Austin – Lawrence Lessig to Speak in Austin on Money in Politics

Feb 28, 2011

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Time : 7:00 PM

Lawrence Lessig, Professor at Harvard Law School, will present a talk on the corrosive effects of money in politics, and will recommend remedies. The event will take place at the Thompson Conference Center on the UT campus at 6:00pm on Monday 28 February.

The talk will be followed by a panel discussion. In addition to Prof. Lessig, panelists will include Hon. Sherri Greenberg, Interim Director of the UT Center for Politics and Governance, LBJ School of Public Affairs; Steve Bickerstaff, Adjunct Professor, UT Law School; Brian Roberts, Professor of Government, UT College of Liberal Arts; and others to be confirmed. Questions from the audience will be invited.

The Thompson Conference Center is at 2504 East Campus Drive. Behind the Center thereäó»s plenty of free parking in the lot whose entrance is on Red River St., just south of E. Dean Keeton St.

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