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2024 Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture
"American Democracy and the Rule of Law in Peril" featuring Judge J. Michael Luttig and moderated by Charlie Sykes
Date and time
Location
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
330 North Orchard Street DeLuca Forum Madison, WI 53715About this event
Speaker Information:
Judge J. Michael Luttig served in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years, from 1991 to 2006. He is currently counselor and special advisor to the Coca-Cola Company and its board of directors. Prior to joining the Coca-Cola Company, Judge Luttig was counselor and senior advisor to the Boeing Company CEO and board of directors. He was executive vice president and general counsel of Boeing from 2006 to 2020. Before he was appointed to the federal bench by President George H.W. Bush, he served as assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice and counselor to the attorney general of the United States. He was assistant counsel to the president at the White House from 1981-82 under President Ronald Reagan. From 1982-83, he was a law clerk to Judge Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. From 1983-85, he served as a law clerk and special assistant to the chief justice of the United States. Judge Luttig earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia.
Moderator Information:
Charlie Sykes is a Wisconsin political commentator and an NBC/MSNBC contributor. He is the founder and former editor-at-large of “The Bulwark,” and former host of “The Bulwark Podcast.”
He is also author of nine books, including “A Nation of Victims,” “Dumbing Down Our Kids,” “Profscam,” “The Hollow Men,” “The End of Privacy,” “50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School,” “A Nation of Moochers” and “Fail U. The False Promise of Higher Education.” He was co-editor of the National Review College Guide.
His most recent book, “How the Right Lost Its Mind,” published by St. Martin’s Press, was released in October 2017. An updated paperback edition was released in October 2018.
Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, Commentary, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time.com, USA Today, National Review, The New York Review of Books, the New York Daily News and other national publications.
Until he stepped down in December 2016 after 23 years, Sykes was one of Wisconsin’s top-rated and most influential conservative talk show hosts. In 2017, he was co-host of the national public radio show, “Indivisible,” which originated from WNYC.