and McCu lloch v. Maryland\, Progressivism and Lochner\, th e New Deal\, segregation and Brown\, free speech a nd NYT v. Sullivan\, abortion and Roe v. Wade\, Bu sh v. Gore\, and others. Our objective will be to get a feel for how the Court works\, how it handle s controversial issues\, and how it has secured it s unique position in American politics.\n \n \n Readings\n \n Readings are sent by the Institu te to seminar participants. Readings may include:\ n \n Kramer\, Larry D. The People Themselves: P opular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. New York: Oxford University Press\, 2004.\n \n Cour se Reader\n \n \n \n Travel &\; Accommodatio ns\n \n This workshop will be held at The Willi am and Flora Hewlett Foundation located in Califor nia between San Francisco and San Jose in the hear t of Silicon Valley. Its 8\,180 acres reach from t he rural foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the bustling Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto .\n \n Stanford is roughly equidistant from the San Jose and San Francisco airports. There are ma ny shuttle companies providing transportation from both\, and taxis serve the Stanford campus as wel l. You can also reach the University Avenue Statio n in Palo Alto via the Cal Train.\n \n Workshop participants will be housed in a local hotel and provided with a shuttle daily to classes at the fo undation. \; Please note participants will sha re hotel rooms.\n \n \n \n Meals\n \n Meals will be served in a university cafeteria in space shared by other programs. All on-campus meals will be paid for by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of Am erican History.\n \n \n \n Travel Reimbursement \n \n Each summer seminar participant will rece ive reimbursement of travel expenses up to $400. P articipants are responsible for making their own t ravel arrangements to and from the seminar.\n \n Participants traveling internationally or from A laska and Hawaii receive a $500 stipend in lieu of reimbursement upon completion of the seminar.\n \n Applicants to seminars should note that suppl ements will not be given in cases where the $400 a llowance is insufficient to cover all travel expen ses.\n \n Our reimbursement policy has changed from previous years. \;For more information on our policy click here.\n \n \n \n Graduate Cre dit\n \n The Gilder Lehrman Institute of Americ an History is proud to announce its agreement with Adams State University to offer three hours of gr aduate credit in American history to participating seminar teachers. For more information click here .\n \n \n \n Questions?\n \n Email the Teach er Seminars department or call 646-366-9666.\n CATEGORIES:GL Summer Seminars CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130728T170000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130728T170000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130803T090000 LOCATION:Stanford University\n Palo Alto\, CA\n United Stat es\n URL:http://www.gilderlehrman.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=435 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR