"The Fine Line Between Science and Politics" on May 14th at 4:30 PM
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In America’s system of checks and balances, the Supreme Court stands as the final judge of Congressional and Presidential actions; their rulings serve to direct American society and legislation. Instrumental in influencing the Court’s decision is the Solicitor General, the President’s highest legal representative in America’s highest court.
[more]The 2009 Affordable Healthcare Act or "Obamacare", one of the most groundbreaking pieces of legislation in American history, will have its ultimate fate decided by the Supreme Court; charged with defending the bill's constitutional viability is U. S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli.
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With the 2012 Presidential elections rapidly approaching, the political landscape is set for a showdown between President Obama and a Republican contender. The Republican Party, however, is currently one of transition, division, and doubt. Harvard Government and Sociology professor Theda Skocpol has studied and will speak to the emergence of the Tea Party and the new Republican Conservatism.
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