THE FIRST AMENDMENTCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The Jewish Federation’s annual First Amendment Dinner is Thursday evening. Giving the presentation is David L. Hudson Jr. of the nonpartisan First Amendment Center, with offices at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and in Washington, D.C.
Hudson writes for the center’s website, firstamend mentcenter.org, and other publications devoted to First Amendment issues. He has written or co-written 20 books, including several on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Constitution and student rights. He is a contributing editor for the American Bar Association’s “Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases.”
The dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace.
As a way to honor veterans for their service, the dinner is free for veterans who RSVP before Saturday; cost for others is $10 before Saturday. After that date, the cost for any registrant is $12 per person.