he panelists will discuss how recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have altered Americans understanding of privacy, freedom of religion, and personal liberties; the immediate legal effects of those decisions; and how other personal freedoms could be affected by upcoming cases.

The panelists are Dirk Deam, a teaching professor in the Department of Political Science; Julie Roosa, J.D., a lecturer in the Department of Political Science where she teaches law and politics; and Leah Patton, a staff attorney at the ACLU of Iowa, where she litigates civil rights and civil liberties cases.

The panel is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the ACLU of Iowa, the Catt Center, and the Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)