Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice
A Book Discussion with Eric Lichtblau, Jeffrey Rosen, and Mark Agrast
April 15, 2008, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
About This Event
In 2006, New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau won the Pulitzer Prize for his “carefully sourced stories on secret domestic eavesdropping.” Now, Lichtblau delves deeper into the legal machinations of the Bush Justice Department in his new book, Bush’s Law: The Remaking of American Justice. In this book, Lichtblau details the measures taken by the Bush administration to circumvent the legal and constitutional limitations on the power of the executive branch to conduct electronic surveillance and engage in other activities related to the "war on terror." Lichtblau also describes the means by which he and other investigative reporters ultimately got the story, and the lengths to which the administration went to prevent the truth from coming to light.
Please join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with Mr. Lichtblau and Jeffrey Rosen, Professor of Law at George Washington University, and Legal Affairs Editor of The New Republic. The moderator will be Mark Agrast, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.
Read some of Eric Lichtblau's articles here.
Featured Panelists
Eric Lichtblau, Reporter, New York Times
Jeffery Rosen, Professor, The George Washington University Law School, and Legal Affairs Editor, The New Republic
Moderator
Mark Agrast, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Location
Center for American Progress
1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington,
DC
20005
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