Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy

The ACLU in American Life

Steven Shapiro, legal director of the ACLU; Theodore B. Olson, former U.S. solicitor general; and Professor Deborah Pearlstein discussed the ACLU's impact on America at "The ACLU in American Life."
John Rizzo Talks About Torture, and John Brennan's Senate Hearing

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Zero Dark Thirty: Film, Law, and the Hunt for Bin Laden

Former CIA Chief Cousel John Rizzo discussed the legal and moral issues surrounding the use of torture in the fight against terrorism during the Floersheimer Center event "Zero Dark Thirty: Law, Film, and the Hunt for Bin Laden."
Cardozo Law Talks: Zero Dark Thirty: Law, Film, and the Hunt for Bin Laden

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Zero Dark Thirty: Film, Law, and the Hunt for Bin Laden

Cardozo Professor Deborah Pearlstein, Former CIA interrogator Glenn L. Carle, and Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday discuss the film Zero Dark Thirty with moderator Jeff Brown.

The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy was established in 2000 through a generous gift from Dr. Stephen Floersheimer. The Center's goal is to better understand, and to assist in improving, the functioning of constitutional democracies, both at home and abroad. The Center supports research by scholars and policymakers, hosts speakers and conferences, issues publications, and provides financial support for visiting scholars as well as student projects. Topics of particular concern include civil liberties in an age of terrorism, the structures of democratic government, and the relationship between church and state.

Co-Directors: Prof. Michael Herz; Prof. Michelle Adams