ACLU - “Our Constitutional Rights in Context” with Carol Garvan, ACLU Maine

Tuesday, September 23rd
6:30 – 7:30 PM EDT

Camden Public Library
Picker Room
55 Main Street
Camden, ME 04843 

This program is put on in partnership between Camden Public Library and ACLU Maine, and will take place on Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30 PM in the Picker Room as part of our celebration of Constitution Week (September 17-23). This event is FREE and open to everyone.

What do laws written in the 18th and 19th centuries mean here in the 21st? Join the ACLU of Maine legal director Carol Garvan for an informative talk on the origins and modern-day applications of some of the constitutional amendments that form the bedrock of our democracy. By investigating the text of key amendments and their application in legal cases before the courts today, we will explore the Constitution as both a historical and a living document.

Before joining the ACLU of Maine, Carol Garvan worked at Johnson & Webbert, LLP, where she spent over a decade litigating civil rights and employment cases in Maine, with a focus on systemic discrimination and wage theft. While in private practice, Carol worked to create collaborations between her firm and nonprofit organizations.

Carol earned her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and her Juris Doctor from UC Berkeley School of Law. Before law school, Carol taught middle school reading in Oakland, California.

Carol lives with her husband, children, and terriers in Gardiner, Maine, where she enjoys gardening, swimming, ice skating with her kids, hiking with their dogs, and making miniature things.

Sign up here: https://www.librarycamden.org/event/our-constitutional-rights-in-context/  (Please note: This link will take you to a third-party website, librarycamden.org.)