People's Law School

Lunch and Learn
People's Law School
Event Date: 
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Second Founding - Commemorating 155 years of the 14th Amendment and its Legacy

The Iowa State Bar Association and Polk County Bar Association are co-sponsoring a free, virtual community event that will explore the many ways that the Fourteenth Amendment has reshaped American law and society. This event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 12 - 1 p.m. The program will focus on court decisions and laws impacting African Americans, in commemoration of Black History Month.

The following presenters will review and describe the three main clauses of the 14th Amendment: Citizenship; Due Process; Equal Protection; and a few of the landmark court decisions and legislation flowing from this far-reaching Constitutional Amendment: Hon. Henry Hamilton III, ISBA President and federal administrative law judge; Emily Chafa, ISBA Diversity & Inclusiveness Committee Chair; Timothy Gartin, ISBA Real Estate and Title Law Section Chair.