Sacramento County Bar Association's Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Section Monthly Lunch (September 24, 2009)

(taken from weekly LSA update)

Thursday, September 24^th at 11:45am at Sofia Restaurant in Sacramento.

Terence J. Cassidy will be presenting on the topic of "May it Please the Court: The Art of Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the Pledge of Allegiance and Other Cases." Mr. Cassidy is a shareholder with the law firm of Porter Scott in Sacramento and holds the distinction of not only appearing before the US Supreme Court twice, but also prevailing in both cases. County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 523 U.S. 833 (1998) involved civil rights issues arising from a police pursuit, and Elk Grove Unified School District v. Michael Newdow, 542 U.S. 1, which garnered national attention, involved a claim that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The cost for law students is $20. Interested students should complete the attached form indicating your entree preference – you may either send it and your check directly to Keri Kalista at the Law Office of Mark E. Merin, 2001 P St., Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95811, or leave your completed form and check in Sarah Scott’s (3L) mail folder by Tuesday, September 22^nd.