{"id":56787,"date":"2019-02-08T11:57:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?p=56787"},"modified":"2019-03-28T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:33:46","slug":"annual-distinguished-lecture-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/2019\/02\/08\/annual-distinguished-lecture-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Distinguished Lecture Featuring David Cole, National Legal Director of the ACLU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-454x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-57190 alignright\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-454x636.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-590x826.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-487x682.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-737x1032.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-944x1321.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-246x344.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-378x529.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-491x688.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-756x1058.jpg 756w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-974x1364.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-1180x1652.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-1474x2064.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-1887x2642.jpg 1887w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-714x1000.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2019\/02\/David-Cole-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Boston University School of Law<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Thursday, April 11, 2019<br \/>\nBarristers Hall<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12:45 pm &#8211; 2:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Noscript content for added SEO --><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-annual-distinguished-lecture-presented-by-david-cole-national-legal-director-of-the-aclu-registration-55413381917\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/noscript><br \/>\n<!-- You can customize this button any way you like --><br \/>\n<button id=\"eventbrite-widget-modal-trigger-55413381917\" type=\"button\">Register<\/button><br \/>\n<noscript><\/a>Buy Tickets on Eventbrite<\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/static\/widgets\/eb_widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    var exampleCallback = function() {\r\n        console.log('Order complete!');\r\n    };\r\n\r\n    window.EBWidgets.createWidget({\r\n        widgetType: 'checkout',\r\n        eventId: '55413381917',\r\n        modal: true,\r\n        modalTriggerElementId: 'eventbrite-widget-modal-trigger-55413381917',\r\n        onOrderComplete: exampleCallback\r\n    });\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Annual Distinguished Lecture will be held on Thursday, April 11th, 2019 featuring David Cole, the National Legal Director of the ACLU. The Title of this talk is &#8220;Preserving Liberty in the Trump Era: Lessons from the Legal Resistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>Shortly after President Trump was elected, the ACLU told President Trump, \u201cWe\u2019ll see you in court.\u201d It warned that if he tried to implement the unconstitutional and illegal initiatives he had promised on the campaign trail, the ACLU would resist.\u00a0 Since then, the ACLU has filed more than 200 Trump-related legal actions, and as won injunctions against a host of Trump\u2019s initiatives.\u00a0 It obtained the first injunction against the Muslim ban, successfully challenged the DHS \u201cfamily separation\u201d policy, freed a US citizen held as an \u201cenemy combatant\u201d without charges, and blocked an anti-abortion policy. \u00a0But it hasn\u2019t merely sued the president. It has also launched a grassroots arm, and engaged citizens directly in the defense of liberty. Drawing on lessons from sources as diverse as the NRA and advocates for marriage equality, David Cole, the ACLU\u2019s National Legal Director, will discuss how all of us can play a part in standing up in defense of liberty\u2014and why that is, in the end, our best hope.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Noscript content for added SEO --><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-annual-distinguished-lecture-presented-by-david-cole-national-legal-director-of-the-aclu-registration-55413381917\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/a>Buy Tickets on Eventbrite<\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>April 11, 2019<\/strong>. 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